LA City Planning Commission approved plans for a 24-unit apartment complex at 6733-6737 Sylmar Avenue in Van Nuys, including three very low-income affordable housing units, as part of broader infill development in the Valley.
A single-family home in Van Nuys is set to make way for new infill housing after the Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved plans for a four-story apartment complex.
On April 23, commissioners voted to approve an application from Anahit Mashadyan to build a 24-unit apartment complex with 42 parking spaces at 6733-6737 Sylmar Avenue. Planning Commission approval was required for multiple density bonus incentives requested by the applicant.
The project will include three apartments set aside for rent as affordable housing at the very low-income level. Artdesign Company is designing the contemporary low-rise building, with renderings showing a rooftop deck.
The project site is located around the block from two recently completed mixed-use buildings at the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Kittridge Street.
The approval comes amid a broader push for affordable housing development across the San Fernando Valley. Nearby, Vista Terrace at 8130-8146 N. Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City has already been completed.
The four-story Vista Terrace complex replaced an office building and consists of 102 studio, two-, and three-bedroom apartments above a 55-car garage. The apartments are restricted to renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income level.
HED designed the contemporary low-rise building, which includes a central courtyard, a recreation room, and a community room. The development is located near a future stop on Metro's East San Fernando Valley light rail line down Van Nuys Boulevard.
Vista Terrace is one of two large affordable housing developments in the near vicinity, following an 180-unit complex from Holos Communities which recently opened across Van Nuys Boulevard.
The Van Nuys project required density bonus incentives from the Planning Commission. These incentives allow developers to build at higher densities than normally permitted in exchange for providing affordable housing units and meeting other community needs.
The approval represents continued momentum for infill development in the San Fernando Valley, with single-family homes being converted to multi-unit housing to meet growing demand.
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