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| Image from the Wolff Company |
With the first half of
the bike-friendly G12 development scheduled to begin construction later this year, it's time to take a look at 12th & Olive, the second phase of the $245 million project. Replacing the current surface parking lot at 1243 Olive Street, the new building will rise seven stories,
containing 293 apartment units above 17,300 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurant space. Phase two includes 7,000 square feet of residential amenities, with the added bonus of 24/7 on-site concierge and valet service. Like
seemingly every other low-rise development sprouting up in Downtown these days, the project was designed by TCA Architects. Not coincidentally, 12th & Olive bears a strong resemblance to its
phase one counterpart. Owned by the Arizona-based Wolff Company, G12 arrives as the South Park neighborhood is on the cusp of a sea change. Nearby on Pico Boulevard,
Jade Enterprise's Onyx development is planned for two surface parking lots on the path of Metro's Blue and Expo Lines. North on Grand Avenue, developer Mack Urban proposes
multiple high-rise residential and hotel towers adjacent to the AT&T Center.
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| Phase one, planned for the adjacent surface parking lot at Grand Avenue and 12th Street. Image credit: Wolff Company |
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| Phases one and two, outlined in red. |
Again, great that they are filling in holes, but WHO is designing these things? They are hideous.
ReplyDeleteTruthfully, I don't mind this one too much. Although I do think that the finished product will depend largely on what type of cladding is used.
DeleteAs tough as it is to get excited over work by TCA, I think these buildings look like a sure step up from their other work nearby (at least in their rendering state). It's pretty cool to see the momentum of Downtown redevelopment reaching all the way down to Pico Boulevard these days.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. The final phase of the Mack Urban project should also be a nice shot in the arm for Pico.
DeleteHey hey hey...6-7 stories is considered mid-rise, not low-rise
ReplyDeleteWhen buildings are topping out at 2500'+ in parts of the world, the term needs a redefinition.
DeleteAs a relative term, you are correct.
;) lol