Our History

Howard Robinson & Associates (HR&A) is a land use consulting firm representing real estate developers, property owners and business owners in the Los Angeles region. HR&A assists clients through the discretionary Planning entitlement process and building permit process, provides due-diligence zoning analysis, and offers general representation of business and property owners with development issues before local government agencies.

HR&A has over 20 years of experience in helping commercial and residential developers negotiate the complex entitlement process, assisting restaurateurs win conditional use approval for alcohol service, and representing property owners with code enforcement cases.

HR&A provides a wide-range of entitlement services for our clients, from land use analysis in the early stages of project development, to winning the necessary approvals from government agencies.

HR&A is expert in preparing and filing applications for Coastal Development Permits, Mello Act Review, Variances, Tract Maps, Parcel Maps, Site Plan Reviews, Conditional Use Permits, Adjustments, Modifications, Plan Approvals and Specific Plan Exceptions and similar requests. HR&A provides guidance through the entire entitlement process, including preparing and filing the application package and representing our clients at community meetings and public hearings.

HR&A’s office, 660 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1780, is located above the 7th Street Metro Center station located at the corner of Figueroa and 7th Streets.

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Our Areas of Expertise

Multi-Family-Residential

HR&A has obtained Tract Map, Parcel Map and “Small Lot Subdivision” approvals for condominium and live/work loft projects, and has won zone changes, variance approvals, Coastal Development Permits and other discretionary Planning approvals for apartment projects.

Single Family Homes

HR&A provides developers with guidance through the project approval process and assists homeowners in obtaining approval for hillside development, lot line adjustments, variances and over-height fences.

Hotels

HR&A successfully negotiated a new long-term ground lease for 165-room beach-area hotel with a public agency land owner, and obtained approvals for a $15 million remodel, alcohol Conditional Use Permits (CUP’s), and Development Agreement amendments.

Restaurants

HR&A has a long history in helping our clients win approval for alcohol Conditional Use Permits, fast-food service and outdoor dining, parking variances and shared parking arrangements for restaurants at single-tenant and multi-tenant sites,

Landmark Properties

HR&A secures parking variances and Change-of-Use approval for historic buildings, prepares zoning due diligence reports for prospective buyers of commercial Landmark sites, and wins approval to add new residential units to Landmark properties.

Code Enforcement Cases

HR&A helps resolve difficult Code Enforcement cases concerning “bootleg” residential units, non-permitted construction, and unauthorized work in the public right-of-way.