Another Reseda infill project is moving through Los Angeles City Planning, this time at 19448 Saticoy Street, where a large residential lot is proposed for redevelopment into a small-lot housing project with multiple accessory dwelling units.According to Los Angeles City Planning case VTT-85305-SH-HCA, the project would subdivide the property into five small lots. Each new lot would include a single-family home, an attached accessory dwelling unit, a detached accessory dwelling unit, and a junior accessory dwelling unit. Altogether, the proposal would create 20 total homes on a site that currently reflects Reseda’s older low-density residential pattern.
The applicant listed for the project is Leo Polosadjian, with design work by Joseph Kasbar Design Studios. The proposed development would include one- and two-story structures with a simple contemporary design and white stucco exteriors.
The property at 19448 Saticoy Street is the type of large Valley parcel that is increasingly being reconsidered under California’s newer housing laws. Public real estate records describe the existing property as a small 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom, approximately 630-square-foot home built in 1947 on a roughly 28,717-square-foot lot. The site last sold in September 2023 for $1,450,000. Prior listing language marketed the property toward developers, noting the large lot, RA zoning, General Plan density potential, and possible subdivision or housing redevelopment options.
The current proposal appears to rely on state housing laws including SB 684 and SB 1123, which are intended to streamline certain small-lot subdivision and housing projects. Instead of one home on one large lot, the proposal would create five lots and layer multiple housing types on each lot through ADUs and junior ADUs.
For Reseda, the important takeaway is the density shift. This is not a large apartment building, but the total unit count is still significant: 20 homes where one small single-family house currently exists.
Project Details
- Address: 19448 Saticoy Street, Reseda
- Planning case: VTT-85305-SH-HCA
- Applicant: Leo Polosadjian
- Designer: Joseph Kasbar Design Studios
- Site size: Approximately 0.66 acres / 28,717 square feet
- Existing use: Single-family residential property
- Existing home: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, approximately 630 square feet
- Year built: 1947
- Last sale: September 2023 for $1,450,000
- Proposed subdivision: Five lots
- Proposed housing: Single-family home + attached ADU + detached ADU + junior ADU on each lot
- Total proposed homes: 20
- State law references: SB 684 and SB 1123
Reseda’s Ongoing Development Shift
This proposal also fits into a larger wave of Reseda development stories covered on this blog over the years. Older commercial parcels, large residential lots, and underused properties in Reseda are increasingly being reconsidered for new housing.
Other Reseda development and real estate posts from this blog include:
- 290 Apartments Planned at Former Walgreens Site on Sherman Way in Reseda — a proposed seven-story apartment building at 18430 Sherman Way with 290 units, including affordable units.
- The Former Sherman Way Farm in Reseda to Become 3 Story 49 Unit Apartment — a look at the 18860 Sherman Way project, which proposed apartments with ground-floor commercial space on a former farm property.
- Architecture and Real Estate Archive — includes other Reseda development items, including mixed-use and housing projects along Reseda Boulevard and nearby corridors.
- Reseda Bomb Shelter Mid Century Modern Home For Sale — not a development proposal, but another Reseda real estate post showing the neighborhood’s mix of postwar housing, unusual residential history, and changing property values.
Taken together, these posts show how Reseda has been shifting from its older pattern of single-family homes, small commercial buildings, and large underutilized parcels toward a more layered mix of apartments, small-lot subdivisions, ADUs, junior ADUs, and mixed-use development.
Why It Matters
This project shows how Reseda’s older, larger lots are being reconsidered under California’s newer housing laws. For decades, much of the Valley was shaped by single-family homes on large parcels. Now, those same lots are becoming candidates for smaller-lot subdivisions, ADUs, junior ADUs, and other forms of infill housing.
Whether residents see this as needed housing, too much density, or simply the next phase of neighborhood change, the proposal at 19448 Saticoy Street is another example of how state law and development pressure are reshaping the San Fernando Valley one lot at a time.
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