About a year ago, developers filed new plans for a long-dormant project just above the newly reopened Los Angeles State Historic Park. Now, via planning documents, we’re getting a better idea of how the slender project would use the site, which curves around the park.
Developers, S & R Partners and Lincoln Property Company, are calling the proposed mixed-used project The Elysian Park Lofts.
The Lofts, designed by Newman Garrison + Partners, would be broken up into two sections connected by a new public park, renderings show. In total, the development would hold 920 residential units, including 17 live/work units.
The Lofts development would also hold about 18,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and roughly 1,800 parking spaces in an underground garage. In addition to the park that links the two ends of the site, the Lofts would have other open space in the form of public plazas and resident-only outdoor areas.
The six buildings on-site would range from seven to 14 stories tall, not including a two-story resident amenity center with a pool and lounge.
The property at 1030 North Broadway and 1251 North Spring Street is now in use as a staging area for buses and vehicle and equipment storage, planning documents say.
The build-out of the Lofts is imagined as a two-phase process, with the section closest to Chinatown being built first, and the section closest to Elysian Park being built second.
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Terrific. But the plan needs to address connectivity between the community proposed and the park. Currently both broadway and the gold line combine to create an inpenetrable wall between the park and the community directly to its west. At minimum, a bridge above or tunnel below the obstacles should be explored to make the park more accessible. Perhaps connect it to the curved internal viewing bridge platform in the center of the park?
By surfnspy on 11.03.17 11:56am
Good idea. Walking and bike access would be great, would increase park use considerably.
By disqusted on 11.04.17 10:28am
Apparently it was always the plan to build a bridge that connects Broadway to the raised walkway in the park. This should be a priority, maybe the city should have required this developer to kick in some money for it.
By diggydug on 11.06.17 1:58pm
No retail?!
By stvrr on 11.03.17 8:25pm
Finally this part of town is being developed. Chinatown is super rad these days thanks to emerging art galleries, parties, bars and great food. Always a good time. Retail will follow in no time.
By LeCroy on 11.06.17 12:07am
This would help create stakeholders that would assume stewardship of the park.
By Cleavon Little on 11.06.17 12:55pm