# Firm Profile: SuperLA

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2025-01-04

los-angeles, la, silver-lake, superla, real-estate-development, firm-profile, housing-development, apartment, infill-housing, development, toronto, bungalows-on-marathon

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I was just introduced to a development firm based in Los Angeles called SuperLA. They are focused on sustainably built infill apartments and last year they completed what is _the first ever mass-timber multifamily housing project in Southern California_. Located at [3520 Marathon Street](https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0832255,-118.2812466,3a,60y,159.83h,90.72t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s3DZBvMF7vYU25tScb6VZXQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.7233301807646484%26panoid%3D3DZBvMF7vYU25tScb6VZXQ%26yaw%3D159.83306550772014!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) in Silver Lake and called the "Bungalows on Marathon", the project is 3-storeys (with parking underneath that takes advantage of the slope of the site) and has 9 homes.

Six of the homes are one-bedroom (~660 sf of interior space) and three of the homes are two-bedroom (~1,320 sf of interior space). It's a beautiful project. And because it's LA, all of the building's circulation is outside and tucked toward the back of the site. It's also not a huge site -- my rough Google Map take-offs have it at approximately 12m x 40m. So let's call it the equivalent of two Toronto single-family lots.

Based on suite count, this is similar to the kind of density that you could get in single-family neighborhoods throughout Toronto. However, the built form here on Marathon is decidedly more urban. Despite its horizontality, LA is not as low-density as many might think. For more on SuperLA, [here's their website](https://www.super.la). They've also done a great job with their brand and identity.

_Photos via_ [_SuperLA_](https://www.super.la)

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/firm-profile-superla)*