The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has signed off on a project which calls for razing a pair of single-family homes in Mar Vista to make way for an apartment building.

The proposed development by  Rick Dreyfus, which would rise at 12761 W. Caswell Avenue, would consist of a six-story structure featuring 16 one- and three-bedroom apartments above parking for 20 vehicles.

View looking northeastMika Design Group

Commission approval was required for off-menu density bonus incentives to permit a larger structure than would otherwise be allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, two of the apartments are to be set aside for rent as very low-income affordable housing.

Mika Design Group is designing the contemporary podium-type building, which would include an amenity deck at its rooftop.

12761 W. Caswell AvenueGoogle Maps

A similar 19-unit apartment building is being developed on a site along Mitchell Avenue one block to the south.

Dreyfus is also developing similar projects on Manchester Avenue in Westchester and Barrington Avenue in Sawtelle.

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