Civil Rights lawyers’ home tapped as monument | What plans for Boyle Heights Sears | 40+ Echo Park units | Real Estate
A roundup of the latest Eastside real estate news
Atwater Village
Film and video production areas are planned on the site of two former industrial buildings on Colorado Boulevard, The Commercial Observer reported. The current buildings are 188,662 square feet on a 7.3-acre lot at 4561 Colorado Blvd. State-of-the-art sound stages and supporting offices are planned. According to the Commercial Observer, the property was recently sold to Swift Real Estate Partners for $92.5 million — $54.5 million more than Captiva Partners, Westbrook Partners and Avalon Investment Company bought it a year and a half ago.
Boyle Heights
The owner of the former Sears building at Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street told The Eastsider his company is working on it slightly larger than previous designs – which already included more than 1,000 residential units. “Effective immediately, we have put Sears’ legacy housing plans on hold,” said Izek Shomof, founder of the Shomof Group, which owns the massive 1.8-million-square-foot building and its nine-acre lot. “Over the past year we’ve been working on a bigger and better plan that will benefit the community. It will be revealed in the near future.” The store closed last year after almost 90 years in business.
echo park
More than 40 apartments would replace a semi-detached house and an old factory building on the corner of Effie and Allesandro streets. according to plans submitted to the city. Project plans for 2210-2212 W. Effie St. / 1655-1661 Allesandro St. call for a 5-story building with 41 units – with four units earmarked as affordable. The plans also mention an ADU. The industrial building slated for demolition dates from 1946 and the two units of the existing semi-detached house were built separately in 1918 and 1940. Urbanize notes that a 70-unit complex is one block away on Glendale Blvd. recently completed construction.
Highland Park
The Highland Park Heritage Trust has endeavored to create a Veterans Memorial Square on Figueroa Street and York Boulevard, recognized as historic landmarks of the city. The Trust will be speaking to local veterans as part of its research and plans to submit the nomination to the Cultural Heritage Commission by the end of March.
The happy
A traditional 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath on Glendower Avenue sold for $5.2 million. It was by far the most expensive single-family home sale on the Eastside last week, according to Redfin. The 4,150-square-foot home sits on a 9,770-square-foot lot and features three guest bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms — two upstairs and one downstairs.
silver lake
A home originally owned by civil rights attorney Loren Miller was nominated as a historical monument of the city. According to the LA Conservancy, Miller lived in the 2-bedroom residence at 647 N. Micheltorena St. from 1940 until his death in 1967. The home was built in 1940 by architect James H. Garrott, the second black architect to serve admitted to the American Institute of Architects by the LA Conservancy. Miller lived there from 1940 until his death in 1967, the conservancy said. Miller was born in Nebraska in 1903 to a former slave. After working for a while at the black weekly California Eagle, Miller was admitted to the California Attorney’s Office in 1933, eventually helping black clients who had been blocked from buying homes in white-only neighborhoods. In May 1964 he became a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court, where he worked for the rest of his life. The home was built in 1940 by architect James H. Garrott, the second black architect to be admitted to the American Institute of Architects, according to the LA Conservancy