The mid-century officebuildings in Long Beach's Bixby Knolls neighborhood have become apopular destination for creative companies. Now, the emergingcreative corridor is seeing its first group-up project in 30 years.Studio One Eleven is designing the 100,000 squarefoot mid-century-inspired office campus, which tech firmLaserfiche will occupy as its headquarters.Developed by Urbana Development, the building willdeliver in 2021.

The property will be an ode to the surrounding mid-centurydesign, including a building across the street designed byEd Killingsworth. “This corridor was initiallyestablished in the 50s and 60s,” Michael Bohn, asenior principal at Studio One Eleven, tells GlobeSt.com. “Thebuildings are timeless, and the tenants love the modernism that isdesigned throughout the building. We were inspired by a number ofmid-century office buildings that are located within theneighborhood, and quite frankly what has been attracting a lot ofthese creative firms to come here.”

The creative corridor has emerged in recent years, thanks inlarge part to the unique style of buildings and redevelopmentactivity in the area that has helped to attract smaller creativecompanies. This ground-up development project is really part of thegrowing market. “This is a culmination because all of the smallerolder buildings have filled up. This is the first brand newstructure in almost 30 years for this corridor,” says Bohn. Whilethe corridor is currently filled with smaller firms, includinggraphic designers, production companies and web-based designers,Bohn says that they work with large international clients.