Office parks · California
Westmore
Built office-park retrofitting to housing/retail; 15 nearby sites within 10km; housing market data available but county 'shrank' reference unclear. · summary, model-written
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Site profile8 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 15 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 38,903 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · 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 | 15 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: Grayson (0.4 km); Mason (0.6 km); Crosby (0.7 km); Atlas House (0.7 km); Walker (1.2 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 | 1,958 jobs; 164 in retail trade, 100 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06037211123)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; 0.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (950 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 22.3%; median family income $50,847; 206 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Los Angeles Unified School District (KG-12); 32 public schools within 1 mile: Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle; New Village Girls Academy; Rise Kohyang Elementary; Rise Kohyang MiddleNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 264 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 90010, 2026-09 | median list price $699,500 (-11.4% on the year); 21 active listings; median 70 days on market; 22% 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) | 38,903 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 3,589 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Westmore (Los Angeles, CA) is a built office-park site originally an office building. It is being reinhabited with new housing and retail uses. The retrofit is complete (status: built).
Why. The opportunity reasons include: retrofit already built, county housing market showing modest growth (median rent $1,893, ZHVI $871,674), and housing demand in the record. Nearby context: 15 sites within 10km (including 6 similar 'reinhabit' projects like Grayson, Crosby, and Atlas House), with 36 sites within 25km. Retail establishments grew 2.3% (2012–2023), and construction permits show $3.8B in 2024 housing value.
Where it stands. Status: Built. No parcel details provided. County 'shrank' reference (-2.5% 2018–23) is unclear from record. Traffic: Principal arterial (4 lanes, 38,903 ADT).
For a planner
- No address or parcel data
- County market data incomplete (shrank reference unclear)
- 15 nearby sites within 10km, including 6 with same strategy
For a developer
- Housing market shows ZHVI $871k, ZORI $2,806
- 2024 permits: 9,106 units (1-bed), 1273 (2–4 bed), 9,430 (5+ bed)
- Retail trend: +2.3% establishments (2012–2023)
What we do not know yet
- 'County shrank' reference lacks context
- No specific address or parcel boundaries
- No timeline for housing/retail conversion completion
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Similar sites
- Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 14 km away
- Long Beach Plaza, Long Beach, CA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 34 km away
- Crosby, Los Angeles, CA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA; 1 km away
- Atlas House, 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 |
|---|---|
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from thelalocal.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Westmore brought 127 apartments and ground-floor retail to a former office building in November 2013. |
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