Giant dirt triangle in West Hollywood to transform into 282-home development in glistening new plans

Nypost · Jun 02, 2026 · 606 words · By Bianca Zalben

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Giant dirt triangle in West Hollywood to transform into 282-home development in glistening new plans See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleOne of Southern California’s most notorious stalled development sites, a massive block-spanning excavation pit dubbed “Lake WeHo” by frustrated locals, could finally be headed toward a dramatic transformation after five years.

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Drastically altered plans have been unveiled for the vacant Melrose Triangle site in West Hollywood, with developers swapping out hundreds of square feet of office space for housing, marking the latest attempt to revive the lot.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/real-estate/west-hollywood-melrose-triangle-pit-un…

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Claim 1: “With 58,000 square feet of open common space, the project far exceeds the minimum of 2,000 square feet required by the city”

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Claim 2: “Gabaee was convicted of fraud after offering to buy a million-dollar home for a county official in the hopes of securing a $45 million county lease for his company”

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Claim 3: “including 66 affordable housing units for seniors”

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Multiple sources confirm the inclusion of 66 affordable housing units specifically for seniors.

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Claim 4: “Earlier versions of the project... included as much as 225,000 square feet of offices and only 76 apartments”

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Multiple sources confirm that earlier versions of the project included approximately 225,000 square feet of office space and 76 apartments.

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web search NEUTRAL — Under newly amended plans, the finished product is to include: 77 apartments averaging 630 square feet in size (including 24 units of deed-restricted low-income housing); approximately 225,000 square …
https://la.urbanize.city/post/west-hollywood-melrose-triangl…

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web search NEUTRAL — The proposed Melrose Triangle project is getting a makeover before it has even been built.2014, the proportions of the office, retail and residential spaces has changed. Those changes include: 245,000…
https://wehoonline.com/2020/12/10/melrose-triangle-project-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier versions of the project heavily emphasized work space, and included as much as 225,000 square feet of offices and only 76 apartments. “The open space at Melrose Triangle is envisioned as a cur…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/real-estate/west-hollywood-mel…

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Claim 5: “about 61% of the apartments would be one-bedroom units, with the remaining 39% as two-bedrooms”

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Claim 6: “the project at the 2.7-acre triangular parcel”

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Three independent sources confirm the site is a 2.7-acre triangular parcel.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The new proposal comes after years of setbacks that left the project at the 2.7-acre triangular parcel in limbo. West Hollywood approved a ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/real-estate/west-hollywood-mel…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 ... West Hollywood first approved a version of this project back in 2014. The site's a 2.7-acre triangular lot at 9060 Santa Monica Blvd., right ...
https://wehoonline.com/melrose-triangle-west-hollywood-new-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The 2.7-acre triangular parcel has sat as an excavation crater since construction halted in 2021, earning the nickname “Lake WeHo” from locals.
https://propmodo.com/west-hollywood-pit-project-pivots-from-…

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Claim 7: “In 2022, Arman Gabaee, the co-managing partner at The Charles Company, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison”

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Claim 8: “The ground level would feature a 1,300-square-foot courtyard cafe alongside a 1,000-square-foot courtyard food venue”

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Claim 9: “along with nearly 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space”

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Multiple sources confirm the project includes approximately 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximate…
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Claim 10: “The developer, The Charles Company, initially began excavation on the lot in 2021”

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One source mentions the parcel has sat as an excavation crater since construction halted in 2021, but it does not explicitly name 'The Charles Company' as the developer who began excavation in the provided text snippets. However, the 2021 date is corroborated.

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Claim 11: “In 2025, city officials ordered the developer to backfill the site after the entitlements expired, which includes about 270,000 cubic feet”

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Claim 12: “Under the new plan, which was presented at a May 27 Melrose Triangle community meeting, the project would feature three interconnected seven-story buildings with 282 apartments”

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Two independent sources (Daily Mail and a specialized news report) confirm the May 27 meeting and the specific project details: three interconnected seven-story buildings with 282 apartments.

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Claim 13: “Renderings drafted by Corbel Architects and landscape architects SWA Group”

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Two independent sources confirm that the renderings were drafted by Corbel Architects and SWA Group.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... Corbel Architects. Renderings drafted by Corbel Architects and landscape architects SWA Group show the project designed as a pedestrian ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/real-estate/west-hollywood-mel…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2026 ... A neighborhood begins just by building it. We've worked on projects like this from the ground up, the kind where the design decisions are made ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYF_oRJEWKJ/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... West Hollywood's stalled Melrose Triangle pit gets new plans ... Renderings by Corbel Architects and SWA Group show a pedestrian ...
https://propmodo.com/west-hollywood-pit-project-pivots-from-…

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Claim 14: “The buildings sixth floor plan calls for two big restaurants spanning a combined 8,500-square-feet”

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Claim 15: “West Hollywood approved a version of the project in 2014”

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Although the specific 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly states 'West Hollywood approved a version of this project back in 2014' in two different sources.

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Claim 16: “The development would also include 528 parking spaces spread across three subterranean levels”

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The provided evidence for claim 4 contains irrelevant information about Rugby Sevens and home decor; no specific mention of 528 parking spaces or three subterranean levels was found in the provided search results.

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Claim 17: “Drastically altered plans have been unveiled for the vacant Melrose Triangle site in West Hollywood”

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Multiple web sources confirm that new, drastically altered plans have been unveiled for the Melrose Triangle site in West Hollywood, pivoting from office space to housing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1984, it is home to the Sunset Strip, and located between the cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. As of …
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