Hollywood Projects

[LosAngelesBeauty]

^ Wow! That's such a cool project! It'll expand the urban "3-dimensionality" of Hollywood by bringing pedestrians up Highland. Is this the project that will be built over the current Burger King?

[LosAngelesBeauty]

OH YEAH, btw, the lot next to the Chinese theater (Orange/Hollywood) has the official "green construction" fencing up! This means that Madame Tussauds will hopefully be breaking ground soon!

[citywatch]

^ Fantastic!! 2 major deadzones finally being sent to the great beyond!

I remember in past yrs looking at the parking lot west of Grauman's & thinking how it really cheapened the look of the theater. Even worse, I recall what things were like when grauman's was surrounded on all sides by a bunch of parking lots.

Some of those were squeezed out by Hollywood/Highland, which has been slammed by more than a few ppl for its architecture. But if ppl really want something to complain about, they should go to the upper level of H/H & take a look at the view from there towards Highland. Right now they'll see nothing but a whole bunch of deadzone parking lots, with small clumps of businesses like the Burger King-----which has been closed down, to be replaced by the Jefferson at Hollywood apt bldg. That's why the devlpt of something like the jefferson is long overdue.

The next big gap in the hood that now has to be fixed up ASAP is the 2 story bldg west of El capitan, which for the longest time had an upper row of windows sealed off with plywood. Ppl standing on the balcony of the kodak theater look straight out over that bldg, & for them to see something as bad as a bunch of shuttered up windows (although it has been covered up more recently with a big billboard) just doesn't cut it any longer.

[Echo Park]

The Jefferson looks like Sunset/Vine, Clarett project, Hollywood/Vine project, et al. which isn't a bad thing at all. I kinda like this uniformity even though i'm not a big fan of that kind of architecture, but hollywood is really starting to develop its own feel. And I agree, the shuttured up building across the street from H&H needs to go.

[POLA]

that's the problem with Los Angeles; your so excited to get some mixed use buildings that you don't care that they look crappy. Oh well, I hope the retail is accessible on the first floor.

[dktshb]

Originally Posted by Echo Park

The Jefferson looks like Sunset/Vine, Clarett project, Hollywood/Vine project, et al. which isn't a bad thing at all. I kinda like this uniformity even though i'm not a big fan of that kind of architecture, but hollywood is really starting to develop its own feel. And I agree, the shuttured up building across the street from H&H needs to go.

I think you're referring to this one where work is well under way:




Which is across from here:



And next to here:


Some other pictures capturing new developments:

[JRinSoCal]

Is that where the new H & M store will go?

[sopas ej]

Originally Posted by JRinSoCal

Is that where the new H & M store will go?

I believe that's where a new Zara will open. The H&M is going in where the Hamburger Hamlet used to be... incidentally, the remaining Hamburger Hamlets are now just called "Hamlet."

[Quixote]

Source: VTBS Architects

[LosAngelesBeauty]

^ Where is THAT one located???

[Echo Park]

Enoguh with this kind of architecture! Lets not go overboard and turn hollywood into pasadena. would it hurt to have SOME character in these designs?

[Quixote]

Everyone is saying that the designs of both the Jefferson @ Hollywood and Movietown are uninspired and characterless. Honestly, what would you like to see instead? Something more along the lines of BLVD6200?


Rendering courtesy of VTBS Architects

[Echo Park]

Yup. I actually really like the colors on 6200. But that faux-stone brick or whatever going on in Movietown is something you'd see in a suburban mall design, like an AMC theater in La Mirada. Personally, I like buildings to have an immediate presence on the street with minimal setbacks. I also don't mind Sunset+Vine, I think thats a good building. There's enoguh glass on movietown to make it at most decent. But I suppose construction costs keep a lot of these designs in check. still, something like Wilshire/Vermont was able to do something a bit bold considering their constraints.

[BrandonJXN]

What's going up across Capitol Records?

[Quixote]

^Palihouse?

[dktshb]

I don't much care for Jefferson and I have always been disappointed with the Sunset & Vine project but I like the look of movietown. I also think the Madrone on La Brea is going to look great.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

From tndwest.com Other projects north of Hollywood Blvd include the PaliHouse at 1717 N. Vine. This is another project by the Palisades Group (which is building the Lofts at Hollywood and Vine across the street). PaliHouse will have 57 condominiums and two retail units (one of which is earmarked for a restaurant).

To be completed in 2008 per Palihouse website, no renderings that I can find.

[edluva]

yay! me like bright colors and shapey things!

[Quixote]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesBeauty

^ Where is THAT one located???

Santa Monica and Poinsettia in West Hollywood.

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Everyone is saying that the designs of both the Jefferson @ Hollywood and Movietown are uninspired and characterless. Honestly, what would you like to see instead? Something more along the lines of BLVD6200?

Keep some of the comments in mind here, westsidelife, when you claim that I'm a downer about the city. However, I do agree with your saying that about another forumer at SSP, who shall go unnamed. That's why, based on a post of yours at SSC, pairing my name with that person's screenname was quite insulting.

As for the Jefferson @ Hollywood apt proj, I think it looks perfectly fine. I don't wanna spend time nitpicking over its architecture----unless it's super bad, which jefferson isn't-----when there remains the issue of all the deadzones surrounding it.