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By Steven Sharp

April 8, 2019

Nearly two years after breaking ground in Silver Lake, the five-story frame of the Vica condominiums is topped out.

Located at 3400 Sunset Boulevard, the $21-million development from Barth Partners and Barry Leddy Developments will feature 31 residential units, which are billed as the first new condominiums built in Silver Lake in over a decade.  Plans also call for ground-floor restaurant space.

The podium-type building, designed by KFA Architecture, will provide open space in the form of a rooftop amenity deck and a central courtyard with a swimming pool.  Outdoor dining is also planned adjacent to the Micheltorena Stairs, which abut the project site.

Barth Partners has also built townhouse developments in Silver Lake and Highland Park, and is planning a brutalist apartment complex in West Hollywood.

New building recalling area’s rich history will provide housing for homeless veterans

(Los Angeles, CA – February 28, 2019) KFA is pleased to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Florence Mills Apartments.  The new construction, affordable housing project is located at 1099 E. 35^th St., on the corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Central Ave. in the historic South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. The development is a project of Hollywood Community Housing Corp.

The groundbreaking took place on February 28^th, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   L.A. City Council Member Curren D. Price, Jr., other elected officials, community groups as well as local residents and students will be attending the ceremony.

Named after the internationally popular 1920s singer, dancer, and comedian Florence Mills, the 127,600-square-foot Florence Mills Apartments will consist of a four-story building featuring 74 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and parking for 86 vehicles.  The units  are restricted to households at the low-, very low-, and extremely low-income levels. Nineteen apartments will be reserved for homeless veterans. Plans also call for a commemorative plaza and 5,000 square feet of commercial space; part of which is planned to house a federally qualified health center to serve the community.

“KFA is proud to work with the nonprofit Hollywood Community Housing on this significant neighborhood project that is designed to reflect the area’s rich history,” said KFA Partner John Arnold, AIA. “The Florence Mills Apartments development will replace a number of blighted parcels in the Vernon/Central neighborhood of South Los Angeles,” he added.