Six months after we last checked in, wood framing is complete for a new mixed-use residential building near the intersection of James M. Wood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in Koreatown.

View looking north from Vermont AvenueUrbanize LA

Located on the former site of a small commercial building at 905-909 S. Vermont Avenue, the project consists of a seven-story edifice which will feature 67 apartments above ground-floor commercial space and a subterranean parking garage.

EGC Real Estate Group's is the developer of the project, which is designed in accordance with the  Transit Oriented Communities guidelines, which permits larger buildings than zoning rules allow if a certain number of units are set aside as deed-restricted affordable housing.

A landing page on the company's website names the project Verwood, a portmanteau of its nearby cross streets.   Rendering of the project, designed by 64North, depict the finished product as a contemporary podium-type building with cantilevered balconies lined with plants.

View of Verwood from street levelEGC Real Estate Group

EGC Real Estate Group, based in Hidden Hills, is also construction new housing on a neighboring site to the west of Verwood. That eight-story, 63-unit condo complex is slated to open in 2023.