LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown) - Page 394

Illithid Dude · #**7861** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 5:23 PM**

Yooooo. On a mid block lot too. Only thing I don't love is the pedestrian interaction, but that can always be improved.

King Kill 'em · #**7862** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 5:37 PM**

We need more development like this around the other Vermont stations, forming a nice mid size highrise canyon. Especially around Vermont/Beverly and Vermont/Santa Monica which I'm pretty sure are the two redline stations with the lowest ridership numbers.

Wilcal · #**7863** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 5:44 PM**

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Apartment and hotel tower planned in Koreatown

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Originally Posted by colemonkee

More of this, please, especially around transit stops.

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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Dang! That is one nice looking building.

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Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

lookin' good!

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Originally Posted by NSMP

Thrilled about this. Vermont is so underutilized

This tower has been brought to us by our "Frankentower Friends," the irrepressible MVE architects!

NSMP · #**7864** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 6:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by King Kill 'em

We need more development like this around the other Vermont stations, forming a nice mid size highrise canyon. Especially around Vermont/Beverly and Vermont/Santa Monica which I'm pretty sure are the two redline stations with the lowest ridership numbers.

You can, in part, thank the Vermont/Western Station Area plan for this. Anyone who lives or works in the area should put in a comment in favor of upzoning Vermont and Virgil when the new draft Hollywood Community Plan comes out. I don't know if it'll make a difference or not, but worth a shot.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**7865** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by blackcat23

Apartment and hotel tower planned in Koreatown

That is a great looking building. Kind of reminds me of the Ritz because the way it gets fat in the middle then tapers off. Vermont could use a shit load more of these

ChelseaFC · #**7866** Posted **Aug 22, 2016, 10:34 PM**

Residence Inn at Fair Oaks/Walnut now open. Just the first among many new hotel projects in Pasadena!

http://www.traveldailynews.com/post/...ena-california

Bikemike · #**7867** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 2:03 AM**

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Except I never said that at all. I said Playa Vista. Not Los Angeles. You should learn how to read.

What a demonstrated lack of ability to abstract LOL
My broader point was: Your statement that Playa Vista "wasn't meant to be urban" is a captain obvious statement. It's the way it is because it was planned/zoned that way. Duh.

BrandonJXN: "The black Honda Accord wasn't meant to be Blue". Duh, no sh!t Sherlock!

My comment about Playa Vista is that it shouldn't have been planned that way. That planning for auto-dependency is backwards. That it's a tremendous opportunity lost. Get it, tweedle-dee?

Bikemike · #**7868** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 2:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wilcal

This tower has been brought to us by our "Frankentower Friends," the irrepressible MVE architects!

It's ok, better than tolerable. A bit overdone IMO.

Why is LA incapable of building understated, modern glass buildings?

Everything, it seems, comes with oversized fins, asshats, and other obnoxiously attention-grabbing features. These tendencies are the architectural equivalent of trying too hard, and it's in our collective DNA.

More educated and more progressive cities like SF, Seattle, or London build more intelligent, non-douchey looking architecture on a more consistent basis. I wonder why that is.

caligrad · #**7869** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 6:59 AM**

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Not this again. If we report posts like this, can we GET this to stop?

Your best bet is to PM the mods. They claim that they don't know of any issues.

Not only this thread but he derailed the DTLA thread as well.

HEY MODS

Resident · #**7870** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 10:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bikemike

What a demonstrated lack of ability to abstract LOL
My broader point was: Your statement that Playa Vista "wasn't meant to be urban" is a captain obvious statement. It's the way it is because it was planned/zoned that way. Duh.

BrandonJXN: "The black Honda Accord wasn't meant to be Blue". Duh, no sh!t Sherlock!

My comment about Playa Vista is that it shouldn't have been planned that way. That planning for auto-dependency is backwards. That it's a tremendous opportunity lost. Get it, tweedle-dee?

In other groups he would have been kicked by now. Or at least suspended for a week. I got suspended for a week for calling Hunter a sky is falling chicken little dumbass who had no idea what he is talking about with the end of the cycle. I learned from my suspension and would never call that to Hunter again.

BrandonJXN · #**7871** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 11:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bikemike

What a demonstrated lack of ability to abstract LOL
My broader point was: Your statement that Playa Vista "wasn't meant to be urban" is a captain obvious statement. It's the way it is because it was planned/zoned that way. Duh.

BrandonJXN: "The black Honda Accord wasn't meant to be Blue". Duh, no sh!t Sherlock!

My comment about Playa Vista is that it shouldn't have been planned that way. That planning for auto-dependency is backwards. That it's a tremendous opportunity lost. Get it, tweedle-dee?

I've been suspended for less and yet you still keep roaming the earth with your posts. Mods, you should do your job and take out the trash.

NSMP · #**7872** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 2:57 PM**

Did this get posted already? Proposal for 110 room hotel at 7th and Wilshire

http://therealdeal.com/la/2016/08/19...-of-koreatown/

Muji · #**7873** Posted **Aug 23, 2016, 3:36 PM**

The proposed Wilshire/Vermont tower can't come soon enough! Interestingly, it is shaped like a mini-version of Taipei's under-construction Nan Shan Plaza tower.

SimonLA · #**7874** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 12:07 AM**

The West LA Neighborhood Council is discussing Martin Expo Town Center tomorrow. Those jerks are already against it--you should read their communications to residents ("massive," "impacting 16 streets"). Please show up and fight the NIMBYism that is already percolating and being encouraged by the council. The meeting is Wednesday, 8/24 at 7 p.m. at West Los Angeles Civic Center/1645 Corinth Avenue/Los Angeles 90025

I fear without intervention, this project will go the way of the Papermate site in Santa Monica.

p.s. I agree with the previous commenters; action must be taken on the aforementioned poster. It has gotten out of hand and he clearly cannot be rehabbed (cue the insults flung at me and my home).

Illithid Dude · #**7875** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 12:53 AM**

While it's fine to insult LA (let's face it, LA has handled worse), insulting people is another matter. Don't do it! I'm watching you.

Wilcal · #**7876** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 4:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by blackcat23

Apartment and hotel tower planned in Koreatown

As one sees in the design, that blade-like parapet could possibly bring the height of the tower close to that of the Equitable Building (450 ft), yes?

blackcat23 · #**7877** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 4:19 PM**

Hotel conversion and residential tower planned near MacArthur Park

BrandonJXN · #**7878** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 4:25 PM**

Wow a 41 story tower in Westlake. Who would've thought. Westlake is being sandwiched by the goings on in DTLA and Koreatown and it'll be interesting to see how Westlake will handle this.

Steve8263 · #**7879** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 4:32 PM**

Tower crane being installed at the May Co movie museum building site off Wilshire.

blackcat23 · #**7880** Posted **Aug 24, 2016, 5:45 PM**

Update on the Westfield Century City expansion