Onni's 474-Unit Arts District Plan Drops Its Office Tower
ONNI Capital's 474-unit Arts District plan went to a full city vote for ordinance first consideration. The staff report shows the office building is out.
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ONNI Capital’s two-tower Arts District plan moved from committee to the full City Council, whose October 27, 2026 agenda listed it for ordinance first consideration. We have not confirmed how that item was disposed. First consideration is a procedural step on an ordinance, not a final approval. Our earlier report covered the committee vote.
Why it matters
The City Planning Commission staff report, dated June 11, 2026, shows how far the plan has moved from the one the Council approved on September 14, 2021. That version had 347 live-work units, 187,374 square feet of new office and a 36-story residential tower that was cut to 30 stories, alongside a nine-story office building. The current plan drops the office building and nearly all of that office space. It adds residential density instead: 474 new live-work units, 77 of them affordable. For builders and subcontractors on the Los Angeles pipeline, that means a residential-only scope on the 2.2-acre site.
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The numbers
- Building 1: 30 stories, 344 feet, 324 units
- Building 2: 20 stories, 226 feet, 150 units
- 2,034 square feet of new ground-floor commercial space
- 512,990 square feet of new floor area
- 480 live/work units and 569,676 square feet at completion, a 6.0:1 floor area ratio
- Five existing buildings with 56,686 square feet stay on site
The case is CPC-2025-2329-VZC-PR-HCA, with environmental review ENV-2017-438-EIR-ADD2. The site sits at 2117-2147 E Violet St in Council District 14.
What’s next
An ordinance that passes first consideration still needs a second consideration before it takes effect. The earlier committee record listed a Council deadline of November 17, 2026. We will check the Council File for the final vote. No building permit for the towers has been seen, so there is no construction valuation yet.
Quick answers
- Why did Onni's 474-Unit Arts District Plan drop Its Office Tower in Los Angeles?
- ONNI Capital's 474-unit Arts District plan went to a full city vote for ordinance first consideration. The staff report shows the office building is out.
- What are the key numbers for ONNI Capital?
- new live/work units: 474; affordable units: 77; office square feet in new towers: 0.
- Where does the information on ONNI Capital come from?
- The story cites LA City PrimeGov and Los Angeles City Planning.
On the record
The City Council agenda for October 27, 2026 lists Council File 21-0784-S1 for ordinance first consideration of a vesting zone change covering 2117-2147 E Violet St and 2118-2142 E 7th Place
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Primary record
- Public recordThe City Planning Commission staff report says the version the Council approved in September 2021 had 347 live-work units, 187,374 square feet of office and a 36-story to 30-story residential tower, while the current plan has 474 units and no office buildingView the record on planning.lacity.gov