{"id":2326,"date":"2017-01-04T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtbs.com\/dev\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2017-05-30T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:43:37","slug":"flower-street-lofts-adaptive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtbs.com\/dev\/flower-street-lofts-adaptive\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Street Lofts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FLOWER STREET LOFTS;<\/h1>\n
Los Angeles, CA<\/address>\n

Client:<\/h3>\n

The Lee Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lot Size:<\/h3>\n

1 Acre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Area:<\/h3>\n

155,000 sf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Units:<\/h3>\n

91 Luxury Condominiums<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unit Size:<\/h3>\n

1,300 sf \u2013 2,250 sf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Density:<\/h3>\n

3.5 FAR \u2013 91 du\/ac<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemporizing, while preserving its original 1930\u2019s art deco flavor, was VTBS\u2019 goal in renovating this former UPS freight transfer and truck maintenance depot. Now a modern and up-scale condominium, the building contains 91 luxury lofts in 1 and 2-story configurations.\u00a0A 30\u2019-wide, naturally-lit central court was created by moving sections of floors between beams and purlins.<\/p>\n

The Lee Group, a developer of a variety of for-sale residential projects, led the for-sale loft market in downtown Los Angeles with the FLOWER STREET LOFTS.\u00a0In 1999, the city adopted an ordinance enabling the conversion of under-utilized office and warehouse buildings in the urban core for residential use. The “Adaptive Reuse Ordinance” has been expanded to include areas outside the urban core, and is seen as a vehicle for urban revitalization in the city.<\/p>\n

The existing structure was designed and built by UPC in the mid 1930s for use as a freight transfer and truck maintenance depot.\u00a0 The 3-story cast-in-place concrete structure had its floors interconnected by a vehicular ramp.\u00a0 The facade is characteristic of the art-deco style pervasive at the time in Los Angeles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n