{"id":225286,"date":"2026-03-18T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225286\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:37:08","slug":"new-plan-for-housing-at-321-w-ocean-blvd-in-the-long-beach-civic-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225286\/","title":{"rendered":"New plan for housing at 321 W. Ocean Blvd. in the Long Beach Civic Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past decade, the City of Long Beach has rebuilt its Civic Center from the ground up<\/a>, replacing what was once a concrete-heavy complex with glass-clad towers, new park space, and a public library. Now, the city is looking to finalize its master plan for the property by adding residents to the mix.<\/p>\n

On March 19, the Long Beach Planning Commission<\/a> is slated to review modified plans to build apartments at 321 W. Ocean Boulevard. Mill Creek Residential Trust is seeking approvals for the construction of two eight-story buildings containing 729 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with 2,651 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking for 817 vehicles.<\/p>\n

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\nView from Lincoln ParkTCA Architects<\/p>\n

As part of an agreement between the City and the developer, 73 of the new apartments – or 10 percent of the total density – are to be reserved for rent by moderate-income households.<\/a><\/p>\n

TCA Architects<\/a> is designing the two podium-type buildings, which would be separated by a landscaped paseo cutting east-to-west through the site. Plans show a pair of courtyards at the center of each building.<\/p>\n

The project represents a significant uptick in the total amount of housing proposed for the site. Texas-based developer JPI,<\/a> which previously led entitlements for the property, had sought to build 580 apartments with a ground-floor grocery store<\/a>. The revised plan, in addition to increasing the amount of housing, also cuts the vast majority of the planned commercial space.<\/p>\n

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\nSite plan for 321 W. Ocean BoulevardLRM \/ TCA Architects<\/p>\n

While JPI may have walked away from the Civic Center redevelopment, the company still remains involved in the Long Beach market. JPI broke ground earlier this year on a 272-unit apartment complex elsewhere in Downtown.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mill Creek Residential Trust, the new developer, is also planning new apartments near the E Line in Santa Monica.<\/a><\/p>\n

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