Developers push infill housing projects in Pasadena which are moving forward following analysis by the Pasadena Design Commission.
On Tuesday, the commission reviewed calls for multifamily construction at 1034 Locust Street and 369 South Marengo Avenue, Urbanize Los Angeles reported. They’re the latest in a line of proposals aimed to add much-needed units to the city’s housing stock.
The Locust Street parcel is located next to the 210 freeway and is targeted for development by property owner 1034 Locust LLC, linked in state business records to RE/MAX agent Lei Xu of Arcadia. Plans for the site call for the demolition of a single-family home at the site and replacing it with a four-story edifice featuring 12 apartments above subterranean parking for 18 vehicles.
The 1034 Locust project would utilize density bonuses to build a larger structure than would be allowed in the surrounding single-family-zoned neighborhood. The developer would provide one unit for rent at the very-low-income level and another at the moderate-income level to meet the density bonus’ affordable housing requirements.
That stretch of Locust Street is in the midst of a multifamily transformation. Across the street at 1045-1055 Locust Street, an entity known as TJ Unity is pursuing a similar single-family-to-multifamily redevelopment. The developer has filed plans to replace two single-family homes with a four-story building featuring 40 apartments. Other single-family-to-multifamily projects are in the works across the city, too.
Roughly a mile southwest, a similar development is moving through the City of Pasadena’s approval pipeline. The project would replace the fourplex at the site with a series of two- and three-story buildings comprising 13 apartments and subterranean parking for 23 vehicles. The developer is Richwell Development IV LLC, which state business records tie to the Pasadena offices of electronics parts maker Sunridge Corporation.
Richwell’s proposal, like the projects on Locust Street, seek to use density bonus incentives to avoid zoning restrictions at the site. Two moderate-income units would be provided in exchange.
Under its state-mandated housing goals, the City of Pasadena must plan for 9,429 new residential units by 2029. — Chris Malone Méndez
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