A new high-rise tower project is inching forward at its construction site at 5411 Wilshire Boulevard in Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles. The project proposal includes the construction of a 42-story apartment tower that would replace a 1930s retail building on the Miracle Mile.
Walter N. Marks, Inc is the project developer. Keating Architecture is responsible for the designs.
5411 Wilshire Boulevard Night View via Keating Architecture
After three years of quiet, construction for a proposed high-rise apartment tower is on the move. In late August, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released an initial study for the Mirabel development, which would replace a 1930s commercial building located at 5411 Wilshire Boulevard. Plans call for a new 42-story tower which would feature 348 studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments above parking for 309 vehicles. Renderings reveal glass exterior and an amorphous form rising approximately 530 feet in height.
The project’s entitlement application relies on density bonus incentives to more floor area than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, plans call for 29 apartments which would be set aside for rent as very low-income affordable housing.
5411 Wilshire Boulevard Podium via Keating Architecture
The current iteration of the proposed tower represents a slight reduction in density from the original proposal for Mirabel, which had called for 371 apartments. The reduction in housing is the result of a switch from the incentives affordable by the Transit Oriented Communities guidelines to the state density bonus.
The tower would be set back from the podium edges to reduce the appearance of project massing from the street level. Architectural features would include material changes, horizontal design elements, and Art Deco-inspired canopied entryways. Among the Art Deco landmarks in close proximity to the project is the former Sontag Drug Store, located at Wilshire and Cloverdale Avenue. That building will be preserved as ground-floor retail within Mirabel’s podium, with new amenities located above.
5411 Wilshire Boulevard via Keating Architecture
The initial study points to a roughly 36-month construction period for the tower, with completion expected in 2027. At the time the project was announced in 2019, it was expected that construction would be completed by 2023.
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