Small Lot Subdivision Blog

Open House

To celebrate the almost complete construction of our Fay 2X Homes project in the Culver City Arts District area, Modative will be hosting a tour and open house this Saturday and Sunday. Come by to learn more about this project, if you're interested in renting one of these units, or just to say hi.

These two residential units are Phase I of a future Small Lot Subdivision project and will be apartment rentals for several years until all phases are complete and the project is subdivided. Modative is both the architect and contractor on these simple modern boxes.

Details

Event: 2X Homes Open House & Tour
When: Saturday, November 19 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm and Sunday, November 20th from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Where: 3237 Fay Avenue, Los Angeles, 90034

Note: These 2 Bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhouses (2 units total) are available for rent. For more info please email Grant Leavitt: gleavitt@pacificbeaconproperties.com


Furnishings at the open house are provided by: APT 2B, L.A.'s Local Resource for all your apartment needs

Learn more about APT 2B

Rendering of Fay 2X Homes

Last week grading wrapped up and construction began on our Cullen Street Homes Small Lot Subdivision project.

When complete, we'd like the project to look like this.

The project is located in Los Angeles, more specifically, in the heart of the Culver City Art District.

Here are a few photos of the grading process and the start of foundations:

Bricks from the driveway of the old house that was demolished. Over 90% of the salvaged bricks were recycled.

The top five feet of soil had to be recompacted to make it suitable for foundations.

Once grading was complete, the building foundations were surveyed, staked out and spray painted onto the ground.

Since the homes are part of a small lot subdivision, they have to be structurally independent, meaning they can't touch. Here's the staked out gap between two of the homes.

Once all the homes were marked on the site, digging of the foundations began.

A close up of the foundation dig. The soil was very dense from the recompaction and much of it had to be removed with power tools.

Here the subcontractors are starting the wood form-work for the foundations.

More photos can be found on the Modative Architecture facebook page.

Stay tuned for more updates as construction progresses on the Cullen Street Homes Small Lot Subdivision.

1. Small lot homes are not condominiums. They are fee simple, meaning you own the land the home sits on. 2. Residences on individual lots must have separate foundations and walls. 3. Driveways, walkways and utility access are accomplished through easements. 4. Each subdivided lot may contain up to three residential units. 5. Small lot subdivision projects are required to file a parcel map (four or less units) or a tract map (five or more units) to subdivide the land. 6. Homeowners association is not required. Only a maintenance association is required. 7. Each dwelling is required to have two parking spaces. No guest parking is required for projects under 10 units. 8. All zoning codes (including density) are the same as a standard project. Some breaks are given on setbacks and open space requirements. 9. Because small lot projects are fee simple, they have lower liability and insurance rates than condominiums. 10. The design and entitlements of small lot subdivision projects can be complex. Hiring consultants with experience is recommended.

A diagram of some of the Small Lot Subdivision basics.

This Top 10 list and other Small Lot information can be found in our free download - "How-To" Guide on Developing Small Lot Subdivisions in Los Angeles