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1355 Avalon – Las Palmas

Wilmington, CA

  • Client : Brilliant Corners with The Richman Group
  • Size : 34,300 SF / 54 units
  • Completion Date : 2024

BEYOND THE STATS

  • Wilmington was its own city until 1909, when it was annexed by Los Angeles and eventually absorbed into the fabric of the metropolis by post-WWII development that swept southward toward Orange County. Wilmington is a port town, less than a mile from the sprawling Port of Los Angeles, and it still sports a solid old-school downtown and a concentrated street grid.
  • The site for this permanent supportive housing project was built out as a grocery store in the early 1950s. The existing building features vintage Googie styling in the Space Age fins over the entry, and matches some of the other nearby commercial buildings.
  • When the grocery store’s smaller size became obsolete compared to larger, more modern facilities, the building became a discount store in the 1990s and has been vacant since 2012. Los Angeles’ 2019 Permanent Supportive Housing ordinance opened the door to develop affordable housing on the site at a density high enough to bring value back to the property and providing incentive that helped overcome previous downzoning and outdated design guidelines.
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