By Mike Benvo, Eric Bress, and Barbara Duker
Many homeowners in the Oxford Triangle area are opposed to the “mansionization” that has recently been affecting the community and surrounding areas.

Developer plans to put two, three-story, 3000-sq-ft homes on substandard lots.

These homes are being built by developers that have no intention of residing in the neighborhood, and are simply trying to build as big of a structure as they possibly can to maximize profit, at the expense of the look, character, and scale/density of the neighborhood.

Three-story homes are not consistent with the existing 1- and 2-story homes in the Oxford Triangle. There are about 360 one- and two-story, single family residences in the Oxford Triangle, most on substandard lots.

A current review of Oxford Triangle homes indicates that 45% are one-story, 54% are two-story, and just three homes [less than 1%], none in the immediate vicinity of this property, have partial third-floors.

Both Land Use and Planning Committee and the Venice Neighborhood Council recommended the projects not proceed as proposed. Our last chance to stop this is with an appeal which we have been working hard to push though.

As proposed, these projects would be taller than surrounding homes and create safety concerns at the corner of Oxford and Howard. Please help us in trying to halt construction that will ultimately set an unwanted precedent in our community.

We have been collecting signatures door-to-door but felt this publication would be a more effective approach. The only thing necessary is your signature. Please contact Mike Benvo at 310-488-2418 or Eric Bress at 323-855-9220 if you live in the neighborhood and want to include your name on our petition.

The picture we’ve included shows the plans of the corner house, but keep in mind that there will be two of these gigantic structures on this one lot. We’re all for someone developing a nice house here, but not shoving something that clearly doesn’t belong there at the expense of the community.