Koreatown's biggest landlord, Jamison Services, Inc., has started clearing away several small commercial buildings at 3980 Wilshire Boulevard to make way for a mixed-use development.

The property, located at the southeast corner of Wilshire and Wilton Place, is slated for a seven-story building that will feature 228 studo, one- and two-bedroom apartments and 17,000 square feet of street-fronting commercial space.  Plans also call for underground parking for 340 vehicles, as well as amenities such as a rooftop deck, a fitness center, a swimming pool and a courtyard.

KTGY Architecture + Planning is designing the podium-type building, which will be clad with materials such as aluminum, cement plaster and perforated metal screens.

Jamison and KTGY are collaborating on a similar mixed-use complex on Olympic Boulevard.