Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association 2022
Announcing the Grand Opening of the newly renovated and remodeled Washington Irving Pocket Park.
Located at 4103 W. Washington Blvd in Arlington Heights, the new park has a secure fenced in children’s playground, new landscape architecture, and a seating area.
The hours of operation will be dawn to dusk, and the park will be closed overnight.
All are welcome Saturday July 16th from 10am to 2Pm for food, fun and activities to celebrate
the opening of our new park!
Rendition of Planet Fitness opening later this year at the Washington Square shopping center, 4040 W Washington Blvd.
The Planet Fitness franchise has leased the .99 Cent store location in the South West corner of the Washington Square Shopping Center. They are in planning to update the facade and open a new 24hr facility. Their model is to provide communities with a luxury experience at a value price. They expect to have the new facility open by year’s end. Stay tuned here and to our social media for Planet Fitness updates on job and community opportunities.
The UNNC has approved The Arlington - 3300-3322 W. Washington Blvd (between 3rd & 4th) development with some slight changes. (See the full recap from November 2019 below). The UNNC has recommended a change in the parking entrance and angle parking stalls added to 4th Avenue to increase street parking.
The 2020 Walk On Washington event has been moved back to late Summer. Volunteers are welcome and needed! Email hello@arlingtonheightsla.org for more information!
Arlington Heights Community Presentation
Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 PM
Planet Fitness (https://www.planetfitness.com) is currently in discussions to open a new health club at the Washington Square shopping center, 4040 W Washington Blvd.
They will be presenting information to the Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association Association about the project, and to learn more about the neighborhood’s needs and how this Planet Fitness location can be a good community partner.
Please join us on March 10th at 7pm, at the Council District 10 office. CD 10 located at 1819 S. Western Ave with the entrance and parking at the rear of the building accessed from Manhattan Place, between Washington Blvd and W 18th St.
If you are unable to make the meeting just contact us at: hello@arlingtonheightsla.org for information regarding this meeting or anything else.
Due to the elections the AHNA March Meeting will be rescheduled from it’s normal first Tuesday of the month. Reschedule date and location to be announced
Go out and Vote by Tuesday March 3!
Find out more:
Many former polling places are no longer being used, so it’s important to look up where you’ll vote now and in the future at: http://Locator.LAvote.net
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, February 4th - 7PM
The recurring monthly meetings are held at the Council District 10 office. CD 10 located at 1819 S. Western Ave with the entrance and parking at the rear of the building accessed from Manhattan Place, between Washington Blvd and W 18th St. Neighborhood Association meetings are the first Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted). Our meetings and forum are open to all homeowners, renters, business owners, commercial property owners, workers, those affiliated with schools, religious institutions or non-profit organizations in Arlington Heights.
Our signature neighborhood event is in the planning stages now. Highlighting our neighborhood and the community of Arlington Heights, this year's event is all about food, fun & neighborhood goodwill. There are opportunities in graphic design, marketing, event organization and we always need day of event staffers!
Interested in working on the planning committee for this exciting event? Let us know!
The committee kick-off meeting location and time will be announced soon! Contact us at: hello@arlingtonheightsla.org
The AHNA regular monthly meetings will resume starting Tuesday January 7th, 2020.
Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association’s recurring monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month, at the Council District 10 office. CD 10 is located at 1819 S. Western Ave with the entrance and parking at the rear of the building accessed from Manhattan Place, between Washington Blvd and W 18th St.
Our meetings and forum are open to all homeowners, renters, business owners, commercial property owners, workers, those affiliated with schools, religious institutions or non-profit organizations in Arlington Heights.
If you have a comment, and agenda item request, questions, or want to know more about participating, please use the email form on the “Contact Us” page.
Join Us
For
Our 2019
Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association
Year End Celebration!
Come by The Patio at Surfas
Sunday, December 8th between 12-3pm
for a little year end cheer with friends and neighbors! Refreshments will be served (while they last) . All are welcome!
December 08, 2019 12-3PM
Surfas Culinary District, 3225 W. Washington Blvd
November 2019 Meeting Recap
Tuesday November 5th, 2019
SPECIAL PRESENTATION:
Proposed Development on Washington Blvd:
The Arlington - 3300-3322 W. Washington Blvd (between 3rd & 4th)
*Please note- This presentation is extremely early in the process, pre-city, and plans have not been filed and design elements have not been approved by city.
The apartment and retail building plan is for 84 affordable Studio, One, Two and Three bedroom apartments with retail businesses along the front on Washington Blvd. The building would have two open interior courtyards and 88 parking spaces and the estimated start date is 18 – 24 months out from now.
The building will feature an open ground floor with it's main entrance and retail business' along Washington Blvd. They are also planning a bike room and repair area and have styled the site to reflect the historic look and history of the neighborhood including an area of styled street art. Being that this is a recovered drill site and will not have subterranean parking, the Developer feels the construction should move faster than a normal site with a large excavation. The Developer is engaged with LAUSD to sequence construction with Carson-Gore Academy school sessions and operating hours.
The neighbors’ concerns voiced at the meeting included:
-Parking impact on the neighborhood and local business
-Construction noise
-Area traffic during construction
LAPD SENIOR LEAD OFFICER REPORT:
LAPD reports crime is down 11% in our neighborhood from 2018.
SLO will direct school police at Johhnie Cochran Jr. Middle School to be more attentive to the surrounding neighborhood when kids get out of school as there have been complaints of rambunctious nuisance activity at dismissal times.
The abandoned housing on Westchester Place has been keeping Police busy as it is attracting a lot of crime and congregating/squatting while builders waiting for permits from the City to start work.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 UPDATE
Renditions of the redesign of the Washington Irving Pocket Park were shown to the group. (next to the Washington Irving library). The pocket park will be turned into a children's park/play area, will be gated all the way around and closed at night.
Some of the neighbors on 23rd St are still working on getting the signatures necessary to restrict parking on the South side of 23rd (freeway sound wall) with no overnight vehicles from 10pm and or vehicle height restriction. The area has been prone to nuisance activity from mobile home vehicles, illegal dumping, drug use and graffiti.