A year-and-a-half since our last update, construction continues slowly for a mixed-use development at the intersection of 4th Street and Western Avenue in Koreatown.

East elevation for 401 S Western AvenueSyed Raza & Associates

Located on the former site of a car wash at 401 S. Western Avenue, the project consists of a six story building that will feature 73 one- and two-bedroom apartments above nearly 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Plans also call for a two-level, 87-car subterranean parking garage.

Project applicant Ennabe Properties entitled the site for development using Transit Oriented Communities incentives to permit a larger building than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, nine of the new apartments must be set aside for rent by very low-income households for a period of 55 years.

Syed Raza & Associates is designing the contemporary podium-type building, per city records. Plans show a courtyard and a rooftop deck, as well as balconies on the exterior of all units.

401 S Western AvenueGoogle Maps

The under-construction project is the second attempt to redevelop the site at 4th Street and Western Avenue. In 2018, Ennabe received approvals for a smaller 57-unit apartment complex which would have also included street-level retail space.

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