An Art Deco apartment tower is coming to the Westside, per a recent application submitted to the City of Santa Monica.

The proposed project from Jacmar Cos., slated for a property at 1427 Lincoln Boulevard, is dubbed Asterisk Santa Monica. Plans call for the construction of a 13-story building featuring 100 studio, one, two-, and three-bedroom apartments above a three-level, 100-car subterranean parking garage.

Aerial perspective looking southeastKFA Architecture

In exchange for development incentives permitting relief from certain zoning rules, 16 of the new apartments would be set aside for moderate-, low-, and very low-income households.

KFA Architecture is designing Asterisk, which would incorporate amenity space at the roof and ground floors, including an outdoor pool deck. Renderings show a building with a turquoise-colored facade, with detailing reminiscent of the Eastern Columbia Building in Downtown Los Angeles.

View looking westKFA Architecture

The current proposal is the third concept which Jacmar has pitched for the Lincoln Boulevard site, following earlier plans for low-rise structures containing either 15 or 30 apartments. Though it wold rank among the tallest buildings in Santa Monica, the proposed development falls well short of the height of several other projects in the works for the Downtown area, such as a planned 24-story tower at 601 Colorado Avenue.

Jacmar recently secured permits to build a mixed-use complex consisting of 120 apartments and commercial space at 6066 Olympic Boulevard in the Mid-Wilshire area.

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