Hollywood Community Housing Corp. has announced that it has secured financing for a new affordable housing complex in the City of Santa Monica.
The Tierra Apartments, planned to replace a surface parking lot at 1211-1217 14th Street and a commercial building at 1402 Wilshire Boulevard, calls for the construction of a new six-story building featuring 82 apartments above subterranean parking for 42 vehicles.
View of The Tierra Apartments from Wilshire BoulevardKevin Daly Architects
Kevin Daly Architects is designing the contemporary low-rise structure, which in addition to housing, will incorporate community rooms, laundry facilities, and rooftop terraces.
"The project is contemporary in design broken into four main forms that gradually step down in height from Wilshire Boulevard to relate to the surrounding properties on both Wilshire Boulevard and the residential to the south," reads a design narrative from a 2025 staff report to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board. "The four forms are connected by circulation elements that provide light and air between the forms and into the units. The project makes use of certain design material for both design and building performance such as the wooden louver screening, corrugated panels, and tonal red color palette, that helps to relate the forms and creates cohesion across the project."
1211-1217 14th Street and 1402 Wilshire BoulevardGoogle Maps
The project is one of two HCHC currently has in the works for Santa Monica, including a sister development slated for a site at 1217 Euclid Street.
Outside of Santa Monica, HCHC is developing affordable housing near Downtown Los Angeles and along the Venice Canals.
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