Holly Street Village

Pasadena, CA

Client:

Janss Corporation & The Pasadena RDA

Area:

4.5 Acres

Units:

374 Rental Units

Residential:

333,000 sf

Retail:

11,000 sf

Total Area:

344,000 sf

Density:

1.8 FAR – 85 du/ac

1994 Gold Nugget Grand Award
Best Apartment Project Four or More Stories
1994 Gold Nugget Award of Merit
Best Mixed-Use Project
1995 L.A. Business Council Urban Beautification Award
Best Mixed-Use

This development is a paradigm for mixed-use development in Southern California. Comprised of a light-rail station, retail, affordable housing and restaurant space with sidewalk café-style dining, this urban village contains 374 rental apartments (20% dedicated to lower income families), including unfinished ‘artist loft’ units in the adaptively reused and restored Hall of Justice Building. Additionally, the project includes the reuse and restoration of the historically significant YMCA Building, which now houses 120 single-room occupancy units. In order to maximize the available site area, the adjacent railroad right-of-way was covered in long-span construction; and units were built directly over the train tracks. Within the garage is a dedicated ‘shell’ for the MetroRail Blue Line Train Station, linking this area to downtown Los Angeles