16600 Vanowen, Van Nuys, CA 91406

This 4.32-acre site is located at 16600 Vanowen St. in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of Los Angeles. The flat site has frontage on three streets and is within walking distance of the Sepulveda Basin recreation area. The site is suitable for multiple residential product typologies, from single-family homes to apartments. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved on October 22, 2025, for a public charter school on APNs 016 and 008. The site qualifies for the Affordable Housing Incentive Program (AHIP) to produce deed-restricted housing. The site qualifies for the Limited State Incentive Table on the AHIP Referral Form because it is in a Low Vehicle Travel Area, which qualifies the site for unlimited density. Development options include subdivision of Small Lot Ordinances (SLO) homes leveraging density bonus and the site’s prevailing zone of RD5. Potential yield is approximately 52 SLO with 5 Very Low Income units using a 35% bonus density, or up to 76 SLO units with 5 Very Low Income and 6 Moderate Income units using stacked 50% density bonuses. The potential yield is over 600 units assuming four stories over garage and an average unit size of approximately 650 square feet, or potentially 400 units. Achieving 76 SLO would still be under 18 dwelling units per acre, which would be a relaxed implementation of SLO houses. This may require recalculation after considering any required street dedication areas. Planning mechanisms required include Vesting Tentative Tract (VTT) and Density Bonus (DB).