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# Letter: Why so large?
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-why-so-large/
- Published: 2013-05-20T01:06:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:06:48.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

Editor:

I'm a 34-year Santa Monica resident.

Does the Miramar really need to expand its size to over 500,000 square feet to make a profit or achieve its goals as a business?

To put that into context for everyone, that's about the size of Santa Monica Place, on a much smaller land parcel.

We haven't seen a plan that proposes a lower density that's in keeping with the LUCE and the current version of the Downtown Specific Plan — without the condos, for example.

The \[environmental impact report\] should include a study of an alternative site plan with lower density, particularly without the 120 condos.

Kay Ward

Santa Monica