LOS ANGELES | Lake on Wilshire | 459 FT | 41 FLOORS

[user2468]

First Glimpse of the Lake on Wilshire

http://urbanize.la/post/first-glimpse-lake-wilshire

An environmental report published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning has revealed renderings for a proposed high-rise complex near the Westlake/MacArthur Park subway station.

The project, dubbed the Lake on Wilshire, would rise from an approximately 1.5-acre site at 1930 W. Wilshire Boulevard. Plans call for the construction of a 41-story tower on a current parking lot fronting Wilshire and Bonnie Brae Street, featuring 479 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments - including 39 affordable units.

Local architecture and planning firm Archeon Group has been tapped to design the mixed-use complex, which at a maximum height of 459 feet, would create the tallest building in the Westlake district. The proposed tower would feature a number of landscaped outdoor decks, while the cultural center would greet passersby with a molded facade of colored vanceva glass.

[LA21st]

Outside of downtown, LA must have 12-15 proposals or buildings uc that are over 30 floors. Many over 40 stories.
Probably another dozen or so in the 16-30 floor range.

It's really amazing.

The highrises u/c and proposed downtown is even more incredible.

[Urbannizer]

Los Angeles approves first high-rise development in Westlake neighborhood

Oct 16,2017

The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has approved the Lake on Wilshire project, a 41-story mixed-use housing tower complex proposed by Archeon Group and developer Walter Jayasinghe for L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood.

The proposal currently plans to bring 478 market-rate apartments—including 39 affordable units—to the area. The project site at 1930 Wilshire is currently occupied by a surface parking lot and is being developed to include an 850-seat performing arts center dedicated to Sri Lankan culture. The 70,000-square-foot performing arts center will sit at the corner of the site and is depicted in renderings for the project as a five-story structure wrapped in angular, multi-colored mosaic panels. The cultural center is planned to include ground floor public open spaces and feature a large statue located at the corner as well. An existing and historic medical office building located next door to the proposed tower and cultural center will be converted into a 220-key hotel room as part of the project.

[citybooster]

Kinda dull, and also in the wrong section. Belongs with the LA city developments, not New York City.

[SLO]

The entry and all the colored glass is a bit of a gimmick, but the building itself is a nice add.