The Culver City City Council voted earlier this month to approve a plan from developer Lincoln Property Company to replace an office building at 5700 Hannum Avenue in Fox Hills with a mixed-use apartment building.

The proposed project, which is being developed in partnership with Highmark Advisors, calls for the construction of a six-story building featuring 309 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments above approximately 5,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking for 428 vehicles.

Hannum Plaza Looking EastKFA Architecture

City Council approvals included density bonus incentives to permit a larger structure than would typically be allowed by Culver City's zoning rules. In exchange, 27 of the new apartments are to be set aside for rent as very low-income affordable housing.

KFA Architecture is designing the contemporary low-rise structure, which would have a curved facade along Buckingham Parkway and an exterior of textured corrugated and flat panels. On-site amenities would include a central courtyard, a gym, common rooms, and a rooftop deck.

Looking North along Buckingham ParkwayKFA Architecture

Plans also call for a new plaza fronting Hannum Avenue, which would be accessible to the public. Agency Artifact, the project's landscape architect, is designing the space.

An environmental study previously circulated for the project anticipated a groundbreaking date in early 2025 and a completion in late 2027.

Conceptual site plan for 5700 HannumKFA Architecture

While Lincoln Property Company has developed housing elsewhere in Los Angeles, its past projects in Culver City have consisted entirely of offices. The developer's recent projects include a new office complex near the E Line which is now leased by Apple, the Entrada complex next to the 405 Freeway, and a proposed building that would replace a surface parking lot along Watseka Street in Downtown Culver City.

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