The building has contemporary massing and design, featuring flat roofs and a variety of materials such as stucco, vertical board and batten siding, lap siding, decorative metal screens and guardrails, exposed board formed concrete, vertical T&G cedar siding, and steel awning elements. The 'Z'-shaped mass is broken into two volumes connected by an open bridge spanning over a landscaped podium deck. The massing takes advantage of the triangular lot by pushing the rear mass against the rear setback and the front mass against the front setback. The resulting voids form two opposing courtyards that allow views through the building and reduce the building’s bulk and scale.
At-grade parking garage is accessed from behind and obscured by common rooms, lobbies, bike storage rooms, and a landscaped entry plaza that activate the primary frontage along Montecito Ave. A rhythmic pattern of full-height transparent storefront, French doors, and vertical tongue-and-groove cedar siding at the base of the front building offers glimpses into the high activity common areas, lobby with mailboxes, and manager office.
The corners and east facades facing the intersection of Montecito Ave. and N. Shoreline Blvd. are articulated with glazed bay window pop-outs, an open stair with decorative screening, and staggered fiber cement siding with vertical battens to provide interest and articulation. White stucco portions contain recessed stacked windows and smaller punched windows in a regularized, diagonal alignment. Balconies are recessed, painted a dark gray accent color, and have lower parapets and overhanging eaves to draw the eye down, add rhythm and break up the massing. A contrasting exterior finish of horizontal lap siding painted a warm tan to mimic cedar siding clad the interior of the rear courtyard and on the backside of the front volume. Along the driveway and at the northwest corner of the site, the building steps down one story to relate to the smaller scale of the adjacent existing two-story apartment building.
Completion date: 2026
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