Rancho San Pedro redevelopment clears City Planning Commission

Plans to redevelop the aging Rancho San Pedro public housing complex near the Port of Los Angeles continue to inch forward.

The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has voted to support a series of discretionary entitlements required for the One San Pedro project, which would transform nine city blocks - or nearly 20 acres of city-owned land - along 1st Street, 2nd Street, and 3rd Street to the west of Harbor Boulevard.

Aerial view looking east toward Port of Los AngelesOne San Pedro

The project is being developed by a team that includes Richman Group, National CORE, and Century Housing. Under their plan, existing improvements, consisting of478 homes in a series of 1940s structures, would be redeveloped in phases over a period of 14 to 20 years, creating up to 1,553 new homes - including 1,090 restricted affordable units - accompanied by 130,000 square feet of commercial uses and more than five acres of publicly accessible open space and parks.

The design team for One San Pedro includes SVA Architects, TCA Architects, and City Fabrick. Multi-story buildings would range from 60 to 180 feet in height, and be sited along existing city streets and new linear green spaces.

Separate from the 1940s-era complex, the developers have worked with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles to acquire a neighboring parcel at 327 N. Harbor Boulevard, which will be redeveloped as an addition 47-unit apartment building. The four-story structure is expected to serve as replacement housing for Rancho San Pedro residents during the course of redevelopment.

Diagram with construction phasingOne San Pedro

The City of Los Angeles, which has owned Rancho San Pedro for roughly 70 years, has partnered with developers to expand several of its public housing facilities, including Dana Strand in Wilmington and Jordan Downs in Watts.

Across San Pedro Bay, Century Housing - one of the partners on One San Pedro - is planning an expansion of another public housing facility originally developed by the Federal government. The redevelopment of the Century Villages at Cabrillo could eventually add 750 new homes to the property, expanding the total amount of affordable housing within the 27-acre complex to 1,380 units.

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