A staff presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board reveals a new look for a proposed mixed-use development from Cypress Equity Investments.

The proposed project, which would include two buildings on side-by-side sites at 1801 and 1819 W. Santa Monica Boulevard, calls for a pair of eight-story structures which would feature a combined total of 288 studio, one, two-, and three-bedroom apartments and 2,700 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Parking for more than 360 vehicles would be located on three below grade levels.

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Replacing the original design concept from DLR Group, which was continued with requests for revisions at a prior hearing in May 2024, is a new design by Culver City-based OfficeUntitled.

"The new design concept of shifting volumes is proposed for the two sites to create a residential sensibility that breaks down the large scale with various architectural expressions that complement one another and by providing light and air through the horizontal and vertical carve-outs across the buildings," states a staff report.

Plans call for exteriors of painted plaster and warm wood grain, as well as amenities including courtyards and rooftop deck.

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The staff report recommends conditional approval of the design concept.

Cypress Equity Investments, based in the neighboring Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, is behind a number of similar mixed-use projects across the City of Santa Monica, as well as planned or under construction developments in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Echo Park and Pico-Union.

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