Soboroff Plans Recovery Roundtable for Commercial Property Owners in Palisades

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff will host a Pacific Palisades Commercial Property Roundtable on Tuesday, February 25, at 9 a.m. on Zoom for commercial property owners, property managers and landlords to review rebuilding information.

“While our community continues to work towards recovery, we’d like to organize a roundtable discussion between commercial property owners in the Pacific Palisades,” read information about the meeting.

Soboroff, named chief recovery officer for the Palisades fire by Mayor Karen Bass, explained that those who own commercial spaces, including retail and offices, are facing a different process than residents when it comes to clearing their space of burned materials.

“The entire retail Pacific Palisades is owned by many owners and has many stores,” Soboroff said. “The path to recovery, clear in residential areas, is unclear and unknown in the business community. Offering that important group the ability to hear how to get on the path to reopening is imperative. Folks won’t want to move back to a community with no retail, restaurants and services.”

Residents have a two-phase approach, which is currently underway with Phase 1 (hazardous household materials) being conducted by the EPA and Phase 2 (debris removal) being conducted by either the Army Corps of Engineers or private contractors.

Those who own commercial buildings in the area are responsible for clearing their own space, Soboroff explained.

Commercial property owners, property managers and landlords who would like to attend the meeting can join the Zoom here or with Meeting ID: 846 0879 7235 and Passcode: 687994.