Empty commercial buildings that once housed an array of automobile-oriented businesses in Pasadena are set to give way to affordable housing, according to plans set to be reviewed by the City's Design Commission.
Los Angeles-based developer Meta Housing Corp. is attached to the project at 2155 E. Colorado Boulevard, which calls for the construction of a new six-story development featuring 214 residential units above parking for 109 vehicles.
View looking northeast from Colorado BoulevardStudio One Eleven
The proposed development would include a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom dwellings. With the exception of two market-rate manager's units, those apartments would be predominantly reserved for low-income renters, with some apartments also priced for very low- and extremely low-income households. As an affordable housing project, the proposal takes advantage of density bonus incentives to permit a larger building than would otherwise be allowed by zoning rules.
Studio One Eleven is designing the project, which is named in plans as Colorado Grand Oaks for its cross streets of Colorado Boulevard and Grand Oaks Avenue.
"The building is designed in a generally contemporary style with flat roofs, a rounded corner at the southeast side, stacked punched openings, and facade breaks creating distinct and differentiated volumes along East Colorado Boulevard," states a staff report.
View from Grand Oaks Avenue looking southStudio One Eleven
Colorado Grand Oaks is being presented to the Commission for a preliminary consultation, and no vote on the project is scheduled at this point in time.
Meta Housing is developing several large affordable housing projects across Los Angeles County, including new developments in Warner Center and Long Beach.
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