Del Mar Station Transit Village

Pasadena, California

Client: Urban Partners, LLC/Archstone

Del Mar Station is a transit-oriented development surrounding a prominent Metro Station on the Gold Line, which connects Los Angeles and Pasadena. It serves as a gateway to the city with 347 apartments, 15% of which are affordable units. The project comprises four separate buildings which vary typologically and stylistically. Individual details such as exterior cladding, windows and doors, balcony types, building color, roof materials, landscape, and exterior lighting fixtures enhance the individual expression of each building. The historic Santa Fe train depot, a central feature of the site, was rehabilitated to Secretary of Interior’s Standards and now houses a popular restaurant. Approximately 20,000 square feet of retail is linked with a network of public plazas, paseos, and private courtyards. The 3.4-acre project sits above a 1,200-car multi-level subterranean parking garage, with 600 spaces dedicated to transit.