West Hollywood considers earthquake retrofit costs to owners, renters
Property owners face a big bill, but tenants would also have to pay, the city says West Hollywood is considering how property owners will pay to retrofit their buildings to comply with new earthquake safety standards, while still turning a profit and keeping costs realistic for renters. That’s no easy task. The city estimates that […]
LA looks for ways to help property owners finance seismic retrofits
Seismic retrofits are required in roughly 15,000 buildings citywide must undergo improvements For years, Angelenos have heard that the “big one” is coming. But are buildings able to withstand 6.7 or greater magnitude earthquake? And if they are, will the cost of retrofitting them get passed directly to tenants? The Los Angeles City Council is […]
Earthquake city: Landlords step up retrofits on at-risk apartments
About a quarter of all wood-frame apartment buildings have been strengthened, although owners in the Eastside still lag behind. Landlords in L.A. have been retrofitting vulnerable apartments to protect them against earthquakes (Credit: iStock) Landlords in fast-developing neighborhoods like Koreatown, Hollywood and Mid-City have been retrofitting an increasing number of vulnerable properties to strengthen them […]
Seismic Retrofitting of 6K LA Apartment Properties Underway
Seismic Retrofitting Around 5K buildings owners have not submitted retrofit plans to comply with the mandatory order, as Northridge quake’s 25th anniversary nears. A soft-story apartment building that collapsed on cars parked underneath it The Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake destroyed nearly 50,000 buildings across Los Angeles and a quarter century later, a citywide effort […]
Earthquake Retrofitting: Landlords step up work on at-risk apartments
Earthquake retrofitting, about a quarter of all wood-frame apartment buildings have been strengthened, although owners in the Eastside still lag behind. Landlords in L.A. have been retrofitting vulnerable apartments to protect them against earthquakes (Credit: iStock) Landlords in fast-developing neighborhoods like Koreatown, Hollywood and Mid-City have been retrofitting an increasing number of vulnerable properties to […]
Earthquakes as jolting reminders: Many SoCal property owners have not completed retrofits
California saw a 7.1 magnitude quake Friday (Credit: iStock) The strong earthquakes that rumbled across Southern California last week rekindled concerns about whether property owners, homeowners and landlords are prepared enough for a potential catastrophic quake. Many owners of at-risk properties in Los Angeles have not completed mandated earthquake retrofits on those buildings, and just […]
Soft Story Seismic Retrofitting in Los Angeles & Surrounds
From past earthquakes, multi-story buildings with weak and/or open front wall lines creating a “soft-story” performed poorly and collapsed. The goal of the mandatory retrofit program, under Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081, is to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible method. Buildings that are most vulnerable have been identified with the following […]