2 mixed-use buildings planned near beach in Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Two mixed-use buildings are planned near the beach in Santa Monica.

One building would replace a parking lot on Ocean Avenue. The other building would go up on a vacant lot on Ocean Front Walk.

The Ocean Avenue project will be a 47-foot-tall building with 83 apartments. There will also be 2,000 square feet of street-level commercial space.

The Ocean Front Walk project will be a five-story building with 22 apartments. It will boast 4,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurant uses.

The two projects would have a total of 16 affordable housing units. Both projects are scheduled to be completed in summer 2020.