Sampson and Altadena Apartments local landmark designation
Designation of two buildings on one lot as a local landmark site, recommended by the Historic Landmark Commission and Planning Commission. The Council adopted Ordinance 60 of 2025 on Oct. 7, 2025.
Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- 276 East 300 South and 310 South 300 East
- Applicant
- Sampson-Altadena Condominiums Homeowner Association
- City Council: Local landmark designation for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments
- City Council work session: Local landmark designation for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments (briefing)
- City Council: Consent agenda
In brief
Sampson and Altadena Apartments local landmark designation appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of September 9, 2025 to the City Council meeting of October 7, 2025.
On record, it was approved 2 times.
The most recent decision was approved (6-0) at the City Council meeting of October 7, 2025.
Follow the money and project delivery
Sampson and Altadena Apartments local landmark designation
- Council action
Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · Oct. 7, 2025
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
October 7, 2025 · City Council
Local landmark designation for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments
Approved · 6-0
Four speakers supported the designation, citing the buildings' history and immigrant roots, current owners' preservation efforts, and stronger protection than the national designation. Council Member Mano noted the mixed-use zoning consolidation, which combines 26 commercial and mixed-use districts into six new zones, takes effect the next day. The Council adopted Ordinance 60 of 2025 designating the two buildings as local landmark sites.
- Petition: PLNHLC2025-00357
- Council District 4
September 16, 2025 · City Council work session
Local landmark designation for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments (briefing)
Discussed
Planners said the two buildings on one lot are on the National Register and that the Historic Landmark Commission and Planning Commission both recommended local designation. A representative of the owners' association said all 17 owners and residents endorsed the application. Council Member Mano supported looking at zoning incentives and the process for applying to the local register.
- Petitioner: Sampson-Altadena Condominiums Homeowner Association
- Petition: PLNHLC2025-00357
- Council District 4
September 9, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda
Approved · 6-0
The Council approved the consent agenda 6-0. It set Oct. 7 hearings on a partial street vacation at 1100 West and 400 South, the HOME-ARP plan amendment and the Liberty Heights alley vacation, and Oct. 21 hearings on the residential buffer and utility installation exemption text amendments. It also set a hearing for local landmark designation of the Sampson and Altadena Apartments (276 East 300 South and 310 South 300 East), and appointed the applicant, Denise Begue, Pablo Cruz-Ayalo and Nicholas Pedersen to the Arts Council and reappointed Aaron Wiley to the Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board, all for terms to Sept. 9, 2028.