And then there was one.

The Millennium project in Hollywood remains on hiatus, and the developer is expected to turn in a geological survey early this year. (photo by Jonathan Van Dyke)

Stop the Millennium is the only group left legally opposing the potential Millennium Hollywood project after HEI/GC Hollywood and Vine Condominiums LLC (representing the W Hotel at Hollywood and Vine) dismissed its lawsuit against the proposed project in December.

“We alone must now carry all the issues as we go forth to trial in April 2015,” read a statement from Stop the Millennium.

At this time, the terms of the W Hotel’s departure are unknown, but Stop the Millennium thanked the company for its help.

The Millennium Hollywood project was approved by the city council in July 2013. It would be built on two sites on Vine Street just north of Hollywood Boulevard. The proposed project would have 492 residential units, 200 hotel rooms, 100,000 square feet of office space, 35,000 square feet of restaurant space, 40,000 square feet of sports club use and 15,000 feet of retail space. It would be built while preserving the Capitol Records building. The maximum height of the two towers would be 39 and 35 stories.

In the fall, a new California Geological Survey (CGS) map outlined the Hollywood Fault zone, which overlaps portions of multiple projects in the city, including the proposed Millennium Hollywood project.

Ultimately, state officials said, it will be up to the developers and their geologists to convene with city officials to determine if there is an active fault underneath the property. The state fault maps are guides, not the final word, they said.

Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety chief inspector Luke Zamperini said he and his colleagues are still waiting for a detailed report on Millennium Hollywood, and until that happens, nobody can know for sure about the fault. He previously said that the Millennium project appears to be in better shape with the new map than after the preliminary data was released.

A spokesperson for the Millennium Hollywood project said representatives expect to finalize their findings soon and they are targeting January for submitting their report to the city.

The department of building and safety has already approved a geological survey for the nearby 6230 Yucca Street property, the former site of the KFWB radio studio. The survey of that property found that there was no active fault underneath. A fault must have moved within the last 11,000 years to be considered active. The finalized CGS report takes that into account. Developers of four adjacent properties, including 6230 Yucca and Millennium Hollywood, paid consultant Group Delta for their independent reports.

Last month, the city council approved a request by City Attorney Mike Feuer to retain outside legal council for lawsuits regarding land use and development. Officials said it would free up city attorney staff members to work on other issues.

“We will charge the cost to the developers and we will save taxpayer dollars,” city attorney spokesman Rob Wilcox said. “We will hire the legal council and manage the legal council and we will make all decisions regarding the litigation still.”

Wilcox said that contracts for the new system would be put into place after the first of the year. It does not appear the new system will directly affect the Millennium Hollywood lawsuit.

“Right now, our office has been handling the case,” Wilcox said. “We have not retained outside legal council at this time.”

Stop the Millennium representatives said it was up to them to continue the fight, and to continue finding more community allies — for example, the Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council rescinded its support of the project during its late November meeting.

“Rather than contrition, [Millennium Hollywood proponents including city officials] have responded with additional defiance,” read a statement by Stop the Millennium.