How many level building lots are left in Los Angeles? In the Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Los Feliz hills adjacent to Hollywood California, are becoming much harder to find.
One vacant property is available at 1961 Isabel St Los Angeles 90065, R2 zoned (SB-9 Up-zoning for Multi-Unit Building available 2024).
Finding a level lot is not easy. We found the below view lot in the Glassell Park / Mount Washington district that is also zoned R2 multi-family. Amazing 180 degree view towards Los Feliz Griffith Park Observatory.
Glassell Park Multi-Residential Level building lot, Westward facing towards Los Feliz, with sunset views and 65′ curbed above street frontage. 1961 Isabel St. LA 90065
New single family homes have been developing in the Mount Washington for several years now. Recent hot spots for new multi-family construction have been in the redeveloping areas of Glassell Park near Rio De Los Angeles recreation area. Close to Downtown Los Angles, many internet companies have new spaces as does the movie industry. The Lincoln /Cypress Gold Line Station is approximately 6 minutes by bike or car.
One exceptionally fine example of combining functionality and beautiful architecture design for a multi-family R2 building, is the Larissa Dr. duplex development project. Designed by Holts-Architecture the two-units are @2,000 sq.ft each. Large windows maximize views with an open space interior and 9 ft. wide sliding pocket doors that encourage year-round, indoor-outdoor living.
Two units @2,000 sq. ft R2 duplex building project designed by Holtz-Architecture
In Los Angeles finding a multi-residential building lot is a challenge. Plant Prefab, is an all in one Architectural and Modular Prefab home building company located in Rialto California.
We love the multi-unit design layout, that’s an ideal fit for lots that have the appropriate dimensions. Asked how could we do an preliminary analysis of land for sale, that could possibly fit an already developed property, like the one in Glendale / Atwater Village from LivingHomes and Plant-Prefab.
Finding lot measurements, and comparing the 2 properties, we can generalize that the setbacks would be close to the City Approved existing development. Los Angeles Planning Zimas GIS portal is a wealth of information for the builder, developer and investor 1. Input the property address, or Assessors Parcel number, or Cross Streets 2. Click on the property, and zoom in till the lot line measurements are displayed
1. Input the property addressSearch By Intersection if you don’t know the property address, this will get you close.
We will use the R2 lot at 1961 Isabel St. LA CA 90065 that is currently for sale on Trulia, and since it had a house on it previously. The different colors represent the property Zoning. Orange is ( R2 Zoned) multi-unit for a duplex or 2 condos, along with the lot line measurements.
Zoning is R2-1 in Orange, and on the left side are details about this parcel
Now we have the lot line measurements of the vacant lot on Isabel Street. We know it’s zoned for 2 condo airspace division or a single duplex. We also can see that it has approximately 65 feet of street frontage, and in the back it measures 59.37 feet. The top lot line says 69.97 and lower lot line says 83.84 feet. On the left information panel, we can see Lot/Parcel Area (Calculated) is 4,748 (sq ft).
We now do the same with the developed property to see if the Atwater Village Modular homes would fit on the Isabel lot. Lets input the property address into http://zimas.lacity.org/ and get the lot measurements.
The home property search is highlighted in a Blue, and show the parcel measurementsBy adding the measurements of the 2 lots on W. Laclede Ave we get 45.8 feet and the depth is 59.98
By adding the front width of Lot 1 and Lot 2, we get a basic visual analysis about the property usage & setbacks and what may be allowed by the building department. Using the Zimas parcel data we can compare lot sizes, from a vacant lot to a newly developed lot with existing pre-fab unites on it. This maybe useful to determine if using a modular building system will benefit you in constructing and developing your vacant lot. There are many factors that may come into play, but it gives you some information prior to visiting the Building Department. 1961 Isabel lot happens to be a flat and level lot, and zoned for multiple units.
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