500-Unit Apartment Complex Could Replace Manhattan Beach Office Building

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA -- A new 500-unit apartment complex could be coming to an area on Rosecrans Boulevard north of the Manhattan Beach Country Club, a notice sent to area residents and property owners by the city on Feb. 12 states.

The area, located at 1440 Rosecrans Ave., is currently home to a five-story office building on a 5.1-acre site. But the 78,000-square-foot building could be razed to make way for a 71-foot-tall structure with 500 apartments -- 100 of which would be set aside for low-income residents -- as well as a parking lot with room for 800 vehicles and 250 bicycles.

"This project application is for a preliminary planning review. A building permit application has not been submitted to the City, and the City does not have construction-level drawings on file," the notice, which was sent out by the Planning Division of the city's Community Development Department, states.

"Please note that project details may change as the applicant continues to move through the City review process," the two-page notice continues. "As this is a private development project, it is not possible for the City to determine the timeframe for construction of the project."

The notice, which includes additional details about the proposed project, can be seen on the City of Manhattan Beach website.