The Los Angeles Chargers’ former training facility in Costa Mesa appears headed for redevelopment into housing and retail. The Costa Mesa Planning Commission just recommended for approval a proposal for Legacy Partners’ Hive Live project, which would convert the 3333 Susan Street buildings into 1,050 housing units and retail space, the Orange County Business Journal reported. The project now heads to the Costa Mesa City Council for the go-ahead. Bay Area-based multifamily developer Legacy plans to demolish the three existing two-floor buildings on the site, currently in use as an office campus, to make way for the new mixed-use development. The project would feature 1,050 units of housing including at least 105 low-income units. In Orange County, low-income is defined as making a maximum of $94,750 per year for one person. In addition to the apartments, the development calls for 335,958 square feet of open space and 3,692 square feet of retail. The site, formerly known as the Chargers’ Hoag Performance Center, is adjacent to a football field where the NFL team used to hold practices before moving into a permanent facility in El Segundo last year. The mixed-use development would occupy 14.3 acres of land currently zoned for industrial uses. Legacy is expected to roll out Hive Live in three phases if approved. Phase 1 would call for 315 housing units, 523 parking spaces, 27 bicycle stalls and 3,692 square feet of retail at the corner of South Coast Drive and Susan Street. Phase 2 of the project would add an additional 346 units, 574 parking stalls and 29 bicycle spots along Susan Street between South Coast Drive and Sunflower Avenue. The final phase would round out the property with 389 housing units, 644 parking spots and 33 bicycle stalls. Each building would reach a maximum height of nearly 78 feet. Outside, residents would be able to take advantage of exercise stations, seating, pools, a dog park, art exhibition, a roof deck and a coworking area. Though they’re intended to be part of one development, each phase would be independent of one another and each have its own amenities, leasing offices and architectural styles. The development would “provide an opportunity to create a true work-live environment in north Costa Mesa,” Legacy senior managing director Timothy O’Brien told the city of Costa Mesa in August, per the Business Journal.The 1,050 housing units would help the city of Costa Mesa reach its housing goals by the end of the decade. The city’s housing element for 2021 to 2029 looks to add 11,760 new units by 2030. — Chris Malone Méndez
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