Steven Sharp

Work is set to begin for a new affordable housing development in Warner Center, per building permits recently issued by the City of Los Angeles.

One year after starting construction on the east side of Downtown Long Beach, wood framing has reached its peak for a new affordable housing complex from Mercy Housing California.

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., a firm owned by investor Ben Ashkenazy, has acquired the two-city block Neiman Marcus site on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Ashkenazy now bills itself as the largest owner of premier retail space in Beverly Hills, with 350,000 square feet of retail that also include the former Barneys Building. Here's what we're reading this week:

A commercial building in South Los Angeles is set to give way to affordable housing, per an application filed recently with the Department of City Planning.Home At Last CDC, the applicant behind the project at 7811 S. Western Avenue, is seeking approvals for the construction of a slim four-story building featuring 19 apartments without on-site parking.

Site prep is underway for an Executive Directive 1 affordable housing development just south of Washington Boulevard in Del Rey.

Construction has commenced for a mixed-use apartment complex in Silver Lake, Integrare Group recently announced via social media.

Construction is complete for a $65-million student housing complex at Cal State University Northridge, C.W. Driver Companies announced this week. 

Vertical construction is complete for Habitat LA, a mixed-use complex from Lendlease and Aware Super next door to the La Cienega/Jefferson Station in Baldwin Hills.

A draft environmental impact report published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning is the latest sign of progress on the proposed redevelopment of Toyota of Hollywood.

At the northern perimeter of Cheviot Hills, construction has commenced for a new mixed-use development from Los Angeles-based Brennen Hakimian Holdings.

A large concrete pour is the latest milestone in the construction of Go for Broke Plaza and the First Street North Residences, a mixed-use affordable housing complex from Little Tokyo Service Center.

Studies have shown that nearly 20 percent of California's community college students have faced homelessness. Compton College aims to face that challenge head on, with a new dormitory complex in the works at the northeast corner of its campus.