A new infill proposal in Venice would replace a mid-century house with four modern modular homes, signaling another application of California’s new SB 1123 small-lot provisions. Filed by Dream Bigger Acquisitions 2, LLC, an affiliate of Samara, the project calls for subdividing a quarter-acre parcel at 1209 East Preston Way into four lots. Each would host a two-story, 1,738-square-foot residence with three bedrooms, private yard, and attached garage.
Samara, known for factory-built housing systems designed for urban infill, will fabricate the homes under the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Factory Built Housing program. Construction will arrive on-site as finished modules, shortening timelines and reducing neighborhood disruption.
1209 East Preston Way via Samara
Renderings depict a pair of black-and-white gabled volumes arranged around a shared landscaped courtyard. The composition draws on Venice’s historic cottage-court typology while reinterpreting it with clean metal cladding, solar-ready roofs, and finely detailed fencing. Offsets between units enhance daylight and privacy, creating a rhythm of narrow side yards and green passageways.
By utilizing SB 1123, the project demonstrates how modular design and state housing reform can deliver “missing-middle” density within existing single-family blocks. The development will have a modest scale; four detached homes rather than a single large structure. This aligns with Venice’s pattern of eclectic, small-lot housing while expanding attainable ownership options.
If approved, 1209 East Preston Way would stand among Los Angeles’s earliest built examples of SB 1123 in action, showing how modular architecture can integrate seamlessly into traditional coastal neighborhoods.
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