Alexan Noho West
North Hollywood, California
Merit Award
Sent by: AL
Owner: Residential Trammell Crow
Main design company: AL
General contractor: Maple Construction CA LP
Civil Engineer: Psalms
Structural Engineer: Patel Burica & Associates Inc.
Interior Designer: Parisa O’Connell
Landscape architect: EPT design
On 25 acres in North Hollywood, a mixed-use development is breathing new life into what was a struggling strip mall, transforming the space into contemporary apartments.
The L-shaped layout of the site resulted in two distinctive sister buildings: one with a wrap-around design and the other with a podium. Together, they house 644 units, connected to a two-story 570,000-square-foot outdoor retail plaza, a state-of-the-art movie theater, bustling offices and a parking structure.
Construction took place in two phases over two years, starting first with the podium building and culminating in the larger envelope building. This minimized disruption to the adjacent shopping plaza and surrounding neighborhoods during construction. A paneled framing system also helped speed up construction because framing components could be fabricated off-site. Early collaboration sessions identified cost-saving measures without compromising the integrity of the project. These included optimizing materials and construction methods to reduce costs, while strict budget oversight and efficient allocation of labor and materials helped the team stay under budget.
