PCR has been responsible for Playa Vista's environmental documentation for two decades. Playa Vista may be the most complex and visible mixed-use real estate developments in the region, located in the Marina del Rey area of the City of Los Angeles . Sensitive environmental issues include development compatibility with the Ballona Wetlands, and the proposed scale of development - providing for a residential and employment population of over 12,000 and 20,000 persons, respectively. Playa Vista First Phase Project/Master Plan EIR . In five months PCR prepared the 3,000 page Final EIR and the City of Los Angeles approved it and it later successfully withstood subsequent litigation. This project was highly controversial and subjected to a high degree of critical scrutiny prior to approval.

In the final record of decision, the judge cited the organizational structure and the technical quality of the documentation as fundamental to its being readily understandable by interested parties. The document served as both a program and project EIR for its evaluation of the development of the entire Playa Vista property and the First Phase development program. Village at Playa Vista Project EIR . PCR streamlined the second phase documentation from a far-reaching EIS/ EIR to a more focused set of analyses. Urban development at the Village at Playa Vista includes 2,600 residential units, and over 300,000 square feet of office, retail and community uses. Many critical analyses were necessary, designed and executed while anticipating areas of public controversy and incorporating legitimate perspectives of the City of Los Angeles , the applicant, the local community and broader environmental interests.