Koreatown 7-Story Storage Building Gets CofO, 4 Years After Permit
LADBS issued a Certificate of Occupancy on Oct. 16 for a $23M, 7-story household goods storage building at 627 S Catalina St, 1,541 days after its permit.
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The City of Los Angeles signed off on a seven-story, $23 million storage building in Koreatown on Oct. 16, a finish line that came more than four years after the permit was issued.
Why it matters
LADBS Certificate of Occupancy 241396 covers 627 S Catalina St in the Wilshire Center area (zip 90005). The permit, 21010-10000-00899, is a new commercial building classified as Household Goods Storage, a new 7-story Type I-B structure. The contractor of record is ARCO National Holdings Inc., based in Saint Louis. The permit filer was Brenner Consulting Group.
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For a developer reading the record, the use is the point. Storage is a ground-up product in a neighborhood better known for apartments, on a lot zoned (T)(Q)C2-2, and the city’s data shows it reaching a final sign-off. Not every Koreatown project of this scale is housing. For the wider picture, see our Los Angeles coverage.
The numbers
The permit lists $23,000,000 in declared valuation, 7 stories, a 91.25-foot height, and 139,623 square feet of floor area under the zoning code definition (166,558 under the building code definition).
The timeline is the story. The permit was submitted Feb. 24, 2021 and issued July 28, 2022, a gap of 519 days. The CofO followed on Oct. 16, 2026, 1,541 days after issue. From submission to CofO is 2,060 days, about five years and eight months.
The record names no operator or opening date. An earlier Catalina Street item in our coverage, the October affordable housing permit roundup, covered a different address and permit (316 S Catalina St, 24010-10000-03137).
What’s next
A CofO lets the owner open the building. Watch for a storage brand or lease announcement tied to the address. Declared valuation is the figure on the permit, not a confirmed construction cost or sale price.
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Quick answers
- What is the latest on ARCO National Holdings in Los Angeles?
- LADBS issued a Certificate of Occupancy on Oct. 16 for a $23M, 7-story household goods storage building at 627 S Catalina St, 1,541 days after its permit.
- What are the key numbers for ARCO National Holdings?
- declared valuation: $23M; stories: 7; zoning floor area: 139,623 sq ft; days, permit issue to CofO: 1,541.
- Where does the information on ARCO National Holdings come from?
- The story cites LADBS Certificate of Occupancy (City of Los Angeles open data) and LADBS Building Permits (City of Los Angeles open data).
On the record
LADBS Certificate of Occupancy 241396 was issued Oct. 16, 2026 for permit 21010-10000-00899 at 627 S Catalina St, a new 7-story Type I-B household goods storage building with $23,000,000 declared valuation.
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Primary record
- Public recordThe permit was submitted Feb. 24, 2021 and issued July 28, 2022, so the building took 519 days to clear plan check and 1,541 more days to reach its CofO.View the record on data.lacity.org