One Metro West

The One Metro West Modified Project, managed by the City of Costa Mesa, involves significant revisions to a previously approved development to better accommodate work-from-home lifestyles. Key modifications include replacing a 25,000-square-foot creative office building with a 42,000-square-foot resident office and amenity building and leasing office. The project also redesigns Building A and Building C from a wrap layout to a podium design, which reconfigures parking into one self-contained structure per building. To support flexible living, dwelling unit sizes have been increased to include den spaces. These changes result in a reduction of residential units from 1,057 to 957, a decrease in density from 69.4 to 62.8 dwelling units per acre, and a reduction in parking spaces from 1,914 to 1,766, while increasing overall indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. The project is subject to rigorous environmental and regulatory compliance, as detailed in the Final EIR Addendum and Notice of Determination. Contractors must adhere to OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and Federal CFR Title 49 standards, and submit Health and Safety Plans and Injury and Illness Prevention Plans to the Development Services Department. Environmental requirements include obtaining a General Construction Permit under NPDES No. CAS000002 and complying with MS4 Permit mandates for stormwater runoff and contaminant control. Additionally, the project requires a Public Art Plan for the Building A façade and a Lighting Plan and Photometric Study. All building elevations, heights, and materials must remain consistent with approved plans unless written approval is granted by the Planning Division.