Multi-Family

Dumosa Senior Village provides the rural town of Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County some much needed affordable senior housing. Strategically located within short walking distance to the city’s senior center, library, shopping and bus line, the 85-unit project features a community clubhouse and comfortable outdoor living areas shielded from prevailing desert winds by specially configured buildings. Prefabricated modular construction and sustainable materials were employed throughout the project to reduce environmental impact. Dumosa Senior Village is designed in a “contemporary pueblo” architectural style, featuring deep recessed windows and a striking stone clad rotunda punctuating the entrance to the city’s civic center.

Esprit is a 1,022-unit luxury apartment development on two parcels in Marina Del Rey. Consisting of five levels of wood framing over two levels of parking, this unique marine community accommodates both apartment dwellers and boating enthusiasts with new boat slips surrounding the buildings. The units are creatively configured to provide views for all residents, and include a range of types from flats to multi-level townhouses.

Located along the Walnut Street Corridor in the Central District of Pasadena, Hudson West creates a vibrant mixed-use development that addresses the housing needs of the area and provides neighborhood serving retail and much-needed public open space. A public plaza on Walnut Street, flanked by ground-level retail spaces, opens onto a central courtyard for the residents. Above the ground level are four stories of Type V construction, providing 82 units.

Meeting the challenges of a difficult hillside site in Los Angeles’ Chinatown District, this 60-unit, eight-story project provides the region with high quality affordable housing. The 4,000 sf rooftop recreation area includes gardening plots, a tot lot and passive areas for residents to enjoy. Built to LEED Platinum standards by Affirmed Housing, solar-powered water heating has been integrated with high-efficiency boilers. Located within walking distance of light rail, this transit-oriented development also features a semi-automated mechanical “car matrix” which is integrated into the underground garage to drastically reduce the space required for parking. Lotus Garden is a recent Gold Nugget Award of Merit recipient from PCBC.

The first of a four-tower master plan, the 16-story high-rise with rooftop pool/spa terrace and lounge features a dramatic 270’ tall tapered transparent glass “sail” accenting the cosmopolitan architectural style. Located at the crossroads of La Jolla Village Drive and Genesee Avenue and adjacent to University Town Center, LUX UTC reflects urban planning principles that focus on pedestrian connectivity. The main lobby and individual townhome units at the tower’s base have direct access to the community’s pedestrian path system.

The design of Metropolis, a community of 457 apartment homes, reflects a cohesive Contemporary Urban vocabulary. Each material and its location was chosen specifically to reinforce the design intent, scale and massing of the project. A clearly defined brick base comprised of one and two story elements helps ground the buildings, reducing the overall massing and creating a pedestrian urban edge. Building corners were designed as bookends to the façades, with ample glass and unique materials, they help reinforce key intersections and building terminations. On the fifth level, mezzanine units break up the vertical massing and provide added character to the façades.

Prado is located at Lake Avenue and Green Street, one of the most prominent intersections in Pasadena. This mixed-use project includes ground-floor retail, office space, and recreational amenities, with high-end loft units above. The units feature exposed concrete structural elements contrasted with hardwood and slate floors, granite countertops, and oversized commercial windows. Prado earned the Grand Award as “Residential Project of the Year” and “Best Mid-Rise Apartment Project, 4-6 Stories” from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference.

The Garey Building is a 320 unit and 15,000 SF commercial mixed-use project in the Artist District of Los Angeles. For this project, Garey Street was vacated to create an exciting pedestrian promenade connecting 1st and 2nd Street. Along this promenade are retail stores, restaurants, water fountains, outdoor seating and art displays. The brownstone walk-up units at ground level draw inspiration from East Village in New York. In addition, elements of the adjacent warehouse and industrial architecture were incorporated into the building’s design. Six separate courtyards, with different types of activities for residents, have been provided on the podium along with two recreation centers along the promenade.

Located in Phoenix, Victory Place III is an affordable supportive housing project for veterans. It is the third phase of a master planned campus providing much-needed housing, rehabilitation and support services. The facility fosters a sense of community by enabling social interaction through a rich variety of common spaces. The architecture is a contemporary reflection of traditional desert architecture and features deep-set windows and shading devices to moderate the local climate.

As downtown Los Angeles experiences its biggest building boom in decades, this contemporary 362-unit mixed-use project is playing a major role in the exciting transformation of South Park’s urban skyline. WREN's design incorporates a community-serving public park while retail space is strategically located at the site’s prominent corner of Pico Boulevard and Olive Street. A porte-cochere provides convenient drop off for two residential lobbies. Built in a Type III modified construction type with two-levels of underground parking, a density of 195 residential units per acre is achieved. Unit designs feature double height lofts with private patios and unique interlocking floor plans with balconies. A full array of resident amenities is provided including two pet-friendly dog runs and a dog wash center.