Two apartment projects on Beverly Boulevard, both just west of Fairfax Avenue, show how far apart Beverly Grove's new buildings are on parking. At 7959 Beverly, the developer Uncommon has proposed a 15-story tower with 135 apartments and parking for 212 vehicles. A few blocks west, at 8325 W. Beverly, South Park Group's 12-apartment building over ground-floor retail was filed with no on-site parking at all.
For qualifying projects near transit in this part of Los Angeles, a state law has taken away the city's minimum parking requirement and left the number to the developer. As a result, each new building's parking count is the clearest public signal of the renter it expects. It also shows which of Beverly Grove's existing condos, duplexes and single-family homes the new supply will compete with.
The rule that made parking a choice
California's AB 2097 bars cities from requiring minimum automobile parking for qualifying projects within one-half mile of public transit, with some exceptions in the statute. That summary comes from a technical advisory by the state Department of Housing and Community Development. Under the state's definition, a "major transit stop" can be a rail station. It can also be the intersection of at least two major bus routes that each run every 20 minutes or better during both peak commute periods. The half mile is measured in a straight line from the nearest edge of the project parcel to the parcel holding the stop. Los Angeles City Planning has its own AB 2097 page describing the same half-mile radius.
The timing matters. The 8325 W. Beverly filing that relied on AB 2097 dates to late 2024, well before the subway arrived. The Metro D Line's Wilshire/La Cienega station opened for passenger service at 12:30 p.m. on May 8, 2026. Beverly Grove's bus network had already given some sites the option to build without parking. The station added rail service a short walk from the neighborhood's southern edge, and Metro describes the stop as adjacent to Beverly Grove and La Cienega's Restaurant Row and less than a mile from Beverly Center and Cedars-Sinai.
When the city no longer sets the number, each developer has to make its own guess about how many cars its tenants will bring and how much a garage space is worth to them. Beverly Grove now has enough projects in the pipeline to compare those guesses.
Seven projects, seven parking ratios
The table below uses the most recent figures reported for each project. Spaces per unit is a simple division of reported parking by reported apartments.
| Project | Developer or applicant | Apartments | Parking | Spaces per unit | Latest reported status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7959 Beverly Blvd. | Uncommon | 135 | 212 | about 1.6 | Proposed, application filed December 2025 |
| Apres Beverly Plaza, 400 S. San Vicente Blvd. | Abraham Companies | 124 | 153 | about 1.2 | Under construction, opening planned December 2027 |
| 8353 W. 3rd St., Kings at 3rd | Farhad Ashofteh, architect and applicant | 33 | 28 | about 0.85 | Application filed 2025 |
| 8000 W. Beverly Blvd. | South Park Group | 56 plus one ADU | more than 30 | about 0.5 | Rising, at the second floor in September 2026 |
| 8331 W. 3rd St., Third + Flores | Jade Enterprises | 77 | 38 | about 0.5 | Approved by the Planning Commission, February 2024 |
| 8620 W. 3rd St. | Peyman Banooni | 18, alongside medical offices | 8 | under 0.5, shared with offices | Approved, profile last updated December 2025 |
| 8325 W. Beverly Blvd. | South Park Group | 12 | 0 | 0 | Approved, profile last updated December 2025 |
The spread is wide. The project with the most parking plans about three spaces for every two apartments. The project with the least plans none.
Unit size and parking rise together
The parking counts track the size of the apartments. Uncommon's tower at 7959 Beverly is planned with one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a pool deck, a central courtyard and a rooftop deck, at roughly 176 feet tall. It is the only project on the list reported with three-bedroom units, and it also has the most parking per apartment.
South Park Group's two Beverly Boulevard buildings are planned with studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms. These are smaller units on a stretch of Beverly Boulevard that is now within reach of the D Line. At 8000 Beverly, the plan provides roughly one garage space for every two apartments. At 8325 it provides no on-site parking.
Apres Beverly Plaza falls between the two. Beverly Press reported in June that the eight-story building at San Vicente and La Cienega boulevards will have 124 units above 11,600 square feet of commercial space and a three-level underground garage with 153 stalls. The same report placed it about half a mile from the Wilshire/La Cienega station. It said the project qualifies as a "transit-oriented community" and received a density bonus because it includes 14 affordable units. Even with that location, the Abraham Companies chose to build more than one space per apartment and to serve the ground-floor retail. Company president J.J. Abraham described the plan in Beverly Press as bringing "much-needed mix of new housing and neighborhood-serving restaurant and retail spaces at one of L.A.'s most iconic intersections."
Every one of these buildings made a trade
Each project in the table got its size by giving something back. At 8000 Beverly, density bonus incentives require six very-low-income apartments, and the applicant agreed to two moderate-income units as a condition of approval. The 7959 Beverly proposal includes 11 very-low-income and 11 moderate-income units. Third + Flores includes eight very-low-income apartments. 8620 W. 3rd includes three. Kings at 3rd proposes four and also asked for review under the city's Citywide Housing Incentive Program. At 8325 W. Beverly, Transit Oriented Communities incentives allow a larger building in exchange for one apartment set aside for an extremely-low-income renter.
Taken together, the incentive programs determine how many apartments a site can hold, and the developer decides how much underground parking to dig beneath them. Each structured parking space takes up room that could otherwise hold apartments, storage or retail, so a developer that builds 212 spaces is spending money it expects tenants to pay back. A developer that builds none expects its tenants to manage without a garage space.
Approval is the start of a long wait
For anyone weighing how this supply will affect an existing Beverly Grove property, the most useful line in the table may be the status column. The pipeline moves slowly, and the history of 8000 Beverly shows how slowly.
- 2018. 8000 W. Beverly Blvd. is approved.
- Late 2024. Work begins on the site, nearly two years before the building rises.
- September 2026. Urbanize LA reports the building at the second floor above ground.
The tower at 7959 Beverly has changed shape more than once. Uncommon first proposed a five-story, 57-unit building in 2019. A 2023 revision raised it to 113 homes, and the December 2025 filing raised it to 15 stories. Apres Beverly Plaza has the firmest date on the list, an opening planned for December 2027.
One project from the same stretch is already finished. The senior housing complex at Beverly and Crescent Heights Boulevard, The Leonard on Beverly, has 80 dwelling units and 20 guest rooms, and Urbanize LA described it as recently completed in September. Almost everything else on the list is still on paper or underground. For buyers comparing neighborhoods, Beverly Grove's new supply is real, but it will arrive gradually over several years.
Why the subway hasn't settled the question
Ridership on the line is up. Metro reported that its three new D Line stations together added about 8,000 to 10,000 daily rides after opening, and that D Line ridership in May 2026 was up 62% over May 2025. Weekend ridership on the line rose nearly 80%. Those figures cover the line as a whole, and Metro has not published a count for the Wilshire/La Cienega stop alone.
Street-level effects have been harder to see. On May 29, 2026, the Beverly Hills Courier ran a story headlined Businesses Near Metro Report Little Change in Foot Traffic. On opening day, the Los Angeles Times reported that some riders were concerned about inadequate park-and-ride options. Five months after opening, the station is attracting riders without yet changing how much parking the larger new buildings plan to provide.
The table splits along the same line. The smaller buildings are planned with little or no parking. The two largest plan more than one space per apartment. The new buildings with the most parking will compete most directly with existing Beverly Grove homes that come with a garage space.
Frequently asked questions
Does AB 2097 mean no new building near the station will have parking? No. The law removes the city's minimum parking requirement for qualifying projects, but developers can still build parking. Apres Beverly Plaza and the 7959 Beverly proposal both include more than one space per unit.
Are these condos or apartments? Every project in the table is reported as apartments. The coverage does not describe any of them as for-sale condominiums.
Which project will open first? 8000 W. Beverly Blvd. was at the second floor in September 2026, and Apres Beverly Plaza is planned to open in December 2027. The others were reported as filed or approved, and approval does not mean construction has started.
This post summarizes state and city rules as general information and is not legal advice. Owners considering a project of their own should confirm how these rules apply to their parcel with a land-use attorney or the Los Angeles Department of City Planning.
Whether a Beverly Grove property comes with parking will affect how it compares with the buildings now going up nearby. If you are weighing a purchase, a lease or a hold near the D Line and want a careful read of how this pipeline affects a specific address, Jennifer Purdue Property Group can review it with you. Book an appointment.
