Politics & Government

Community News Development: Tumblr Opens Office in Culver City

Tumblr's new offices are located at Jefferson Blvd, and mark the company's first West Coast branch.

Community development is booming in Culver City. The following information was provided by the City of Culver City Manager John Nachbar’s office.

  • Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary – Building plans have been submitted for new 2-story garden mausoleum building, a new 1-story maintenance building and a new burial garden located at Hillside, located at 6001 Centinela Ave.
  • – A Building Permit has been issued for a minor alteration and improvements of the existing 2-story commercial space located at 3960 Ince Blvd. 
  • City of Culver City Dog Park (“The Boneyard”) – A Building and Electrical permit has been approved for the installation 6 new light poles at the Culver City Dog Park located at 9800 Jefferson Blvd.
  • Mazda Dealership – A Building Permit has been issued for a new dealership to remodel the interior and exterior of the commercial structure of the Volvo auto dealership to include a new Mazda dealership located at 11215 Washington Blvd.  
  • Art in Public Places – Changes to the City’s Art in Public Places Program as included in Ordinance 2013-003 and adopted by the City Council in March became effective on April 25, 2013. Amendments to the Program include an additional option for developers to fulfill the Art in Public Places Program requirement, specific criteria for commissioning artworks, and guidelines for de-accessioning art. 
  • Tumblr – Tumblr has opened an office in Culver City.  Tumblr operates a platform for people to set up micro blogs where they can share multimedia or short-form posts.  It has more than 100 million blogs in its nationwide network. The seven-person Culver City office, located at 10381 Jefferson Blvd. is Tumblr’s first West Coast branch and will focus on sales and outreach. 
  • Segrell Fire Station and Cranks Road tour – Staff met with real estate brokers to tour the two sites in response to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to sell the properties and to answer their questions.  The broker responses are due to staff by April 29, 2013.
  • 4043 Irving Place – The project is approximately 60 percent complete and on budget and is scheduled for completion July 15, 2013.

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