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Act Now to Preserve the Rancho!

Help us protect this land and the animals who live here!

Donate to help pay for our fight against The City of Burbank.

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the Friends of the Equestrian Bridge’s GoFundMe fundraiser.

We are a group fighting to STOP the development of 910 S. Mariposa, Burbank CA 

On a 1 lane road cul-de-sac at the heart of the Equestrian neighborhood, within feet of the historic Mariposa Bridge, there is a 1.01 acre lot at 910 S. Mariposa.

Butterfly Gardens LLC plans to build a condo development on this site.

“Mariposa 1” Application (approved by Burbank City Council on July 25, 2023) includes:

  • 3 stories, 23 Condos, 76 bedrooms, 46 parking spaces.

After a lawsuit was filed in October 2023 challenging this approval, Butterfly Gardens submitted a second development application for the same lot on December 26th, 2024.

“Mariposa 2” Application (approved on November 26th, 2024) includes:

  • 5 stories, 40 units, 90 bedrooms, subterranean parking with 45 parking spaces.

Our main objective is to organize the effort in stopping the development of 910 S. Mariposa into luxury condos. This website should function as a hub of information on the issue.

There are many modern threats encroaching on our historic Rancho neighborhood, however this grassroots initiative is solely focused on preserving safe access to the Historic Mariposa Bridge by canceling the proposed condo developments at 910 S. Mariposa. If allowed to build, the community will be critically and literally endangered. Please read on, get involved, and support this fight! We need your help.

The burbank city council and staff failed us at the public hearings on July 25th 2023, and november 26th, 2024, but we are not giving up this fight.

The Mariposa Equestrian Bridge functions as the heart beat of the Riverside Rancho and The gateway to griffith park

may 2023 Slice of life at the Historic Mariposa Bridge.
over 160+ horses passed in front of our camera in 3 hours

Legal Action

A group of neighbors in the community created Friends of The Equestrian Bridge (FOTEB), a 501(c)(3) non profit corporation, and has filed two lawsuits against the City of Burbank, challenging that the two SB35 project applications do not comply with the statutory requirements of SB 35. There is a Status Conference for “Mariposa 1” is on March 20th, 2025, and there is no court hearing date set yet for “Mariposa 2.” Both cases will be decided by the same judge, who will make a decision in a hearing that will not be open to the public, but we at Cancel the Condos will keep you updated.

Please note Friends of the Equestrian Bridge is a separate entity from Cancel the Condos, however we wholeheartedly endorse its mission!

Learn more at FOTEB’s website: www.friendsoftheequestrianbridge.org

FOTEB is officially accepting donations which can be made at https://www.gofundme.com/f/horse-neighborhood-in-danger-from-developers, which are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Please contribute whatever you can. These donations are a wonderful way you can support the cause to preserve safe access to the equestrian bridge and preserve the historical Rancho community!

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Thanks to everyone who came by this weekend to chat with us @iron.usa at @thelaec It was wonderful to meet you all and talk about how important stopping this condo development is. Thank you for your donations and listening to us speak on the panel.
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First THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY for showing up last week at the public hearing. Your public comment was very important in strengthening our fight, getting our concerns on the public record and displaying how strong our community is! 🫂 THE FIGHT IS
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