2024-10-05T14:23:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150435506/costco-to-deliver-800-unit-mixed-use-housing-scheme-to-los-angeles Josh Niland 2024-07-03T12:41:00-04:00 >2024-07-03T13:32:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/dbd2364f27d4088bd06c2bd78076faff.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A plan from big-box giant <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/925674/costco" target="_blank">Costco</a> to deliver an 800-apartment mixed-use scheme designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/architectsorange" target="_blank">AO</a> in Los Angeles is garnering some positive reviews online for its response to the city&rsquo;s vexing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1671771/la-housing-crisis" target="_blank">housing crisis</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/costco-housing-apartments-south-la-19541521.php" target="_blank"><em>SFGate.com</em></a> has more on the latest attempts to tackle the emergency, which remains at the top of a list of municipal priorities despite recent <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150356149/la-exempts-affordable-developments-from-site-plan-review-process-as-housing-needs-grow" target="_blank">progress on the issue</a> from several fronts.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/276975a6a54585393dc2b3377e8a9442.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/276975a6a54585393dc2b3377e8a9442.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy Thrive Living</figcaption></figure><p>They say the five-acre development will include a "fitness area, multi-use community space, multiple courtyards and landscaped paths, a rooftop pool, and other amenities like gardens," in addition to parking spaces for both tenants and store customers. A total of 184 apartments will be set aside as <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/110562/affordable-housing/30" target="_blank">affordable housing</a>. A recent <a href="https://x.com/CohenSite/status/1800766789372215667" target="_blank">popular X post</a> detailed the complex regulatory considerations the scheme maneuvered and contributed to its modular design. The client is Thrive Living, a privately owned developer of workforce housing.&nbsp;</p> <p>The now <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150422051/ao-honored-with-ao-day-in-orange-california-for-50th-anniversary" target="_blank">50-year-old</a> AO is also notable for ...</p>