Event Brief
Developer eyes 3,600 apartments from Koreatown offices
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Jamison plans adaptive reuse of vacant Koreatown/Westlake office space into about 3,600 apartments as office construction slows.
WHO: Jamison, Koreatown’s largest commercial landlord
WHAT: Adaptive reuse plans to convert empty office buildings in Koreatown/Westlake into roughly 3,600 apartments
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM ET
WHERE: Koreatown and Westlake, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: Ground-up office construction is slowing, prompting Los Angeles to convert more offices into housing.
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