Dive Brief:
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Los Angeles has shut down construction on a 30,000-square-foot hilltop home after neighboring homeowners complained the building had destabilized the slope.
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Underground wine cellars and basement bowling alleys from several mansions under construction in Bel-Air, Calif. made a threat to the safety of the property and residents around them, the neighbors and their lawyers contend in lawsuits.
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Lawyers have said it’s unusual for the city’s Department of Building and Safety to revoke an entire construction permit, as it usually opts instead to stop just pieces of the project.
Dive Insight:
Construction on the hilltop house could resume once the owner provides the city with more information about the project. The owner’s lawyer contends he asked for more time to make his case, but Chief Inspector Luke Zamperini told the Los Angeles Times the city “got tired of waiting for them to provide us information."