The seven-story complex will contain micro-units as small as 277 square feet.
The vacant Bank of America location on Santa Monica Boulevard is poised for significant transformation as Los Angeles-based real estate development firm Massachi unveils its proposal for a mixed-use residential and commercial complex. The proposal awaits evaluation by the West Hollywood Planning Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee.
The proposed development, dubbed “8025 Santa Monica,” is designed to maximize the potential of the corner plot located at the junction of Santa Monica and Crescent Heights Boulevard. This ambitious plan includes the construction of a seven-story building, incorporating 115 varied apartments — studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units — over a retail space of 3,909 square feet on the ground level. The structure also includes parking provisions for 115 vehicles across three underground floors.
Massachi will commit 16 units as affordable housing. The project will include “micro” studio and one-bedroom apartments, averaging at 338 and 440 square feet, respectively.
“This project advances our goal of leveraging underutilized commercial spaces along prime thoroughfares to address the acute housing crisis, without causing tenant displacement and maintaining easy access to popular landmarks,” said Alex Massachi, Chairman and CEO of the development firm.
The architectural team at OfficeUntitled plans to incorporate a rooftop terrace, an interior courtyard, and a pool deck.
A staff report describes the building’s exterior as a “singular unbroken mass,” distinguished by material juxtapositions and layered design elements. The southern facade draws attention with its dynamic basket-weave pattern, featuring a mixture of projections, recessions, screens and balconies.
While the inclusion of micro units has been well-received, as it caters to residents across socio-economic spectrums, the small size of these units raises the importance of shared and outdoor spaces as additional living areas for the occupants.
Room for improvement has been identified, including opening a staircase towards the building’s central courtyard on the north side and relocating a transformer to an underground location for a more vibrant street front.
Notably, Massachi has been instrumental in the redevelopment of the neighboring Hollywood community, with several significant projects, including a 24-unit residential building on Orange Drive and a planned 24-story tower north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Massachi Industries has contributed $2500 each to the recent campaigns of Chelsea Byers, Robert Oliver and John Heilman on 10/26/2022.
Jeff Seymour appears again as the chief facilitator on this project. The fiancé/boyfriend of Chelsea Byers is employed by Jeff Seymour.
I’d like to say it one more time
No low income units
There should not be any low income units any where.
Look at the low income tenant at the Dylan apts last month- he shot a gun in his low income unit And Killed an innocent nurse in her kitchen in the next door unit!!!!
Look, the housing situation in LA and WEHO are horrific to say the least….it’s a good start…like to see a few more affordable, but I think the design looks good- and all the nay sayers- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THERE????? maybe a donut shop or starbucks……moving on
A new cruise ship, docking at Santa Monica Blvd and Crescent Heights with cubicles for the tourists that like to live in artfully designed closets. Architects for hire that have no consciousness about the location, just offloading another schematic which West Hollywood seems consistently receptive to.
Prison cells.
So I guess we know who will be damaging the environment with an endless supply of campaign mailers next year for their city council puppets that support this garbage.
A 7-story faux Low Country inspired version of a cruise ship with a John Portman-esque interior derivative of his atrium Atlanta Hyatt.
“Micro” units at macro prices?
When people see the so-called “affordable units” are bigger, and will cost a fraction of the fair market units, people may start to understand the unfairness of the whole Rent Control nonsense. How about live where you can afford to live.
Exactly. That’s why the whole thing should be only affordable units.
Do you think the landlord is running a charity?
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” That’s an eternal truism, Queen.
How about stop importing millions of poor illegal aliens that suck up low cost housing in poor communities.
Illegals have nothing to do with it, genius. Don’t blame your failures on people you don’t know.
When the ‘ affordable units ‘ will just go to Russian Jewish immigrants.
That way developers keep out the single moms with children.
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High priced closet space, 277 sq. ft. soon to be available at a nominal/astronomical price. The size of a walk in closet, how cozy indeed.