LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown)

[Eightball]

L.A. office market has best quarter since the financial crisis as entertainment and tech firms keep expanding
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...117-story.html

[RaymondChandlerLives]

[IMG][/IMG]


Snapped this one on the way out the gym. 3670 Wilshire Boulevard coming along.

[CaliNative]

Originally Posted by Heartofthecity

Will these be the tallest buildings in Century City?

A bit taller than the twin triangular office towers across the street I believe. 600-620' would be my estimate. Twin office towers across the street are 571', 44 stories.

Are these towers safe from wicked NIMBY measure "S", if it passes? If a building is under construction, "S" can't stop it, right? What if a building is approved with financing, but construction hasn't started--can "S" stop it? Will "S" block zoning transfers to add height to a project? The Library (U.S. bank) tower was approved for added height by buying rights from the central library across the street. This height transfer payment partly funded the library rebuilding & upgrade. Will "S" allow this sort of creative height transfer from one parcel to another?

[CaliNative]

The big white wall that faces the Harbor Freeway on the west side looks like a good place for a giant mural or something more interesting. Maybe something with lights, that changes with the season? Is the building still leased by AT&T? Any plans to convert it for apartments or condos? This was the tallest building in L.A. for a couple of years, until the ARCO twins passed it in 1970/71.

[CaliNative]

Looks like an ideal building for loft type apartments/condos. Or perhaps decent homeless housing? Thousands could be housed. AmAp. is bankrupt and I guess will vacate the building.

[BrandonJXN]

Originally Posted by CaliNative

Looks like an ideal building for loft type apartments/condos. Or perhaps decent homeless housing? Thousands could be housed. AmAp. is bankrupt and I guess will vacate the building.

The Row

[user2468]

Some photos I took a few days ago around Hollywood, including some smaller developments.

1755 Argyle Avenue #1 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

1755 Argyle Avenue #2 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

1755 Argyle Avenue #3 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

6200 Hollywood Boulevard (Eastown Phase 2) #1 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

6200 Hollywood Boulevard (Eastown Phase 2) #2 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

1558 Gordon Street - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

Icon - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

Ironically, this development is on La Mirada Avenue. Where's the neighborhood association when you need it?

5731 La Mirada Avenue #1 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

5731 La Mirada Avenue #2 - 1/19/2017 by Juan Gomez, on Flickr

[StethJeff]

Originally Posted by CaliNative

Looks like an ideal building for loft type apartments/condos. Or perhaps decent homeless housing? Thousands could be housed. AmAp. is bankrupt and I guess will vacate the building.

More appropriate for the DTLA thread.

[kolchak]

Marriot Edition Hotel and Residences - Sunset Blvd. & Doheny - street level poured.

[Illithid Dude]

A personal favorite project of mine (though I am partial to Koreatown) heads towards approval next week.



32 and 14 story towers. Koreatown is quickly turning out to be Los Angele's first true 24 hour urban neighborhood. I know there is no where else I'd rather be when I'm drunk and hungry at 4 in the morning.

[ChargerCarl]

A lot of parking but still good stuff.

[Illithid Dude]

I don't mind the parking because below the parking is all retail. This activates the street three dimensionally. Instead of just the main east / west streets becoming activated (Wilshire and 6th), a side street is now a commercial corridor as well. This is how actual urban neighborhoods are made, not just linear automobile-oriented shopping districts.

[blackcat23]

http://urbanize.la/post/renderings-u...re-development

Originally Posted by Illithid Dude

A personal favorite project of mine (though I am partial to Koreatown) heads towards approval next week.



32 and 14 story towers. Koreatown is quickly turning out to be Los Angele's first true 24 hour urban neighborhood. I know there is no where else I'd rather be when I'm drunk and hungry at 4 in the morning.

[Steve8263]

^^^
Jameson must have growing clout in city hall. Getting the planning commission to to ignore the almighty union demand to throw this project out over CEQA is a pretty big win these days. But they will still have to abide by the new requirements of JJJ I believe.

[hughfb3]

Originally Posted by Steve8263

^^^
Jameson must have growing clout in city hall. Getting the planning commission to to ignore the almighty union demand to throw this project out over CEQA is a pretty big win these days. But they will still have to abide by the new requirements of JJJ I believe.

I just drove through K town this morning and saw just how much property Jamison owns. It was almost every other building on Wilshire. They have some serious assets

[LosAngelesBeauty]

Breaking: Nordstrom Rack Coming to Downtown LA’s FIGat7th!!

http://brighamyen.com/2017/02/01/bre...-las-figat7th/

[bzcat]

I walked by Century Plaza yesterday and looks like they are doing some heavy interior demolishing.

No signs of the twin tower activities yet.

[Steve8263]

These poor fools haven't given up on this project yet-

http://theplazaatsantamonica.com/





http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_s...aled_Back.html

Locals are going to continue to fight this, from that article-

Opponents are pushing for the 2.5-acre site to be used as a public park (instead).

The park should be “generous enough to allow children to toss balls and run and play without fear of obstacles and barriers,” said Tricia Crane in a letter sent to the council Monday on behalf of the Northeast Neighbors association.

[ChargerCarl]

Santa Monica already has a bunch of green space. Screw these NIMBYs.

[bobbyv]

Apparently LA Times is pro measure S:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...210-story.html