In the latest example of investment dollars spilling outside the Central City freeway ring, construction has started on another mixed-use development in Westlake.
Last month, Los Angeles-based Canfield Development broke ground on a low-rise apartment building on a vacant half-acre lot at 1329-1419 West Seventh Street. The residential-retail complex, first reported in 2013, will consist of a seven-story structure featuring 87 studio, one-and-two-bedroom apartments above nearly 1,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Plans filed with the city call for multiple communal amenities, including a 135-car garage, an on-site fitness center, and a third-level recreation deck . The project is also the beneficiary of a 25% density bonus due to its inclusion of five very-low income housing units.
Like many recent developments west of the Harbor Freeway, the Seventh Street Apartments will employ wood-frame construction and a painted plaster finish. Designs from Nadel Architects also incorporate substantial glass and metal paneling to obscure two above-grade parking levels.
A precise completion date for the project is currently unclear. The Seventh Street Apartments are the third market-rate apartment complex to break ground in Westlake since the beginning of 2014, following two larger developments located on Wilshire Boulevard and Sixth Street.
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| 1402 W. 7th Street (All images: Canfield Development and Nadel Architects) |
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