Just south of Expo/Bundy Station in Sawtelle, the arrival of two orange tower cranes are the latest sign of progress on the construction of a trio of developments from Carmel Partners.

Aerial view looking northeastHunter Kerhart Architectural Photography

The projects, which replaced 20 homes along Bundy Drive and Amherst Avenue, will consist of three eight-story buildings. They include:

View looking southwest from Exposition Boulevard and Bundy DriveTCA Architects

Carmel entitled all three sites for development using Transit Oriented Communities incentives to permit larger buildings than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, 69 of the new apartments are to be set aside for rent as affordable housing at the extremely low-income level for a period of 55 years.

TCA Architects is designing the all the projects, which took advantage of zone changes implemented by the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan. Those rules have brought new apartments to several other sites in the near vicinity of Expo/Bundy Station, including recently-approved plans for a site next door to the Carmel projects along Amherst Avenue.

Site plan for properties from 2201-2301 S Bundy DriveTCA Architects

Redeveloping a site near a Metro E Line station with housing is a familiar practice for Carmel Partners. In 2020, the company completed Linea, a 595-unit apartment complex with retail next to Expo/Sepulveda Station, and opened the Cumulus District next to La Cienega/Jefferson Station three years later. The company's other upcoming projects include a high-rise apartment tower on La Cienega Boulevard just south of Beverly Hills city limits.

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