Past Stories

Playa Vista: Pilot school finds a home on the Westside for 2013-14 academic year

After months of searching for a Mar Vista-Venice area location, organizers of a pilot school are happy that they have been accepted at Playa Vista Elementary School for 2013-14. “I’m very happy,” said Sujata Bhatt, a teac...


Second Playa Vista farmers market set to open June 5

Playa Vista residents and members from surrounding communities will soon be able to shop for fresh produce in an outdoor market on Saturdays as well as on one week day. A second farmers market is slated to be open beginning&hel...


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Runway retail/housing complex breaks ground at Playa Vista

A popular grocery chain will be one of the anchor tenants of the Runway, a large-scale mixed-use center that will offer shopping, dining, entertainment and living space in the heart of the Playa Vista community, representatives...



THE PROPOSED Fountainview at Gonda Westside facility at Playa Vista will feature 176 independent living residences ranging from about 800 to 1,550 square feet.

New continuing care community proposed for Playa Vista

Fountainview at Gonda Westside, a new continuing care retirement community, is planned to open in Playa Vista. The development, which is anticipated to be completed in 2016, has begun marketing for prospective tenants at a newl...


OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST ALLYSON FELIX addresses students at Playa Vista
Elementary School during its first Jog-A-Thon.

Playa Vista: Olympic athlete leads elementary school ‘Jog-A-Thon’

Olympic track and field gold medalist Allyson Felix joined students from Playa Vista Elementary School March 20 for a morning of exercise and fitness in the school’s first “Jog-A-Thon.” Students from the elementary school...


NEW BUYER – Playa Capital, which is in the process of building the Village at Playa Vista, is slated to sell several parcels of its 
residential property soon.

Community reacts to Playa Capital’s decision to sell off residential acreage

By Gary Walker Brookfield Residential cited as new buyer of development company The announcement of the pending sale of undeveloped land where Playa Capital is planning to build apartments and condominiums in the second phase o...



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The Irvine Co. said to be one of the top bidders for Phase Two acreage

By Gary Walker The remaining residential acreage in Playa Vista’s second stage of development is slated to be sold by the end of the year, multiple sources within the real estate community confirmed recently to The Argonaut. ...


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The Westside’s newest neighbor

New to the Westside is the emerging community of Playa Vista. This planned community will eventually contain condominiums, million-dollar homes, apartments, shops, jogging trails, parks and a thriving wetland area. Playa Vista ...


Los Angeles Jewish Home plans to open first Westside facility at Playa Vista

A leading senior housing provider in Los Angeles has announced plans to develop a new facility in Playa Vista. The Los Angeles Jewish Home is planning to open its first Westside senior care complex at The Village at Playa Vista...



Tree swallow houses to be installed in Discovery Park

A series of bird houses to attract the indigenous tree swallows will be installed near Discovery Park and along the riparian corridor in Playa Vista Saturday, June 30. The Friends of Playa Vista, a non-profit formed to raise fu...