Bond Companies' 90-unit Echo Park building gets its certificate

Why it matters

LADBS certificate of occupancy 239383 covers permit 20010-10000-00807 at 1525 W. Pizarro St., part of the project known as 355 N. Glendale Blvd. in Echo Park. Urbanize LA identifies Bond Companies, a Chicago- and Los Angeles-based firm, as the developer. The project appears in our records as the final sign-off after a long build: Urbanize reported on the building under construction in 2023.

The numbers

The city’s certificate record lists 90 units in a seven-story building with a declared valuation of $17.0 million. That figure is the cost declared on the permit, not a sale price or a loan amount and covers the full building envelope. Contractor of record is A R C.CITY.

Urbanize reported that 10 of the 90 units are reserved for very low-income renters in exchange for Transit Oriented Communities incentives, and put parking at 82 vehicles. Those details come from the outlet’s 2023 coverage, not from the certificate.

What’s next

Watch for leasing announcements and any permanent financing recorded against the parcels. The certificate is the last city approval before tenants can move in, so first lease-ups typically follow within weeks, and a recorded loan or refinancing would show how lenders value the stabilized rents. Neighboring Echo Park projects that earned certificates this month, including a 81-unit building on Alvarado, make the submarket a useful comparison for absorption. Related Los Angeles filings are tracked on our Los Angeles page.