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6/22/20
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Theo, a new, 105-unit multifamily development in Pasadena, has opened to the public. The project, located at 289 N El Molino Ave, was developed by designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning and developed by Summerhill Apartment Communities, working with Pasadena Heritage and City of Pasadena Design Commission.
The project was announced in the third quarter of 2017 and opened in the first quarter of 2020. Many of its first residents have moved in. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, management team Alliance Residential is offering virtual leasing tours for prospective tenants.
Walkable to Old Pasadena and the Pasadena Playhouse District, Theo is adjacent to the Theodore Parker Lukens House. Built in 1886-87, the Victorian home is among the oldest in Pasadena. The Theo apartment community is named after this home’s first owner, who was a prominent conservationist and real estate investor. Also adjacent to the project is an intimate courtyard that surrounds the 120-year-old cedar tree.
These natural and historic components figure into KTGY’s design. The six-stories of apartments are set amongst courtyards and terraces with views to the San Gabriel Mountains and the Lukens House.
“Rather than compete with the ornate features of this classic residence, Theo offers a clean, simple, Modernist counterpart with outdoor spaces that overlook and embrace the Lukens House,” says KTGY Associate Principal Keith McCloskey, LEED AP.
These spaces include an observation room on the southeast corner, directly facing the Lukens House. This covered, seating area, open to the outdoors, also features historic information about the house.
Theo offers many additional types of outdoor spaces: Landscaped rooftop amenity spaces, pool and spa area, cabana terrace, lobby courtyard, outdoor kitchen and dining, dog-wash area, and the many elegant, private terraces. The building steps down in a series of terraces, from six to two levels, to accommodate these different programmed areas.
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