The vacant building and lot drew drug users, homeless tents and garbage piles. For years, residents tried to be heard.
Concerned resident Carol-Ann Hannah near the five-story building in Van Nuys that locals referred to as the “Van Nuys graffiti tower” that has been cleaned up and graffiti removed at 7101 Sepulveda Blvd. in Van Nuys on Wednesday, June 13, 2024. Local residents say they’re pleased to see the building get a fresh coat of paint to cover up a multi-story eyesore on the corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Gault Street, a block south of Sherman Way.
After: A five-story building in Van Nuys that locals referred to as the “Van Nuys graffiti tower” that has been cleaned up and graffiti removed at 7101 Sepulveda Blvd. in Van Nuys on Wednesday, June 13, 2024. A building and lot in the 7100 block of Sepulveda Blvd in Van Nuys, CA. that has been cleared of homeless and cleanup started on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Last month, the new owner of the vacant lot at 7111 Sepulveda Blvd. next to the abandoned building at 7101 Sepulveda Blvd. worked with the city to clear the trash-strewn homeless encampment.
“Councilmember Padilla will continue to ensure there is accountability on the part of property owners for the maintenance of their private property so that taxpayers aren’t on the hook,” Lauren Perez-Rangel, spokesperson for Padilla, said in an email.
“As far as where they went, I really don’t know for sure,” Lara said. “I know some of them … but I haven’t seen any of those people out in the neighborhood.”
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