A pair of vacant sites in Gardena are poised for redevelopment with housing, according to a recent presentation to the City's Planning and Environmental Quality Commission.

The proposed project, slated for a site at 2315 Marine Avenue, calls for the construction of a five-story building featuring 152 one-bedroom apartments - all approximately 450 square feet in size - as well as an automated parking structure on a neighboring parcel with capacity for 148 vehicles. 

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Requested entitlements include density bonus incentives to permit relief from design and development standards requiring massing breaks along the second floor of the building, as well as an allowance to provide off-street parking and transfer density assigned to the site's parking parcel to the multifamily property. In exchange, 24 apartments would be reserved for very low- and moderate-income renters.

DE Architects is designing the project, which would include a central courtyard, multiple rooftop decks, and multiple recreation rooms.

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City records list the project applicant as West Realty Group, with the property owner as Raj Govindan through the entity Marine Avenue Investments, LLC.

The project is the latest in a string of projects from the same team in Gardena which involve the construction of small apartments and automated parking structure, including a building now wrapping up work along Western Avenue.

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