In Downtown Santa Monica, construction is entering the home stretch for another mixed-use apartment complex from developer Tishman Speyer.

Located just north of the 10 Freeway at 1650 Lincoln Boulevard, the project consists of a five-story building which will feature 98 apartments above roughly 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a three-level, 206-car parking garage.

Aerial view looking southwestHunter Kerhart Architectural Photography

KFA Architecture is designing the contemporary podium-type building, which was previously described in a staff report to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board as having a "layered appearance," with a white plaster skin above dark, recessed rectilinear glazed bays. 

The building is designed to bring natural light into a visible courtyard, while making a single building seem like two, per a landing page on the website of general contractor Milender White.

Completion of the complex is expected this year.

Rendering of 1650 Lincoln looking southCity of Santa Monica

The development sits along a bustling stretch of Lincoln Boulevard which has recently seen the construction of a half-dozen similar projects, including the two-phase Catherine development across the street and Related California's 710 Broadway.

The project is one of eight sites acquired by Tishman Speyer in early 2022, when it paid $150 million to acquire a portfolio of developments from WS Communities. Two other projects at 1430 Lincoln Boulevard, 501 Broadway, and 711 Colorado Avenue are already under construction.

All photography courtesy of Hunter Kerhart Architectural Photography - visit www.HunterKerhart.com for more architectural imagery.

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