Agenda - City of Santa Monica

Gussie Moran House (Landmark, view from Ocean Ave)
Rear Building, Gussie Moran House (Rear Alley)
Shangri-La Surface Parking Lot (View from Ocean Ave)
Shangri-La Surface Parking Lot (Rear Alley)
Project Analysis
Project Description
The applicant proposes a new mixed-use development project at the subject site. The
project involves the construction of a 4-story building (45’-0” in height) consisting of 53
residential units (28 studios, 19 one-bedroom, 6 two-bedroom, 39,757 SF gross) and
6,664 SF of total ground floor commercial space. The total project includes 46,421 SF
of gross floor area. The average size of the residential studio units is 478 SF (smallest
unit 424 SF), and 694 SF for one-bedroom units. The average size of the two-bedroom
units is 1,104 SF. The ground floor would consist of a total of 5,905 SF of usable
commercial area divided into two separate tenant spaces. These spaces are physically
separated by the primary residential entry (lobby/elevator corridor) for the building. A
commercial loading space, transformer vault, refuse and recycling area, and gas meter
room are located along the rear elevation adjacent to the alley. Four residential studio
units are proposed in the rear half of the building on the ground floor (described as artist
studios by the applicant), with remaining residential units located on floors 2-4. The roof
deck area consists of 750 SF of uncovered common open space, mechanical
equipment, stair enclosure (9’-0” above roofline), and an elevator enclosure (14’-0”
above roofline).
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