Today we were at 939 N Spaulding in West Hollywood, California. A pack of coyotes has taken over the condo construction project which has been idle since 2022 or 2024. There are gaps in and under the fencing where coyotes can easily enter the property. People are leaving cat food and water for the coyotes.
Our goal is to talk to the owner to consult them on humane nuisance wildlife control. They need to exclude and deter the coyotes. They could exclude the coyotes by better securing the fencing so coyotes can't enter by climbing over, digging under or going between the gate panels. It might even make more sense to systematically board up parts of the building. They could block the driveway to subterranean parking, block stairs from first floor to upper floors, block a few main entrances. They'd need to also remove brush. They need to exclude by hazing and flushing them out of the building. They also need to make sure no one is leaving food for the animals. There are gate companies and companies that board up vacant buildings that can help.
We saw an adult coyote resting at the property. We didn't see the three juvenile coyotes which others have seen.
We were interviewed by CBS, NBC and KCAL 9 news. We were mentioned in a news article. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/west-hollywood-coyotes-condo-complex-romaine-street-spaulding-avenue/ We were in a very short snippet in the news teaser here https://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/news/local/coyotes-take-over-abandoned-construction-site-in-west-hollywood/3922939 Another ABC 7 Los Angeles https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/west-hollywood-requiring-property-owner-042744200.html
One good quote "Mary Cummins with Animal Advocates said coyotes generally do not pose a threat to people.
"No, coyotes don't attack humans. Their main prey is small animals. It's generally California ground squirrels, gophers, chipmunks and bunnies," Cummins said.
Cummins said there are safe ways to encourage the animals to leave the area.
"The best way to get them to move out of this area is to exclude and deter. By exclude, I mean we make it so they can't go under, over, or through the fencing. And to deter is, after we've excluded them from the fencing, we go inside, and we deter them by basically hazing and scaring them out. We leave one exit for them, and we herd them all in that direction, and we get them all out of the building. And then we secure that one last gate," she said.
Wildlife experts said the coyotes are not a danger to humans, but residents are encouraged to keep small pets inside."
Property information main legal address 939 N. Spaulding. APN 5530-024-024. Addresses 939-941, 949-953. It was originally multifamily multibuildings on three lots. It sold for $1,600,000 as a tear down project to build condos.
Property is owned by 939 N Spaulding Ventures LLC, 922 E Green St, Pasadena, California. The corporation is run by Paul Lee service agent, Leo Chan and David Trunzo. Clement Tung is also related to the property. The property is in default of property taxes $50,000 per year and has a mechanic lien. The loan is not in default. It's owned by a private party. Original loan was $2,000,000 in 2020. It is now $16,000,000 and may cover more than one property. Sounds like funding and construction just fell apart. Click to see larger. The last deed filed was from 2020. It was signed by David Anthony Trunzo notarized in China.
The project is called the Spaulding Condos. JFK Architects. It's 22 units on floor stories. It should look like the below photo when finished. The contractor was https://www.dwellingconstruction.com/ who hasn't been involved in many years.
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