More than one year after starting work at the intersection of Allesandro Street and Effie Street in Echo Park, wood framing has reached its peak for a new project from A.J. Khair Development & Construction.

Located at 1655 N. Allesandro Street, the project replaced a warehouse with a five-story building that will feature 41 one- and two-bedroom apartments above at-grade parking for 35 vehicles when completed.

North Elevation of 1655-1661 N Allesandro StreetGA Engineering

Entitlements included Transit Oriented Communities incentives to permit a larger structure than otherwise allowed under zoning rules. In exchange, four of the apartments would be reserved as extremely low-income affordable housing.

GA Engineering is designing the contemporary low-rise building, which will also include a courtyard, a rear yard, and a rooftop amenity deck.

1655-1661 N Allesandro StreetGoogle Maps

The project sits just one block south of 1750 N. Glendale Boulevard, where a larger 70-unit apartment complex wrapped up construction in 2021, and north of the site of a proposed mixed-use complex at 1623 N. Allesandro Street.

Other projects from A.J. Khair include a similar apartment complex recently built in Silver Lake, as well as new hotels proposed for the Sunset Strip and San Pedro.

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