Just south of 6th Street in Koreatown, vertical construction is complete for an Executive Directive 1 affordable housing development from Leo Lee.
Located at 611 S. Hobart Boulevard, the project consists of a seven-story building that will feature 80 studio and one-bedroom apartments without on-site vehicle parking.
View looking southwest from Hobart BoulevardRichard Bourne
Since the project is fully affordable housing, Lee was able to use density bonus incentives to permit the construction of a larger structure than would otherwise be allowed by zoning rules.
EWAI designed the contemporary podium-type building, which will be clad in white stucco accented with painted metal screens.
View looking west from Hobart BoulevardEWAI
The project site sits directly south of a larger vacant parcel at 3800 W. 6th Street, which Lee has sought to redevelop since 2017. Initially planned as a high-rise complex featuring a hotel and condominiums, the project changed courses in 2021, after city officials declined to provide tax incentives for the proposed 192-room Hyatt Centric. Instead, plans now call for a mixed-use residential development with 301 apartments.
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