New Culver City development will add hundreds of apartments, two parks and restaurants

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Set us as preferred Construction has begun on a $200-million apartment complex in Culver City at a time when housing development in much of Los Angeles County has slowed in spite of strong demand.The earth is being graded at the busy intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards to make way for the development of 344 units over street-level retail businesses in a complex called ElevenOneEleven, which will include two public parks.Building the project are developers Lincoln Property Co.of Dallas and New York-based McCourt Partners.

Lincoln was one of the major developers of the nearby community of Playa Vista that was built in recent decades on the site of the former headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Co.Culver City also played a role in aviation history, but it is best known for its movie studios, including MGM (now Sony Pictures Studios), Culver Studios and Hal Roach Studios, where Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and “Our Gang” comedies were produced.

Today it has emerged as one of the region’s top choices for creative businesses, including HBO, Amazon and Apple.The city of 40,000 “has undergone a significant transformation from its historical roots in entertainment into what it is now,” said Jordan Lang, president of McCourt Partners.

“It’s a cool place people want to be, and we see a market with a lot of room for growth.” Public officials are calling for more housing as Culver City endeavors to reach the Southern California Assn.of Governments’ target of adding 3,341 units to Culver City by 2029, Mayor Freddy Puza said in March.

ElevenOneEleven will house as many as 500 people after it is completed in late 2028, and will include 52 units with subsidized affordable rents, the developers said.They expect many residents will be from the technology and entertainment industries.

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