Alloy
The centrepiece of the project, which abuts both the 4th Street Bridge and Santa Fe Avenue, will be a 35-story tower containing 475 live/work apartments - including 50 affordable units.
Plans also call for the construction of a six-story structure containing 105,000 square feet of office space. A shared podium structure spanning across the property would include parking for 650 vehicles, masked from view by roughly 20,000 square feet of ground-floor shops and restaurants. Rising approximately 390 feet in height, the 520 Mateo development will be the tallest structure in the Arts District upon completion.
Works Progress Architecture and Solomon Cordwell Buenz have designed the project as a contemporary glass-and-steel structure, with large amenity decks at the podium and roof levels. A former rail spur which flanks the southern property line is to be repurposed as a pedestrian passageway linking Mateo Street with Santa Fe Avenue.
Project Information:
- 525 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA
- Completed: 2024
- Property Type: Mixed-use
Project Details:
- Height: 35 Storeys
- Architect: SCB Architects
- Nova Service: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Taping, Exterior Sheathing, Plaster, and Insulation.
Leading By Example
The design team for The Alloy in Downtown Los Angeles is led by Works Progress Architecture and Solomon Cordwell Buenz, and it is represented in drawings with a modern style with amenity decks atop its rooftop and podium levels. An old rail spur connecting Mateo and Santa Fe will also be reactivated as a pedestrian paseo, according to plans.
- 20,000 SQFT retail space
- 650 car parking space
- 475 apartments
