Millennium Partners is giving its high-rise pitch at 8300 Wilshire Boulevard a strategic trim, scaling back the total number of homes while juicing the affordable set-aside. The 34-story project, called The Eastern, now clocks in at 211 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, keeping the original 473-space parking plan intact. The tweak comes as the team switches tactics to use California’s AB 2011 rules to qualify housing on land currently zoned for commercial uses.
What the revision includes
According to the City of Beverly Hills' AB 2011 analysis, the latest application describes a 34-story mixed-use building with 211 dwelling units: 179 for-sale condominiums and 32 deed-restricted rental apartments, with 16 reserved for very low-income households and 16 for moderate-income households. The filing also details three subterranean and four above-grade parking levels, together providing 473 spaces, plus two ground-floor restaurant spaces. The project’s AB 2011 paperwork argues that the higher share of deed-restricted housing makes the proposal eligible for ministerial review under state law, per the City of Beverly Hills.
How AB 2011 rewires approvals
AB 2011, signed in 2022, sets up a path for qualifying mixed-income projects on commercial corridors to be processed ministerially, which can streamline or limit CEQA review for those developments. The law is designed to open up underused commercial properties for housing while tying that flexibility to specific affordability and labor requirements, as outlined by the Terner Center.
Design and siting
Handel Architects is listed as the tower’s designer and RIOS as the landscape architect. Renderings show a contemporary glass-and-steel profile, with terrace decks stepping back to create a curved, tapering silhouette. Marketing materials say The Eastern is meant to “energize Beverly Hills’ eastern gateway” while offering for-sale homes at price points below the city’s median. The plans also include two ground-floor restaurant spaces and a sixth-floor private amenity level, according to The Eastern project site.
Where the proposal stands
Millennium Partners filed its initial application in early 2025, then shifted entitlement strategies in mid-2025, opting for AB 2011’s ministerial track instead of pursuing a package of discretionary approvals. The earlier version of the project called for 249 units, 10,574 square feet of ground-floor restaurant space, and a 473-car garage. In the revised submission, the overall unit count drops while the number of deed-restricted homes increases. Those changes and the project’s updated timeline were reported by Urbanize LA.
Local context and next steps
The site sits at the eastern edge of Beverly Hills, a short walk from the future Wilshire/La Cienega Metro station, a transit link the development team is eager to spotlight in its outreach. Supporters say concentrating more homes at major gateway locations near transit helps absorb regional demand, while critics often focus on concerns about scale and added traffic. The city’s project packet now bundles architectural plans, a historic-resource assessment, and the AB 2011 analysis for staff review. Application materials and staff contact details for the 8300 Wilshire proposal are listed on the city’s AB 2011 projects page, according to the City of Beverly Hills.
