One year after we last checked in, concrete and rebar pillars are finally protruding above ground as the future site of the Grafton Lofts in Echo Park.

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The project, located at the intersection of Echo Park Avenue and Grafton Street, calls for the construction of a three-story building containing 35 studio apartments above 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and basement parking for 40 vehicles.

A revised rendering of the project, which is being designed by KFA Architecture, depict a contemporary low-rise structure clad in black brick and accented with grey stone panels.  Setbacks would be used to provide private balconies for residents and a common rooftop amenity deck.

MWest - the Sherman Oaks-based real estate investment firm behind the Grafton development - broke ground on the project in 2018.

Plans were announced last year for a similar project featuring 27 apartments and 210 square feet of ground-floor retail space two blocks south on Echo Park Avenue.