In the last major update since its wooden frame went up back in September, the Resa Long Beach development is nearing completion. Most scaffolding has been removed minus its northern portion. Located at the northeast corner of 3rd Street and Pacific Avenue, we are likely to see the entirety of the scaffolding come down in the coming weeks.
So what is the Resa Long Beach development in DTLB?
Holland Partner Group is the same group behind the Volta in DTLB. (That opened in 2021 just north of this project on Pacific at 7th Street.) And they are bringing with it 271 new housing units and 12,000 square feet of retail space to the Downtown area when the project is expected to open next year.
Plans for the Pacific Avenue-facing of the Resa Long Beach development. Photo by Brian Addison.
Plans for a 23-story and an eight-story building were originally proposed pre-pandemic.
It was set for 350 Pacific Ave. and 131 W. 3rd St. after the City was forced to sell all of its redevelopment properties following the dissolution of the State’s Redevelopment Agency. Then, 345 units were proposed with some 14,000 square feet of retail space. Come April 2021, the original developer Ensemble—before they sold the property to Holland—downsized. And downsized significantly to a singular, eight-story building spanning both properties.
Standing from the southwest corner of 3rd Street and Pacific Avenue toward the Resa Long Beach development. Photo by Brian Addison. Rendering courtesy of Holland.
Construction crews began excavation of the previous flat lot in January in order to prep for foundation construction and development of the 395 car stalls to be built for the complex.
The skyline and built environment of Long Beach has changed at a rate quicker than the last three decades combined
The past decade has seen its largest physical transformation in our history. This is something not to be taken lightly or ignored in terms of our history and our future. And the one ahead? Even more dramatic.Â
The skyline has changed. The Shoreline Gateway towers as our tallest building while ONNI East Village stands tall at 3rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard. And that skyline will continue to change. A 21-story building taking over the former Long Beach Cafe spot has been approved. The Alexan East End tower has scored capital to begin. And the 31-story Hard Rock Hotel is going to actually become a reality.
There have been more buildings erected in the last five years than the previous twenty with plenty in the pipeline. Downtown Long Beach has seen two smaller residential projects—the Inkwell on the Promenade and the Aster on Broadway—while another at 3rd and Pacific continues to build up and Mosaic sold their entitled residential project. Wrigley is getting a six-story senior housing development. Pacific Coast Highway’s southern entry into Long Beach will look vastly different with its multitude of developments. One of the first hotels on the sand to be built in California in decades has broken ground…Â
Historic or older buildings have seen outright demolition—like the Country Courthouse building or the former City Hall—while others have seen massive renovations or restorations—the soon-to-open Breakers hotel.
Even public projects are grand enough in scale it entirely alter built environment: Whether it’s the now-complete Lincoln Park in Downtown Long Beach or now-under-construction altering of the Colorado Lagoon or the soon-to-be-under-construction Shoemaker Bridge. We’re even getting a roller rink on the beach.
More renderings of Resa Long Beach
The project as viewed from the northwest corner of 4th Street and Pacific Avenue toward the Resa Long Beach development. Renderings courtesy of Holland. More below.
