Residential/Mixed Use Projects

VERMONT VILLAGE PLAZA

Location: 8021 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA Owner: Vermont Village Plaza L.L.P. Cost: $15 Million Completed: September 1998 Architect: Solomon ARC – San Francisco, CA Type: Residential/Mixed Use Description: 36 unit mixed use, affordable housing condominiums and commercial development, and renovation of the original Pepperdine University Tower Building located at 81st and Vermont Avenue. Featured in “Architect” magazine January 1999.

RNLA: Net-Zero Homes

Location: South Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Owner: RNLA and LAHD Cost: $200K per Housing unit Completed: Summer/Fall 2012 Architect: SPF:a Architects Type: Residential/Mixed Use Description: The Pilot program entails the design and construction of Net-Zero Energy Homes on RNLA-owned vacant lots in South Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. The development of these Net-Zero h9omes is made possible with Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD). Our 1200 SF, 3bd, 2 ba, Net-Zero homes include energy saving features and devices to lower the average daily energy load such that, the total daily kilowatt and thermal needs can be entirely met by our onsite renewable energy system. The onsite energy system includes solar photovoltaic and solar thermal components to produce the kilowatts needed to provide the average daily energy needs of the home. Our homes run entirely on electrical power and do not require any gas for heating or cooking. We are currently completing the Construction Documents and expect to begin construction in Early Spring of 2012.