More than one year since our last update, wood framing is now rising for a mixed-use development from Jamison Services, Inc.  at the intersection of 6th and Harvard Streets in Koreatown.

The project, which replaced a post office at 549 S. Harvard Boulevard, calls for the construction of a  seven-story building that will feature 150 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments above 12,900 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a two-level, 192-car underground parking garage.

Construction at 555 S. Harvard BoulevardUrbanize LA

Project approvals include Transit Oriented Communities incentives, which permit a larger, denser development than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, 15 of the new apartments are to be set aside for rent as deed-restricted affordable housing at the extremely low-income level.

Next Architecture is designing 549 Harvard, which is shown in renderings as a contemporary podium-type building clad cement plaster with metal accents. The complex would have a U-shaped footprint above its second floor, wrapping an elevated courtyard.

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Jamison is the second developer to try its hand at the 6th and Harvard site. Previously, developer Urban Commons had proposed the construction of a 10-story hotel and condominium complex on the property. However, an entitlement application for that project was withdrawn in January 2020, according to city records.

Jamison Services ranks among the largest commercial property owners in the City of Los Angeles, has recently developed the two-tower Opus apartments a short walk to the east at 3545 Wilshire Boulevard.

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