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TASTER Santee Passage Is a New Food Hall in DTLA's Fashion District, at the Corner of Los Angeles Street and 7Th Street Essex Property Trust 2019 TASTER Santee Passage is a new food hall in DTLA's Fashion District, at the corner of Los Angeles Street and 7th Street. The project is currently under construction for a targeted late-2019 opening. 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 2 Project Overview 1.0 Passageway View 5 Courtyard View 6 Building 700 Entry View 7 Building 718 Entry View 8 Exterior Signage 9 Media 10 Team 11 Comprehensive Description 2.0 Site + History 13 Los Angeles Street View 14 Site Plan 15 Creative Concepts 16 Target Tenants + Customers 17 700 Los Angeles Street 18 Building 700 Plan 19 718 Los Angeles Street 20 Building 718 Plan 21 Courtyard + Alleyway 22 Landscape Concept 23 Landscape Plan 24 Fountain Design 25 Technical Information 3.0 Typical 700 Tenant Space 27 Typical 718 Tenant Space 28 Design Criteria 29 Tenant Development Schedule 36 Work Letter 37 Table of Contents Table 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 3 Project Overview 1.0 The two buildings, with entrances at Santee Passage’s 23,000 square feet is divided between two historic buildings on 700 and 718 Los Angeles Street, will be either side of a narrow pedestrian passageway—hence the name. Santee Passage will unified through architecture, design, and welcome the public as a single and unified destination, even as the two buildings have their own distinctive history and personality. leasing strategy. Passageway View 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 5 The courtyard at Santee Passage will be an urban oasis in the heart of DTLA’s Fashion District. Santee Passage’s street-facing facade hides an extraordinary architectural surprise: at one end, string lighting, and a shaded fountain, the courtyard can also be used for a park-like courtyard. This outdoor space is open to the sky but protected from street future programming, such as pop-ups, picnics, food festivals, performances, and special noise and grit. The courtyard is accessible from both buildings and will provide outdoor open-air dinners. common-area seating and a gathering place for the neighborhood. With a raised stage Courtyard View Courtyard 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 6 Stalls at Santee Passage range in size from under 250 sf to over 900 sf, along with a couple of smaller grab-and-go kiosks. Santee Passage will have stalls for up to 19 vendors. Offerings will include prepared 80% completion, including stubbed-out utilities, venting ducts, and drains. A “work food and sociable beverages such as coffee, beer and wine, and cocktails. (The project letter” included below will provide further details. Two stalls in Building 700 are ducted is being entitled for multiple Type 41 ABC licenses for beer and wine, as well as two for live-fire cooking, such as a wood-burning pizza oven or a mesquite grill. Type 47 licenses for full bar.) Stalls are being delivered to tenants at approximately Building 700 Entry View Building 700 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 7 The creative strategy at Santee Passage is to bring together a community of food vendors who represent the best of L.A. chefs and entrepreneurs. Santee Passage will offer a wide cross section of L.A.’s varied and exciting food culture. an inexpensive street taco and a pricey plate of handmade pasta both can—and do— Targeted vendors include a range of cuisines and categories such as tacos, noodles, represent “the best of LA food.” Santee Passage will offer an accessible, democratic sandwiches, bowls, craft beer and natural wine, frozen desserts, sweet baked goods, variety of food to meet the needs of the Fashion District and DTLA. BBQ (whether it hails from Texas or Thailand), salads, juice, bagels, dumplings, and so on. These are just examples. But they reflect the reality of L.A. food, one that Santee At Santee Passage, food makes the neighborhood. Passage embraces. When we say “the best food in its category” we understand that Building 718 Entry View Building 718 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 8 White neon letters and Red reverse channel detail. Neon letters sit inside letters painted red the reverse channel letter. inside Santee Passage Drop shadow Painted or ashing Exterior Facade Preferred painted red neon arrows Corner of S. Los Angeles St. and 7th Street A1: Blade Sign Identication Metal sign with combination of painted and neon graphics Size of sign will t footprint of existing sign 12 11 1 10 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 Apx. Apx. 16’-0” AFF 12’-0” AFF West Elevation Detail: Blade Sign Side View: Blade Sign 1 Scale: 3/32”=1’-0” 2 Scale: 3/8”=1’-0” 3 Scale: 3/8”=1’-0” 7th Street Exterior Signage Airspace Design Inc Project Client Architect Submission Date Page Brooklyn, NY Santee Court Essex Property Trust Studioneleven Phase 4: Design Development April 2, 2018 G-01A www.airspace.nyc Los Angeles, CA 11911 NE 1st St, Ste B212 Long Beach, CA Final for Sign-o airspace Bellevue, WA 98005 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 9 santeepassage.com @santeepassage @santee-passage Media 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 10 Essex Property Trust ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS Project Managers and Leasing Identity and Signage Mike Injayan: [email protected], Nam Trang: [email protected] Airspace airspace.nyc Construction Manager Colin Cramer: [email protected] Marketing, media, and social media Bread & Butter PR: [email protected] Essex Property Trust is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. Its owns approximately 250 apartment complexes breadandbutterpr.com on the West Coast, from San Diego to Seattle, with a total of over 60,000 residential units. In DTLA, Essex buildings include the P&E Lofts and Santee Court, adjacent to Santee Passage. Santee Passage is the first food hall from Essex. Entitlements and ABC The company is committed to this substantial long-term investment to create a signature amenity for its DTLA tenants and Veronica Becerra: [email protected] to lead the way with economic redevelopment in the Fashion District, one of the DTLA’s fastest changing neighborhoods. Leasing is by Essex project managers Mike Injayan and Nam Trang. Onsite construction management is by Colin Cramer. General Contractor STS Construction Jed Edson: [email protected] Studio One Eleven Kitchen Design Alan Pullman: [email protected], Matt Wister: [email protected] Interactive Restaurant Consulting Gregg Golem: [email protected] Studio One Eleven is dedicated to the revitalization and enhancement of urban areas through an integrated practice of architecture, landscape and urban design. The Studio is focused on mixed-use infill, hospitality, urban revitalization, Lighting planning, and community projects that create vibrant communities, while remaining rooted in the principles of smart growth Oculus and long-term sustainability. Located in Downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach, our studio deeply understands the needs oculuslightstudio.com of the community and focuses on thoughtful design of incremental and implementable interventions that favor re-use and community supported improvements. While committed to architectural solutions that represent contemporary buildings of our time, our designs are not predicated by a singular language but are inspired through the careful assessment of the program and place where they stand. We believe that the best way to enhance or create the future of a place is to respect and understand its past patterns and precedents. We utilize community feedback and engagement to inform our approach to all projects, ensuring the development meets the needs of the end-user.We understand how to create environments which are attractive to guests, residents and retailers alike. Each project is a collaborative effort. Working closely with our clients, we seek to discover a project’s full potential through creative design, effective communication and positive working relationships. Designing for the lowest possible impact on the environment is the foundation for all of our work. Sustainability is integral to our creative process and we design to the highest degree preferred by our clients. TASTER Kevin West: [email protected] Taster LLC is responsible for creative strategy and tenanting strategy at Santee Passage. Taster principal Kevin West and Joseph Shuldiner were formerly co-creative directors of Grand Central Market in DTLA during its revitalization from 2012–2017. Additional Taster clients include Gusto 54 Restaurant Group, Summer Ops, House of Blues, Campbell’s Soup Company, and the DTLA Donut Festival at Union Station. Team 2019 | Essex Property Trust | Santee Passage 11 Comprehensive Description 2.0 Building 700 Building 718 Courtyard Fountain Santee Passage, at the corner of Los Angeles Street and 7th Street, comprises two historic buildings, an architecturally notable central courtyard surrounded by mid-rise apartments, and a wide pedestrian alleyway that links the courtyard to the cul-de-sac of Santee Street. The site sits just north of the Fashion District and west of the Flower District. The transformed shopping district around the Ace Hotel is a five-minute walk. The site's history stretches back nearly 100 years to the early days of downtown's garment district. The building once operated by the George S. Bailey Hat Company factory now houses Santee Court Apartments, and the ground floor of the Brownstein- Lewis Company building, once a Stronghold overalls factory, holds the modest food court currently at 718 Los Angeles Street. Building 700, with its landmarked Art Deco facade, has operated as a department store and drugstore.
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