LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 151

Eightball · #**3001** Posted **Nov 7, 2015, 4:29 AM**

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Today Friday November 6, 2015. Thanks to Robb!!! for all the photos. Have a nice weekend, Enjoys!!

Wilshire Grand #dtla by robb, on Flickr

ongchangye · #**3002** Posted **Nov 7, 2015, 6:13 AM**

Looks like glazing has been on hold for the past week or so. Are they still water testing the glass, or waiting on shipment of the G2 glass?

upward 2000 · #**3003** Posted **Nov 7, 2015, 6:51 AM**

I was wondering the same thing regarding the glazing. Otherwise BRB embeds are visible standing vertical on top of the core for level 69 or 70 This had become the third tallest building in October. Now the core looks to be about 770'

timpdx · #**3004** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 2:36 AM**

Some distant views from Angeles Crest Highway

NativeOrange · #**3005** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 2:57 AM**

My only peeve with the LA skyline is how it just stops abruptly on the eastern side. Wilshire Grand will give us a second "peak" so to speak and metropolis as well as all the other big projects will kind of trickle down from there. But the other side is just sad.

timpdx · #**3006** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 3:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by NativeOrange

My only peeve with the LA skyline is how it just stops abruptly on the eastern side. Wilshire Grand will give us a second "peak" so to speak and metropolis as well as all the other big projects will kind of trickle down from there. But the other side is just sad.

Well, Effin' Related needs to get on with the Gehry project, which would help immensely with the East side of DTLA. Have little faith in them, tho.

Eightball · #**3007** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 4:49 PM**

here's a clip from a different side (from Friday)

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Yackemflaber69 · #**3008** Posted **Nov 9, 2015, 9:09 PM**

More steel is being put up right now.
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Jaycruz · #**3009** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 5:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by NativeOrange

My only peeve with the LA skyline is how it just stops abruptly on the eastern side. Wilshire Grand will give us a second "peak" so to speak and metropolis as well as all the other big projects will kind of trickle down from there. But the other side is just sad.

When I first moved out here from the east coat a few years ago. The two most noticeable things to come to mind with the skyline is how it ends abruptly to the north and the east. The eastern section is getting some help with all the proposed and under construction projects pushing the skyline eastward.

The northern section however, as someone else has stated, with related inc. they need to either build the Gehry project or be replaced. We've seen projects come years later after the Gehry and are already under full constructions if not completed already. Its a shame that the city allows them to sit on these plots of land.

NativeOrange · #**3010** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 6:27 PM**

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When I first moved out here from the east coat a few years ago. The two most noticeable things to come to mind with the skyline is how it ends abruptly to the north and the east. The eastern section is getting some help with all the proposed and under construction projects pushing the skyline eastward.

The northern section however, as someone else has stated, with related inc. they need to either build the Gehry project or be replaced. We've seen projects come years later after the Gehry and are already under full constructions if not completed already. Its a shame that the city allows them to sit on these plots of land.

Tell me about it. The first time I visited this forum, Grand Avenue was a new proposal. Almost a decade later I can't believe the same project still hasn't put a single shovel in the dirt.

Mind boggling really.

LibraryTower · #**3011** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 8:03 PM**

The only new projects on the Eastern side of DTLA I can think of are the new courthouse (which isn't really a skyscraper) and whatever current faux Italian monstrosity Geoff Palmer is up to. From a legal standpoint that area of the financial district is one of the most difficult to get a tower approved in... which is unfortunate. Maybe the LA River redevelopment will shuffle some money around there. Until then, it's currently too much of an administrative hub, and LA doesn't want city hall and the surrounding government buildings to be dotted with residential high rises- despite the housing crisis.

That said, we can probably expect all new significant development that doesn't involve major demolition to be in South Park for the foreseeable future.

Jaycruz · #**3012** Posted **Nov 11, 2015, 9:37 PM**

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The only new projects on the Eastern side of DTLA I can think of are the new courthouse (which isn't really a skyscraper) and whatever current faux Italian monstrosity Geoff Palmer is up to. From a legal standpoint that area of the financial district is one of the most difficult to get a tower approved in... which is unfortunate. Maybe the LA River redevelopment will shuffle some money around there. Until then, it's currently too much of an administrative hub, and LA doesn't want city hall and the surrounding government buildings to be dotted with residential high rises- despite the housing crisis.

That said, we can probably expect all new significant development that doesn't involve major demolition to be in South Park for the foreseeable future.

In terms of a geographical stand point. When you look above from google maps, city hall area (civic center) would be considered north downtown, South park is obviously south, The financial district and everything pushed against the 110 is west (west lake being on the other side of the 110), and Broadway and everything heading towards the River (arts district) is east.

In terms of projects "helping push the skyline east but not necessarily in the eastern half of downtown, we have a total of 10 plus towers in the "serious proposal range" not including some that have been proposed for decades. and we currently have 3 under construction.

In the north end ( everything lining the civic center and 101) its swarmed with 7 story boxes and related inc. 2 giant parcels of land that are just sitting there. I guess you can add the beacon tower, broadway and 4th tower, 5-oh (park fifth) and other proposals up there as north as well, but still "helping push the skyline east away from the financial district".

timpdx · #**3013** Posted **Nov 12, 2015, 1:57 AM**

From the East Side various spots this beautiful evening:

ozone · #**3014** Posted **Nov 12, 2015, 7:12 PM**

Very exciting. How many more floors to go before they top out? The tapering and spire even more the height is really going to bring something different to the skyline.

And it looks like SF's Salesforce tower is finally getting ready to steel up so we'll have another supertall in California soon!

I agree that getting the long stalled Grand Avenue Project back on track (in whatever form) is probably the most important thing right now. If done right, it will be kind of the linchpin, bringing downtown together. What is it's status?

Yackemflaber69 · #**3015** Posted **Nov 12, 2015, 8:23 PM**

I think the steel has about 9 floors left. The core has 4. Idk if they are skipping anymore floors.

SLJR · #**3016** Posted **Nov 13, 2015, 3:58 AM**

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I think the steel has about 9 floors left. The core has 4. Idk if they are skipping anymore floors.

10 floors left that tie into the core, then about 9 stories of crown sail. Spire will connect to the side of the sail and extend another 175 feet over it.

upward 2000 · #**3017** Posted **Nov 13, 2015, 4:19 AM**

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10 floors left that tie into the core, then about 9 stories of crown sail. Spire will connect to the side of the sail and extend another 175 feet over it.

SLJR is level 69 for the core poured now. And do you have an elevation for that level.

HiRiser · #**3018** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 5:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by ongchangye

Looks like glazing has been on hold for the past week or so. Are they still water testing the glass, or waiting on shipment of the G2 glass?

Water testing the glass shouldn't put a stop to installation unless they sprung a leak.

King Kill 'em · #**3019** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 10:31 PM**

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Water testing the glass shouldn't put a stop to installation unless they sprung a leak.

They must have sprung a leak then because no new glass has gone up in a month.

Just-In-Cali · #**3020** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 12:09 AM**

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They must have sprung a leak then because no new glass has gone up in a month.

Well, they finished the cladding right up to the point where it transitions from the office space to the hotel, and the hotel windows, per the details online and so forth, are a different glass, as well as being operable (they can open in some capacity) I'm guessing one of two things, they are going to wait until the steel is done for the hotel portion and do all the glass at once, or there is some kind of delay in delivery of the type 2 glass. Guess we'll have to see.