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Privacy is behind the overall design of The 951, even with this new, 68-unit apartment structure wedged into the apex where Park Boulevard, Front Street and Parkcenter Boulevard converge.
Two walls of each bedroom have windows - a rarity in the apartment world. None of the windows peek into another apartment. Balconies are recessed from the structures outer walls, so neighbors and the pedestrians below don't get a look into others' patio life.
"I was sensitive to privacy," said Glenn Levie, owner of the Encino, Calif.-based architecture and development company, The Levie Group, which designed and built The 951. "The four walls of the bedrooms do not back up to a neighbor."
Faith Galliano Desai noticed that the master bedroom for herself and husband, Abhilash Desai, is across the apartment from the room for their 11-year-old son, Alexander. She also honed right in on The 951's sound insulation in the floors and walls.
The Desais have not moved in yet at The 951, but Faith is already looking forward to life without the sound of the neighbor taking a shower. That's been...