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Yesterday, local and state officials joined with the nonprofit developer LINC Housing Corporation to announce the start of construction for Mosaic Gardens at Westlake, a new affordable housing complex on the outskirts of Downtown Los Angeles. The approximately $57-million development, located on a 1.2-acre site at the southwest corner of Beverly Boulevard and Lucas Avenue, will consist of five- and six-story structures featuring 125 residential units reserved for formely homeless families and households making between 30% and 60% of the Los Angeles area median income.

New environmental documents published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning offer a first look at the 7th & Witmer Project, an upcoming affordable housing complex in the Westlake neighborhood. The mixed-use development from the nonprofit real estate firm Deep Green Housing would consist of a six-story structure featuring 76 residential units, 6,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space and a 32-car garage. The project, which is named for its location at the northwest corner of 7th and Witmer Streets, would include a mixture of studio and one-bedroom apartments for very low income households, as well as amenities such as two interior courtyards and a roof deck.

Exterior work is nearing completion for Valencia, a $60-million residential-retail complex in the Westlake neighoborhood. The six-story development, located at 1501 Wilshire Boulevard, will feature 218 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments above 4,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Plans call for a number of residential amenities, including a gym, a swimming pool, multiple interior courtyards and a 258-car underground parking garage. The project, which is being developed by Sonny Astani, was granted density bonus incentives through the inclusion of 18 units of low income housing.

A new super-high resolution photo from architectural photographer Hunter Kerhart captures the current state of the ever-changing DTLA skyline in stunning detail. Use the controls below to pan and zoom the image. From left to right, visible projects include: For those so inclined, compare the image with the previous panorama we published last September. The most important change in the past five months? The snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains. Gives us everything you’ve got, El Nino!

Developer American Communities, LLC has completed vertical construction for the Paseo at Californian, a new affordable housing complex located in Westlake. The project, which replaced a vacant half-acre lot at the northeast corner of 6th and Bonnie Brae Streets, consists of a six-story structure featuring 53 low-income housing units. According to a document from the California State Treasurer’s Office, the building will offer a mixture of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with rents ranging from $535 to $1,272 per month.

A scuttled proposal for a high-rise complex in City West has come back to life in bigger (and hopefully better) form. Yesterday, Career Lofts-LA, LLC submitted revised plans to the City of Los Angeles for the construction of a mixed-use develoment on a large property bounded by 7th, Bixel and Ingraham Streets. According to a case filing from the Department of City Planning, the project would be highlighted by a 36-story tower featuring 422 residential units and commercial space.

Yesterday, plans were filed with the City of Los Angeles to construct a new mixed-use development on a .31-acre site at the corner of 7th Street and Witmer Avenue in Westlake. According to a case filing from the Department of City Planning, the proposed building at 1307 W. 7th Street would rise six stories, featuring 76 residential units and approximately 6,035 square feet of ground-floor commercial floor area. The project’s applicant is listed as the Executive Director of Deep Green Housing, a non-profit developer of affordable housing complexes.

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.

This stunning 126-megapixel panoramic photo seen below comes to us from architectural photographer Hunter Kerhart. It features an unprecedented nineteen cranes visible in a single shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline, spread out over thirteen under-construction projects. The pace of construction activity in DTLA has truly become something to behold. From left to right, the projects with visible cranes are: Circa and Oceanwide Plaza, two mixed-use developments under construction near Staples Center, will create an additional five high-rise buildings towards the left side of the image in the near future.