CLEVELAND, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE, NASDAQ: AEC) today announced that it will expand to Southern California by building apartments on Wilshire Boulevard in the highly desirable Miracle Mile submarket of Los Angeles.
Associated Estates purchased the historic Desmond’s Tower at 5500 Wilshire Blvd. and the adjacent parking lot. The acquired property comprises 2.21 acres with the parking lot area being entitled for apartments. Associated Estates plans to build up to 175 apartments and structured parking. Desmond’s Tower is a 78,800 square foot office and retail building that has several tenants, including the internationally acclaimed Ace Gallery.
The apartments will be known as The Desmond on Wilshire and construction is expected to begin spring of 2013. Merit Enterprises, Inc. (“Merit”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Estates, will act as construction manager.
“The Desmond is an exceptional opportunity and a terrific way to develop our first Southern California apartment property in a highly sought after location on Wilshire Blvd.,” said Jason Friedman, Vice President of Construction and Development. “We are excited about expanding into this market,” Friedman added.
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