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Last month, the Culver City Planning Commission granted approval to a proposed mixed-use development at 12803 Washington Boulevard. The project from Axis Mundi RE II, LLC - slated for a vacant half-acre lot - would consist of a five-story structure featuring 37 apartments above 7,200 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Plans call for a mixture of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, three of which would be set aside for very low income households.

A local real estate firm is planning to build a new residential-retail development in the North San Fernando Valley. Yesterday, the Encino-based Gelb Group filed plans with the City of Los Angeles for the construction of a nearly 500,000-square-foot mixed-use complex at 16201 W. San Fernando Mission Boulevard. The approximatley 8.5-acre property is currently home to a retail center known as Granada Hills Plaza. According to a case filing from the Department of City Planning, the project would consist of a four-story building containing 440 apartments, including 22 units that would be set aside for very low income households.

A new flyover video showcases construction progress at the $700-million USC Village. The mixed-use complex, which will function as a 15-acre expansion of the USC campus, is slated to include new academic facilities, 115,000 sqaure feet of ground-floor retail space and new housing for up to 2,700 students. Designed by architecture firm Harley Ellis Devereaux, the project takes the form of multiple Neo Gothic buildings clad with the university’s signature red brick.

A document from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission has unveiled renderings for a proposed development in Hollywood. A limited liability company linked to Wiseman Development is planning a multifamily residential complex at 7120 W. Sunset Boulevard. The property, currently a vacant lot, would become a five-story building featuring 60 apartments, seven of which would be set aside as affordable housing. Plans also call for approximately 3,400 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well parking accommodations for 125 vehicles and 88 bicycles.

An initial study published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning has unveiled renderings for a proposed mixed-use complex in the San Fernando Valley. Harridge Cadillac Group, which purchased a former car resale center at 8350-8340 N. Reseda Boulevard last year, plans to redevelop the approximately 3.3-acre site with a multifamily residential units, single-family homes and commercial space. Along Reseda Boulevard, plans call for the construction of two low-rise buildings featuring 79 apartments, 10,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 175 parking spaces.

IDS Real Estate Group has released a new website for an upcoming office building in Culver City, complete with new renderings, a live camera and a virtual tour. Culver City Creative, or C3 at Culver Pointe, is now under construction on a three-acre property at Hannum Avenue and Bristol Parkway. When completed, the speculative development will feature approximately 280,000 square feet of leasable office space. The seven-story building, designed by the global architecture firm Gensler, is envisioned as a vertical creative office campus with high ceilings and adaptable floor plates.

A document from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning (LADCP) has unveiled renderings for an upcoming apartment building near the UCLA campus. The proposed development, slated for a property at 662 S. Kelton Avenue, would consist of a four-story structure featuring 12 residential units. In exchange for setting aside one of the apartments as very low income housing, the project has requested a reduction in the code-required amount of open space and an increase in allowable height.

Nearly two years after breaking ground, the J.H. Snyder Company is nearing completion on vertical construction for a $70-million office building near Hollywood and Vine. The eight-story structure, located at 1601 N. Vine Street, will provide will provide 110,000 square feet of Class-A office space in a creative setting, with high ceilings and open floor plans. The mid-rise development, designed by architecture firm Ware Malcomb, will also include an approximatley 2,000-square-foot ground-floor retail component, as well as 174 parking spaces in a five-level underground garage.

On August 23, Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) will officially break ground on a $250-million stadium in Exposition Park. The 22,000-seat venue, designed by the architecture firm Gensler, will anchor a larger development featuring a conference center, office space, a soccer museum and 10,000 square feet of restaurants. The soccer-specific stadium will be highlighted by a series of glass canopies, that provide weather shielding for spectators and frame views of the Downtown skyline.

Local real estate firm Vista Investment Group has announced for refurbishing two of its Los Angeles properties. In Echo Park, Vista is restoring the Jensen Recreation Center at 1706 Sunset Boulevard as a mixed-use property featuring 46 residential units and pedestrian-oriented retail space. Ground-floor tenants in the 50,000-square-foot structure already include Sage Vegan Bistro and Blue Bottle Coffee, while a brewery concept from Sage is expected to launch in Fall 2016.