A long‑vacant stretch of Beach Boulevard has gained a striking new landmark: Cloud House, a five‑story apartment community from Bonanni Development and architect AO. The 321‑unit project replaces a former strip‑commercial parcel with a mid‑rise wrap that hides a concrete parking core behind wood‑framed residences and crowns the garage with a 17,500‑square‑foot rooftop park.
Instead of tucking amenities at ground level, the design lifts them six stories in the air. A network of bridges connects lounges, an indoor‑outdoor clubhouse, fitness studio, and resort‑style pool deck. AO says the structural mash‑up (Type I garage plus Type III apartments) required meticulous seismic detailing to float the open‑air terrace atop the podium without heavy shear walls intruding on views.
12435 Beach Boulevard View via livecloudhouse.com
Inside, the aesthetic borrows from Orange County’s Mid‑Century Modern legacy: deep roof overhangs, rhythmically spaced columns, and linear balcony rails echo the Case Study spirit, while a double‑height glass lobby folds a greenhouse into the leasing center to soften the boulevard frontage. Residents can choose from studios, one‑bedrooms, and dual‑aspect two‑bedrooms; corner units feature floor‑to‑ceiling glazing that frames the project’s interior courtyards.
Cloud House also leans into remote‑work culture. The first floor hosts a coworking lounge with private phone pods, a conference table, and a golf simulator—amenities Bonanni added after tenant surveys at its sister property in Anaheim showed WFH demand outstripping gym time. Two landscaped courtyards at grade give pets and children protected play zones away from traffic on the state highway.
12435 Beach Boulevard Pool via livecloudhouse.com
Parking—often a sticking point for infill projects along Beach Boulevard—is ample: 547 stalls in a ventilated garage, plus secure racks for more than 150 bicycles. An L‑shaped “woonerf” driveway separates resident drop‑off from ride‑share and delivery traffic, a feature the City requested to unclog the curb lane during peak hours.
12435 Beach Boulevard via livecloudhouse.com
Financing closed in late 2022 through a $100‑million construction‑to‑permanent package arranged by Wells Fargo, supplemented by a small allocation of CalHFA tax‑exempt bonds that locked 62 apartments into workforce‑housing price bands for the next thirty years. Stanton’s 2021‑2029 Housing Element counted on Cloud House to meet roughly one‑quarter of its moderate‑income production target, a goal the project now fulfills with occupancy certificates issued in June.
12435 Beach Boulevard Site Plan via AO
With leasing underway, Cloud House signals a new chapter for Beach Boulevard’s aging auto‑oriented strip, illustrating how vertical density, a sky‑high recreational deck, and a nod to Orange County’s architectural past can coexist on a site once home to used‑car lots and fast‑food drive‑throughs.
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