Neighbors fighting a five-story apartment complex planned for 1828 Ocean Avenue have vowed to appeal a Development Review Permit if it clears the Planning Commission this Wednesday, hoping to find sympathy from the City Council. The neighbors along San Vicente Terrace worry the 47-foot building will create a canyon facing the low-slung homes on the opposite side on the narrow, one-way street.

At the moment, a row of ficus trees obscures the property, which serves as a valet parking lot for guests staying at Casa Del Mar. The hoteliers behind the luxury hotel and Shutters on the Beach submitted plans for two mixed-use complexes to add more than a hundred apartments beachside neighborhood.

Both lots used to be owned by the city. The most recent sale came in 2012, when the City sold the lot at 1921 Ocean Front Walk to Edward Thomas Hospitality Companies for $13.5 million. The money from the sale went to the Citywide Housing Trust Fund to pay for affordable housing elsewhere.

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