Pugh + Scarpa engaged in the design of two mixed-use developments centered on MTA Gold Line Eastside Extension light rail stations. Located at the MTA Gold Line Mariachi Plaza station, the 468,000 sq. ft. Boyle site includes a 300,000 sq. ft., 15-story hotel, 642 parking spaces, 37,600 sq. ft. of retail, 24,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 217 units of workforce and affordable housing. The second site, 289,000 sq. ft. at the MTA Gold Line Soto station, includes 236 parking spaces, 30,000 sq. ft. of retail, 26,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 114 units of workforce and affordable housing. The proposed projects would be a design-build joint venture between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Kawada Development, Inc. The project team includes Perkins Eastman, The Cunningham Group, Sierra Concepts Group, Ah’bé Landscape Architects and a large, complex team of consultants. The Gold Line Eastside Extension is to open in 2009.
