The public is invited to join the City Council and other special guests on Monday morning for the groundbreaking at Tilden Terrace, a mixed use affordable rental housing development, at 11042-11056 W. Washington Blvd.
The ceremony begins at 11 o’clock.
Tilden Terrace is the product of efforts by the former Redevelopment Agency and by the City of Culver City to redevelop west-of-Downtown area of Washington Boulevard with a high quality development that includes commercial revitalization and affordable housing.
The project consists of a three-story, 35-foot high mixed-use building with 10,700 square feet of ground floor commercial space and a total of 33 residential units.
The Redevelopment Agency acquired the blighted Pleasantview convalescent facility, 11056 W. Washington, and the Arco Electric Co., 11054 W. Washington, in 2006-2008 for demolition and redevelopment.
In 2010, the Los Angeles Housing Partnership, purchased the adjacent commercial building, and the Agency commenced negotiations to redevelop the combined, adjacent properties to include the entire block.
Tilden Terrace will be a place-making project that provides affordable housing and promotes area redevelopment and revitalization.
Toward that end, city staff has worked diligently with the Housing Partnership and the community to incorporate design and revitalization programming that enhances the street and is fitting with the adjacent residential neighborhood.
Designed as a high quality mixed-used development, Tilden Terrace will offer ample plazas and setbacks to provide opportunities for outdoor dining, special paving and landscaping.
The retail element has been carefully designed, the city says, and is considered as important as the residential component, connecting with the street and sidewalks. Retail shops include design features intended to attract quality retail tenants with appealing storefronts and signage.
The materials, colors and textures of the building are intended to evoke quality and permanence. The building finishes include steel, wood and an abundant use of glass.
Energy-saving clerestory windows will be used to provide natural light to the residential units and common areas.
The city dedicated funding to improve the public spaces with new street furniture, crosswalks, and landscaping and pledges to work with abutting property owners to promote commercial rehabilitation in the area.
“Tilden Terrace is Culver City’s first affordable housing project for families in 50 years,” says Mayor Mehaul O’Leary. “We feel it will go a long way towards redeveloping our commercial corridor and will eliminate blight.”
In a related dimension, the new housing will spike employment in construction and retail, he said, while closing the gap on Culver City’s affordable housing needs.
For information, Tevis Barnes, Housing Administrator, may be contacted at 310. 253.5782.
