Office parks · California
Atlas House
Built office-park retrofit with housing/retail; nearby peers using same strategy; housing market data available but key metrics lack clarity. · summary, model-written
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Site profile7 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 16 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housing, retailWikipedia no source |
Site context
| Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 2024 | 9,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 16 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: Westmore (0.7 km); Grayson (1.0 km); Mason (1.4 km); Crosby (1.4 km); Walker (2.0 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 391,331 jobs in 28,960 establishments; average annual pay $52,235; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 1,088 jobs; 28 in retail trade, 191 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06037208802)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 5.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (714 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 23.4%; median family income $42,664; 191 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Los Angeles Unified School District (KG-12); 37 public schools within 1 mile: Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise; New Village Girls Academy; Rise Kohyang Elementary; Rise Kohyang MiddleNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 292 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 157 county-logged events: 86 flash flood, 35 thunderstorm wind, 21 debris flow, 6 hail; $8,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 90057, 2026-09 | median list price $441,500 (-31.2% on the year); 17 active listings; median 53 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 28,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $871,674 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,806/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 27,385 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Atlas House (Los Angeles) is a built office-park retrofit with existing housing and retail uses. The original office building was reinhabited, per strategy. Median rent is $1,893. County population declined 2.5% (2018–23), though record does not specify if this refers to population or another metric. Housing market shows ZHVI at $871,674 (2026-09) and ZORI rent at $2,806 (2026-09). Within 10km, 16 similar sites exist, including 5 built projects (Westmore, Grayson, Mason, Crosby, Walker) using the same 'reinhabit' strategy. LA County permits show 9,106 single-unit housing starts in 2024. Traffic data indicates a minor arterial road (2 lanes, 27,385 ADT) but no specific access details. No parcel, deal, or ownership details are provided in the record. The record lacks confirmation of whether the 'county shrank' metric refers to population, employment, or another factor.
Why. Assessment strictly uses provided data: status 'built', strategy 'reinhabit', median rent figure, county metric, housing market data, peer cluster, and permit volumes. No external knowledge added. Gaps (parcel details, metric clarification) are noted as unknown.
Where it stands. Retrofit is complete. Local housing demand and nearby peer projects are documented. Key unknowns: exact meaning of 'county shrank', parcel specifics, and whether median rent aligns with ZORI data.
For a planner
- Already retrofitted (no construction needed)
- Nearby housing projects (5 within 1.4km) using same strategy
- Traffic infrastructure supports retail access
For a developer
- Existing housing/retail mix reduces risk
- Local housing market shows stable ZHVI growth (13.1% 5y)
- Competition from 5 similar built projects within 1.4km
What we do not know yet
- 'County shrank' metric not defined
- No parcel size or ownership data
- Median rent ($1,893) conflicts with ZORI ($2,806) in record
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Similar sites
- Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 15 km away
- Long Beach Plaza, Long Beach, CA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 33 km away
- Westmore, Los Angeles, CA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 1 km away
- Crosby, Los Angeles, CA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 1 km away
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,893
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| County | Los Angeles County |
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| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from thelalocal.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: One block west of MacArthur Park, the 13-story Atlas House opened in 2022 with 248 apartments inside what had been a roughly 240,000-square-foot office building. |
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