A new residential tower has been proposed for development at 601 Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica. The project proposal includes the construction of a 24-story apartment tower. A commercial building on the site will have to be demolished to raise the apartment complex.
Madison Realty Capital is the project developer. Ottinger Architects is responsible for the designs.
601 Colorado Avenue Rendering via Ottinger Architects
A community meeting was held earlier this week for a proposed mixed-use, high-rise development at 601 Colorado Avenue. Plans call for the construction of a 24-story building containing 264 apartments, including 40 deed-restricted affordable units, above 4,200 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a two-level, 103-car basement parking garage.
601 Colorado Avenue Street View via Ottinger Architects
The tower will rise to a height of 260 feet. The project will give Santa Monica its first high-rise building in decades. The project site is located near the western terminus of Metro’s E Line, at northeast corner of Colorado and 6th Streets.
Renderings reveal a contemporary glass-clad high-rise.
601 Colorado Avenue View via Ottinger Architects
NMS Properties was the previous site owner. The 601 Colorado site was one of 10 Builder’s Remedy projects which Santa Monica agreed to process as part of a settlement agreement with NMS in 2023. That accounts for its height, which outstrips the maximum 130-foot building height allowed by the city’s Downtown community plan.
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This seems very out of scale for the neighborhood, and City of Santa Monica, in general. It’s design neglects the perfect climate, and looks like a 1970’s college dormitory. Where’s the soul?