A major new high-rise senior housing proposal could dramatically reshape part of Warner Center, with plans calling for thousands of residential units on a large development site near the Metro G Line.
According to a recent application filed with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, an entity affiliated with Wellpointe is seeking approvals for a large 100 percent affordable assisted living development at 6400 N. Canoga Avenue in Warner Center. The approximately 4.7-acre property was reportedly acquired earlier this year for $25 million.
The proposal is unusually vertical for a senior housing project. Rather than a traditional low-rise assisted living campus, the project would rise in four separate towers, with building heights ranging from approximately 34 stories and 377 feet to 42 stories and 467 feet.
If fully built, the project would include 3,458 total residential units, consisting of 3,192 senior units and 266 units for on-site staff. The development would also include approximately 61,450 square feet of non-residential floor area and 823 parking spaces.
The overall complex would reportedly total approximately 2.2 million square feet, making it one of the more ambitious housing proposals seen in Warner Center in recent years.
Wellpointe’s proposal reflects the continued push to redevelop Warner Center into a denser urban district with larger residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. The site’s location near transit is also important, as the property sits close to the Metro G Line corridor, giving future residents access to one of the Valley’s key east-west transit routes.
This is not the first time a high-rise project has been proposed for this site. The prior owner, Sandstone Properties, had previously pursued plans for a 34-story market-rate residential tower with a smaller hotel component. The new proposal appears to shift the site toward a much larger senior and assisted living concept.
Warner Center has seen many bold proposals over the years, although not all of them have moved forward quickly. The area has long been envisioned as one of the San Fernando Valley’s major high-density centers, with taller buildings, large mixed-use projects, new housing, office space, hotels, retail, and transit-oriented development.
The most visible example remains the larger redevelopment vision tied to the former Promenade Mall property, where Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke has announced plans for a massive mixed-use campus connected to the team’s future headquarters and practice facility. While that project is separate from 6400 Canoga Avenue, both proposals show the scale of transformation being discussed for Warner Center.
For longtime Valley residents, a 42-story senior housing tower in Woodland Hills would mark a major change from the Warner Center of past decades. The district has already evolved from office parks, shopping centers, and surface parking lots into an area increasingly targeted for taller residential buildings and mixed-use development. This proposal would push that trend even further.
Other Warner Center and West Valley Mentions from the Blog
This project also fits into a broader Warner Center and West Valley redevelopment story that has been covered on this blog over the years.
May 19, 2011: BTTF Series #5: The Promenade Mall at Woodland Hills
January 29, 2013: Westfield Begins Preparation for The Village at Topanga
March 28, 2014: Warner Center Expansion Goes Into Overdrive
April 17, 2015: 90 Single Family Homes Coming to Former Rocketdyne Site
March 30, 2016: 12 Unit Apartment Building Planned for Canoga Park’s Owensmouth Ave.
Those earlier posts show how the West Valley has been moving through different waves of redevelopment, from shopping center changes and former industrial properties to new housing projects and larger Warner Center plans. The proposed senior housing towers at 6400 Canoga Avenue would continue that pattern, but at a much larger scale.
Whether viewed as a needed senior housing investment, a major affordable housing proposal, or another sign of Warner Center’s push toward high-rise density, this project would be one of the most significant residential developments proposed in the San Fernando Valley.
Project Details:
Address: 6400 N. Canoga Avenue, Warner Center / Woodland Hills, California
Developer / Applicant: Entity affiliated with Wellpointe
Project Type: 100 percent affordable assisted living / senior housing development
Site Size: Approximately 4.7 acres
Total Residential Units: 3,458 units
Senior Units: 3,192 units
On-Site Staff Units: 266 units
Building Count: Four towers
Proposed Height Range: Approximately 34 to 42 stories
Tallest Tower: Approximately 467 feet
Non-Residential Space: Approximately 61,450 square feet
Parking: 823 vehicle spaces
Neighborhood: Warner Center / Woodland Hills
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