A six-story building with 70 income-restricted apartments is under construction on a residential block of Mid-City where five homes once stood. The complex will include studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units along with at-grade parking for 26 vehicles.
According to Urbanize LA, the project is rising at 2626 Cullen St. in Mid-City. The same report gives a different address in its body, placing the project at 2625 Cullen Street. The project was proposed by co-applicants Kourosh Zoghi and David Hanasab, according to the earlier Urbanize LA report on the proposal.
Nearly All Units Reserved for Low- and Moderate-Income Renters
Per the earlier Urbanize LA coverage, project application findings call for all of the apartments except a single manager's unit to be reserved for low- and moderate-income households. That income restriction is what makes the project eligible for density bonus incentives, the outlet reported, permitting a larger building than zoning rules would otherwise allow on the site. Warren Techentin Architecture is designing the development, per the same report.
Part of a Broader Wave of Affordable Construction in Mid-City
The Cullen Street project is not the only affordable housing effort reshaping this stretch of Mid-City. A six-story, 124-unit affordable complex is under construction at 5110 Washington Boulevard near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, according to Hoodline. That report notes the project is set to bring 124 income-restricted one- and two-bedroom apartments to the corridor, developed by Orion Capital, though Hoodline's reporting also notes that the project's currently approved scope is not resolved in available records.
The same outlet reports that Orion Capital has separately moved forward with a 70-unit affordable complex at 1408 W. Jefferson Boulevard west of USC, part of a broader push of similar projects across Central Los Angeles. City officials have pointed to a larger pipeline behind this activity: the Mayor's office has said nearly 47,000 units of affordable housing are in the pipeline citywide under Executive Directive 1, per Hoodline's reporting.
Together, the Cullen Street and Washington Boulevard projects point to a Mid-City skyline that is quickly filling in with income-restricted housing, even as some basic project details — including the precise address of the Cullen Street development — remain inconsistent across available reporting.
