The construction wrap is off at 2450 S. Barrington Ave. in Sawtelle, revealing a finished six-story apartment building that now looms over the block just south of Pico Boulevard and north of the 10 Freeway. In place of an older 10-unit property, the project brings a larger mix of standard rental apartments, plus extra units carved out by converting on-site recreation rooms into accessory dwelling units.
What the project delivers
City filings describe a six-story structure rising roughly 67 feet, with 40 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments and on-site parking for 61 vehicles. The same documents note that 10 recreation rooms in the new building are slated for conversion into ADUs, which would bring the total unit count to 50 apartments. The project is listed as a Transit Oriented Communities application for the Barrington site, according to Los Angeles City Planning.
Who’s behind the project
City records identify Rick Dreyfuss as the site owner and developer, with MiKA Design Group listed as the design firm on the job, according to Urbanize LA. Earlier coverage from The Real Deal reported that the project would demolish an existing 10-unit midcentury building and use TOC density bonuses to support the larger footprint.
ADUs and the permit trail
Permit listings for the address show electrical and construction work specifically described as supporting the conversion of recreation rooms into ADUs, signaling that those additional units are being built in tandem with the main apartments. Contractor and permit summaries reviewed on BuildZoom note the primary apartment permit along with separate sub-permits for power and meters tied to the ADU conversions, reinforcing the permit-level record of those extra units, as detailed on BuildZoom.
Why TOC matters here
The developer used Los Angeles' Transit Oriented Communities incentives to secure greater height and density in exchange for affordable set-asides. Project filings list extremely low-income replacement units alongside other income-restricted replacement apartments, and earlier reporting indicates that seven of the new units will be reserved at below-market rents, according to The Real Deal. The TOC program guidelines spell out how those tradeoffs between density and affordability are calculated under the city's rules and case filings, per Los Angeles City Planning.
Local context
The newly unwrapped façade adds another sizable rental block to Sawtelle's evolving streetscape at a moment when the corridor has seen a string of new mid-rise projects. The building sits a short walk south of Pico and near a recently completed mixed-use project at Barrington and Gateway Boulevard, according to Urbanize LA. As permits move into final inspections, the finished complex stands as one more example of how TOC incentives and ADU conversions are being paired to squeeze extra housing units onto the Westside.
