Westlake/Macarthur Park WELCOME HOME

After multiple redesigns and a name change, representatives of BuzzBuzzHome have sent word that construction has finally commenced for a new mixed-use complex near MacArthur Park. The seven-story development, dubbed the Zinc Apartments, is rising from a former surface parking lot at 2525 Wilshire Boulevard. According to the website of the Somerset Group (the project’s developer), the low-rise building will feature 152 luxury apartments above approximately 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

A new multi-family residential complex is rising on the western fringe of Downtown Los Angeles. The project, located at 742-746 South Hartford Avenue, consists of a five-story structure featuring 24 apartments and parking accommodations for up to 39 vehicles. Plans call for a mixture of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, supplemented by communal rearyard and a rooftop deck. Renderings from architect Daryoush Safai portray a contemporary low-rise building featuring exterior balconies and exterior landscaping.

The Downtown Los Angeles construction boom continues to spread outward, as yet another tall development is slated for the nearby Westlake neighborhood. Last week, South Point of Nevada - a limited liability company - filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to construct a 12-story apartment building on an approximately .28-acre site at 734-740 South Hartford Avenue. The mid-rise building would feature 80 residential units and 100 automobile parking spaces on two subterranean garage levels.

With market rate residential development firing on all cylinders in both Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles, the formerly posh community of Westlake is beginning to catch spillover. Last week, plans were filed with the City of Los Angeles to construct a new residential-retail complexone block south of MacArthur Park. The mixed-use development, slated for a .93-acre site at 8th Street and Park View Avenue, would consist of a five-story building featuring 144 residential units, approximately 4,400 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 167-car parking garage.