A long‑planned transformation of the superblock next to One World Trade Center is underway at 600 West Broadway in Downtown Long Beach. City approvals clear two initial phases of Alexan West End, replacing acres of surface parking with four mid‑rise buildings totaling 600 apartments on roughly five acres.
The development team pairs Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) with R&V Management, and design is by Studio One Eleven. Public notices list TCR’s affiliate Maple Multi‑Family Land as applicant.
600 West Broadway via Studio One Eleven
According to the City’s Planning Commission action, the master plan envisions up to 756 homes in six lots (plus two airspace condominium lots), a 3,000‑square‑foot neighborhood market, 1,510 parking spaces (including 659 replacement stalls for existing uses), 153 bicycle spaces, and 152 storage lockers.
600 Broadway Rendering via Studio One Eleven
Design-wise, the plan breaks down the 1980s mega‑parcel into new internal streets and pedestrian paseos, creating multiple front doors and view corridors through the site. Studio One Eleven notes a varied height profile—from five stories in the mid‑rise blocks up to a potential 40‑story tower at full build‑out—to modulate the skyline along the west edge of Downtown.
Alexan West End via Studio One Eleven
The first construction phase brings four seven‑ to eight‑story buildings with 600 studios, one‑, two‑, and three‑bedroom apartments, along with resident amenities such as a fitness center, pool and spa, and rooftop deck.
Financing for the opening phases closed in March 2024: CBRE arranged a $200 million stack comprising a $166 million construction loan from Kennedy Wilson and $34 million in mezzanine debt, specifically to launch Alexan West End’s first two phases at 600 West Broadway.
600 Broadway View Looking Southeast via Studio One Eleven
A third phase already holds approvals to lift the sitewide total to approximately 750–756 homes through a high‑rise apartment tower at the property’s western edge—an option calibrated to market demand and capital availability.
600 Broadway Common Area via Studio One Eleven
For Downtown Long Beach, the project does more than add housing: it re‑stitches a superblock into the street grid, pairs new homes with a small market and walkable passages, and preserves public access and parking obligations that keep the district functioning as a jobs center while it grows.
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