LOS ANGELES | LAPD Headquarters | 12 fl | U/C

[Quixote]

Location: 1st Street and Spring Street
Function: Governmental Office | 200 Seat Cafe | 450 Seat Auditorium
Developer: N/A
Architect: DMJM H&N (http://www.dmjmhn.aecom.com/index.jsp)
Completion: 2009

LAPD Headquarters

The police headquarters that broke ground in January is now 35% complete, keeping the project on time and on budget, according to the Bureau of Engineering. A $231 million, 10-story replacement for Parker Center, being constructed by Sylmar-based Tutor-Saliba, is rising south of City Hall where crews are now erecting steel frames. It is part of a three-phase project expected to cost about $420 million by the time it is completed in 2009. The main site, bordered by Spring, Main, First and Second streets, will house the 500,000-square-foot headquarters. One block away on Main Street, an 800-car Motor Transportation Division facility is planned. The headquarters' design includes an open plaza facing First Street and a small, landscaped park at the corner of Second and Main streets, as well as a 300-car LAPD garage. Downtown-based DMJM is the architect. - Los Angeles Downtown News

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[Quixote]

September 21, 2007

Taken today, LAPD headquarters on the fifth and sixth floors...

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[Quixote]

September 23, 2007

LAPD Headquarters
This one shot up in no time. Already working on the 6th floor. The blue fence at the bottom is on the sidewalk, which gives you an idea how far this building is set back from the street. Granted, they're supposed to widen 2nd Street as part of this project, but damn.

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The crane arm has been dropped down because someone snuck into the site at night and started playing with the crane, as well as making off with some electrical equipment. Ironic that the building that's supposed to be the most secure in this building boom is the one with the worst security.

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[Echo Park]

its a nice building but its too reminscent of the 80s dark age design of downtown LAs towers. hgue plazas and setbacks. its not very inviting.

[Quixote]

I think it also has a modernist flair to it.

[LAmetroman]

I thought there was to be a public park along the southern side of the block? Maybe I am mistaken.

[ozone]

its a nice building but its too reminscent of the 80s dark age design of downtown LAs towers. hgue plazas and setbacks. its not very inviting.

Haha that's funny.:haha: It's the HQ for the LAPD....is it supposed to be inviting?

[dallasbrink]

It reminds me of the Renovations they made to the Dallas Police Dept. Does this still come with the beat down and abuse that the LAPD is known for?

[Quixote]

October 4, 2007

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[Echo Park]

Haha that's funny.:haha: It's the HQ for the LAPD....is it supposed to be inviting?

heh. you have a point there. i see good things in the future for second street. its nice narrow street which you dont see much of in LA, with little tokyo starting to come into its own on the eastern flank of downtown, and grand avenue rising on the western flank. but this building obviously is gonna be a bit of a gap.

and now that i see the renderings again, i like this buliding. i just wish it brought closer to the street. this land was contested between LAPD and a group that wanted a park put there. I'd rather have the pocket park, so if they're gonna have that hgue plaza open up i hope they at least dedicate some public art to that space.

[myshtern]

$465 sq/ft for a public use building???

[Quixote]

October 5, 2007

LAPD: just skyrocketted!
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[Quixote]

October 20, 2007

Speaking of the Police. Here's a series of shots of the New Police Headquarters. The first shot is taken from 2nd and Main.

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2nd and Spring.

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1st and Main.

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[Quixote]

October 28, 2007

LAPD HQ

From earlier today. They've moved the crane over to the north end of the lot, hopefully to start work on the northern wing of the building. So far, only 2/3 of the building's footprint has been built, but that 2/3 is already topped out. Kind of a strange construction method if you ask me.

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[Quixote]

November 1, 2007

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[Quixote]

Another $40 Million Hike for LAPD Headquarters

News Brief

The cost of the new LAPD headquarters being built in the Civic Center has jumped again, to nearly $437 million, and city officials say the budget could continue to escalate. Last month, the City Council approved an additional $40 million for the third phase of the project, a Motor Transport Division facility and LAPD parking garage. A report prepared by Chief Administrative Officer Karen Sisson and Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller also warned that the project's price tag is expected to escalate again in coming months, because the city is still negotiating with the owners of the land where the third phase would be built. "Since land acquisition will not be completed until as late as April 2008, additional funds may need to be requested at that time," the report read in part. It is the latest cost increase for the project being built by contractor Tutor-Saliba. The development was initially approved by City Council in 2004 with a price tag of $300 million. The first phase - a 10-story police headquarters to replace nearby Parker Center - is more than 35% complete.

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Source: Los Angeles Downtown News (http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2007/11/12/news/news_briefs/at01.txt)

[Quixote]

Editorial

Get a Handle on Police Headquarters

The cost of the Downtown LAPD headquarters facilities went up another $40 million recently, reaching a staggering $437 million. The city needs to get a handle on this fast, because with construction costs still rising, a half-billion dollar project is on the horizon.

This is about more than just gasping at government expenditures, or raising an uproar over how taxpayer funds are being spent. What is clear is that someone has not done enough homework, that cost analyses were incomplete, and that leadership has stumbled. In 2004, the City Council approved a budget of $300 million for the project.

We do not dispute the need for a replacement for Parker Center. The current headquarters opened more than 50 years ago, is outdated and in poor physical condition. Construction on a replacement facility should have started at least a decade ago. That would have helped keep the price down by tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars.

The project, rising in the Civic Center on the block bounded by First, Second, Main and Spring streets, was opposed early on by area stakeholders who wanted a park on the site. That should not have stymied the building, but it should have spurred city officials to ensure that everything was in order with the development. Even when a groundbreaking took place in January, there were publicly stated expectations that the price would rise.

The project, expected to open in 2009, includes not just the main building, but nearby support facilities, among them a parking garage. Land acquisition costs for those other elements is uncertain, prompting city officials to warn recently that the budget remains unsettled for the development being constructed by Tutor-Saliba.

No one expects budgets for mega-projects to stay steady throughout construction; the unpredictable price of steel alone was always a cause of concern. But when costs rise to this degree, something is wrong somewhere else, too. The problem is almost certainly what it always is: change orders. They are difficult to plan for and contractors do not adequately allow for change orders in bids.

It inevitably turns out that some hole in the ground requires four scoops, not three. Or clay is being excavated, not the gravel that had been anticipated. Every adjustment in the construction means a change order. Every change order costs money not just for the extra work, but also for the paperwork required to bill for it.

On every major public project in memory, there has been a failure to plan for the cost of change orders. Every inch of every mile of MTA subway tunnel, it seemed, had some level of change order. As it happens, this sometimes involved the same contractor who is working on the police headquarters, Tutor-Saliba. To be fair, any contractor may well have charged for work not specifically in a bid, though maybe not every shovelful. The solution? Let's start with the city assuming responsibility and making plans so we don't hit $500 million. Or maybe this is where City Controller Laura Chick makes another splash with an audit.

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Source: Los Angeles Downtown News (http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2007/11/19/news/opinion/edit01.txt)

[Quixote]

November 18, 2007

LAPD Headquarters - Sunday, Nov. 18

From 2nd and Spring:

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From the LA Times parking garage:

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[LosAngelesSportsFan]

this thing is flying! i was there today.

[Lecom]

Wow, looks impressive, yet not oppressive. Just the image the police needs to project.

[Quixote]

Chick Audits LAPD Headquarters Costs

News Brief

City Controller Laura Chick has begun an audit investigating costs associated with the new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters being built at First and Spring streets in the Civic Center. The price tag for the project, slated for completion in 2008, recently jumped to nearly $437 million and is expected to escalate further. The development was originally approved by the City Council in 2004 at a cost of $300 million. The audit will specifically look at whether subcontractors on the project, including architecture firm DMJM and construction management company Vanir, are complying with contracts. It will also focus on the city's Bureau of Engineering, to make sure the department is adequately overseeing the project. The investigation will be handled by KPMG, which provides audit, tax and advisory services. It is expected to be complete early next year. Also in Downtown, Chick is conducting an audit of the city Recreation and Parks Department's Quimby program, which charges developer fees to fund neighborhood park projects. Recreation and Parks has collected $120 million through the program over the past five years, and recently faced criticism from Downtown stakeholders and city officials for producing few results. That audit, also to be completed in early 2008, will focus specifically on Downtown.

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Source: Los Angeles Downtown News (http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2007/12/03/news/news_briefs/at02.txt)

[Quixote]

December 1, 2007

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[Quixote]

December 3, 2007

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[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Does the park go in the lower left?

[Quixote]

December 4, 2007

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[Quixote]

December 9, 2007

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[NYC2ATX]

There's a lot of good architecture in L.A. that goes under the radar. This city doesn't get nearly as much credit as it deserves. It's great to see that it has a gorgeous civic center developing.

[Quixote]

December 16, 2007

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[Quixote]

December 19, 2007

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[Quixote]

December 24, 2007

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[Echo Park]

The LA Times has a lot of cool pics of construction on their website today: Girders and steel. (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-building-f,1,6187985.flash?coll=la-headlines-california) (flash)

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Catching top-floor thrills

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Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
The new 10 story high L-shaped Police Administration Building under construction glows in the pre-dawn hours at the intersection of Spring St. and 2nd St. in downtown Los Angeles.

The 10th floor of the LAPD headquarters being built downtown lends spectacular views of the city. One construction worker likes to sneak up to enjoy the sights.

By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 31, 2007
You could get a good look at the downtown skyline from, say, the BonaVista Lounge while listening to Norah Jones and sipping an Amstel Light.

But if you want something more raw, hang 10 stories in the air, leaning over the side of the new LAPD building's skeleton with saws roaring behind you like nuclear-powered dental tools, sparks from welders raining down behind you and nothing except two thick wires between you and a long fall.

The antithesis of a bar or an office, it's like hang-gliding over downtown and hitting "pause" when the view's just right. No desk phones here, no burnt coffee, nobody's TV lunch popping out of the microwave; on a windy day, the wide-open top floors don't smell like anything at all.

The view's a strange mix. Things you're supposed to see but never do suddenly become clear -- who knew there was a clock on the south face of the Los Angeles Times building? And things you're not supposed to see suddenly jump out at you. Note to whoever lives in the refashioned loft with the yellow couch in the Higgins Building: Get some curtains.

Some people can't stand the height. One engineer's knees knock together every time he goes up top. Not Dave Bowers; he loves it.

Dave Bowers is the concrete superintendent at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, rising on the square block bounded by 1st and 2nd streets, and Spring and Main. He spends most of his time on the ground.

Which is generally fine, but with the top floor open and the sky clear, when Bowers needs to scratch the itch to go as high as he can -- like a boy who wants to climb the highest tree just because it's there -- he just does it.

When those moments hit, Bowers hops on a steel-cage elevator to the 10th floor. He justifies the trip because he gets a bird's-eye view of the site and can peer down at his workers, checking their progress and looking for problems.

But the real reason is "it's bitchin' up here," says Bowers, who works for Tutor-Saliba, the project's general contractor.

It is bitchin'. Maybe that's why people crane their necks as they walk by, trying to see to the very top, where Bowers is standing, because they want to know what it's like. Maybe they glance skyward because this building is crisp and brand new, a full-fledged operation that gets bigger every day, not a static nip-and-tuck renovation.

Bowers wanders across the floor, dodging men pushing what look like plane propellers over concrete to smooth it out, and grabs his cellphone to snap a killer picture of Walt Disney Concert Hall like he's a tourist. He shot a photo the last time he was up on the 10th floor, but "this one is better," he says.

He lingers a bit longer, but soon his duties call. He has to get back to the ground floor, where the work site is muddy from recent rains. It smells like wet concrete and diesel down there, and you can't see Disney Hall.

Bowers calls for the elevator. He won't admit it, but he's a little disappointed. He's headed back to Earth.

jason.song@latimes.com

[Quixote]

December 31, 2007

LAPD headquarters

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[Quixote]

January 8, 2008

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[Quixote]

January 9, 2008

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[JRinSoCal]

This thing's gonna be finished before we know it. I wish everything else went up this fast in LA.

[Quixote]

January 12, 2008

On another note, they've installed more cladding on the LAPD HQ. These pictures are a bit grainier than usual because I forgot to adjust the ISO. Oops!

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Some of those panels got pretty durrty. I wonder if they'll clean them or just let 'em be.

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[Quixote]

January 19, 2008

LAPD Headquarters

More cladding going on. See if you can spot the two new types of cladding.

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Close-up of cladding on the west side of the building, facing Spring.

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Some glass fo' dat ass on the 2nd Street side.

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Making it's presence among its neighbors known. From Block 8 in Little Tokyo.

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[ardecila]

Chick Audits LAPD Headquarters Costs

Best headline ever. :haha:

[Quixote]

January 20, 2008

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[Quixote]

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Construction Watch: LAPD Headquarters Gets Clad

By Marissa Gluck
January 25, 2008

It may be costing millions (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/11/lapd_hq_watch_b.php) in construction cost overruns, land acquisition expenses, and extra "replacement soil," but it sure is going up fast. The LAPD headquarters is already getting clad. We caught the construction earlier this week, while the SkyscraperCity members are watching the progress practically daily. The project cost is still somewhere in the $420 million range, but don't let that stop you from doing another shot (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2006/12/lapd_hq_gets_un.php) in our LAPD HQ Drinking Game.

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Source: Curbed LA (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/01/construction_wa_30.php#more)

[colemonkee]

I know, I know. I'm a nerd. I post way too many pictures of this building. But what do you want? I live right across the street. These are from earlier today.

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[Quixote]

February 2, 2008

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[edluva]

wow tutor saliba eh? hope it's safe.

[colemonkee]

It definitely has different looks from different angles. This one taken this morning from 1st Street.

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And the demolition for Motor Pool on Main Street is officially underway. I won't miss the surface lots, but I will miss that taco stand.

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[colemonkee]

From this morning. Glass on the south side makes its slow but steady march upward and outward. And cladding along the Spring St. side moves north along the first floor. I actually like the reflectivity of the glass. This building's starting to grow on me.

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The MJ Higgins gallery is no more. Didn't take long to reduce it to rubble - it was still standing as of Monday morning.

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[Quixote]

February 12, 2008

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[Quixote]

February 16, 2008

LAPD Headquaters
Cladding starting to wrap around the Main Street side on the south...

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...along the 1st Street side...

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...and along the Spring Street side.

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[Echo Park]

It's looking pretty good. A lot better than the renderings would have. I still think those huge setbacks are a disappointment, particularly from second street which is developing into nice and narrow urban avenue from little tokyo on up.

[Complex01]

Not bad at all. Very Kewl...

:cool:

[Quixote]

February 18, 2008

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[BrandonJXN]

This is turning out to be a very interesting building. Complements the Death Star (Cal Trans) nicely.

[colemonkee]

They're really moving on this one. From 2nd and Main. Note the metal spandrels - or transoms to be more accurate - installed on the 2nd floor at the corner.

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Putting up a panel on the 2nd Street side.

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The glass takes on the mood of the sky very well. Should make for some nice sunset shots.

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[Quixote]

I'm loving the glass treatment on this one.

[Patrick]

Thats one sexy building.
Cant wait for the final result!

[colemonkee]

February 28, 2008

They're really moving on the Spring Street facade. These pictures were taken on my way to work this morning. On my way home, they had installed the rest of the panels on that side.

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Closer on the glass on the Spring St. side. Same reflectivity and color as on the 2nd and Main St. sides, but inset a bit to add some texture.

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[Quixote]

February 28, 2008

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[colemonkee]

March 2, 2008

From the LA Times parking garage.

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From 1st and Spring. I really need a wider lens.

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Glass on the Spring street side. I think this side will look a lot lighter once all this glass is in.

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2nd and Main at sunset. This will be a fun building to photograph once it's complete.

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[Quixote]

March 8, 2008

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LAPD Headquarters

[colemonkee]

March 9, 2008

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[Quixote]

^ You're right. The glass really does lighten up that side of the building, most likely due to the reflections of the sky.

[colemonkee]

From yesterday:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/659/lapd200803212ez7.jpg

Closer on the auditorium.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8752/lapd200803213ss0.jpg

Glass has made it's way around to the north side. The auditorium kind of blocks it from the wider view, for now.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1476/lapd200803211he4.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6730/lapd200803214ox1.jpg

Spring's officially on it's way. That tree hasn't had leaves on it for months.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/187/lapd200803215ed8.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/815/lapd200803216zk1.jpg

Foundation work on the Motor Pool building continues. I think they still have to go a bit further down.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9776/lapdmotor20080321yw1.jpg

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Great Job Cole! i must confess, i would much rather have that gorgeous park that was proposed, but this building is very nice. i love the glass. do you recall the opening date? for some reason April 2009 is in my head.

[Quixote]

March 28, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2044/2369766080_e37126e5dc_b.jpg
From Flickr, by eecue

[colemonkee]

March 29, 2008

Installing glass on the 9th floor of the 2nd Street side, on a cloudy Saturday. they got about halfway through the floor before calling it a day.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5346/lapd200803291ks2.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/15/lapd200803292en2.jpg

[colemonkee]

April 6, 2008

My best attempt at the angle of the render.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9081/lapd200804064el5.jpg

Spring St side:

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6897/lapd200804062ud6.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2461/lapd200804063kb5.jpg

2nd and Main

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3701/lapd200804061vl7.jpg

From the LA Times parking garage.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6459/lapd200804065iu8.jpg

The Motor Pool. The new lens doesn't fit between the chain links anymore.

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2162/lapdmotor20080406bq0.jpg

[colemonkee]

Saturday, April 12

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8289/lapd200804123rb0.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4032/lapd200804124cb7.jpg

From Eli & Edith(!!!) Broad Plaza

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8538/lapd200804121yx9.jpg

This should give you an idea of the size of the setback on 2nd Street, which should be landscaped. I hope. Could be a nice little pocket park/dog run if done right.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3504/lapd200804122wp5.jpg

[Quixote]

I'm hoping they'll do something interesting with that vast amount of open space created by those huge setbacks. Perhaps a fountain? A cool piece of art? Something.

[NYC2ATX]

This is quite an interesting part of town. Can't wait to go to L.A. someday.

[Quixote]

April 17, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2422221596_455f27ef1f_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/2421399971_407fd45a54_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2422214234_31832aa9bf_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2422216044_4443042e01_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2421409213_725467f5e4_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

[DJM19]

what is that ramp and canopy-construction in front?

[Quixote]

April 26, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2444451066_f4a33ed439_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2443628135_4a941573af_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2446565729_0cc6de6905_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2444447992_7c98629779_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2443630989_87f5b7aec5_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2444440520_9d5481fbd9_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2443616925_714bf5cb77_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2444445398_035a67856d_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2446561943_043081d893_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

I like that last one, it shows the different personalities of the building.

[BigDan35]

I love the look of this building. When is it supposed to be finished?

[Quixote]

^ Check the first page. It has all the information one could possibly want to know.

[colemonkee]

what is that ramp and canopy-construction in front?
It's an auditorium.

Some pictures from today. The north, east and west sides of the building haven't changed much on the outside, but this corner has.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/469/lapd200805043aa0.jpg

A preview of the other style of glass, which will cover the rest of the unclad surface of the building, according to the renders. It looks very green and very transparent in person. Though it's hard to tell it's reflectivity because this area doesn't really get sky reflection.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7796/lapd200805041yq4.jpg

Not sure if this opaque glass is just for the ground floor, or if it's going to go all the way up like this. :shrug:

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1183/lapd200805042ee7.jpg

Motor Pool. Digging looks done.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5556/lapdmotor20080504we9.jpg

[Steve2726]

The contractor has the following aerial shot on their website-

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/portfolio/la-police-admin.html

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/images/portfolio/la-police-admin-01.jpg

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/images/hdrs/lapd-01.jpg

[colemonkee]

^ Great find. That's pretty freakin' sweet.

Some pics from today:

Thursday, May 8th

They're really moving on that glass in the southwest corner. The different color and transparency creates an interesting contrast with the other glass. If the renderings are correct, this greener glass will form a band around the bluer glass on the top floor and where the construction elevator now sits.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6340/lapd200805081lm3.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8382/lapd200805082in7.jpg

[BigDan35]

When is this building scheduled to be completed? Any new pictures?

[Quixote]

^ ^ Check the first page. It has all the information one could possibly want to know.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

The contractor has the following aerial shot on their website-

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/portfolio/la-police-admin.html

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/images/portfolio/la-police-admin-01.jpg

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/images/hdrs/lapd-01.jpg

Nice shot. I wish there was an aerial shot from the other side, also.

[Kingofthehill]

Came out nice!

[colemonkee]

Monday, May 26

That glass went up quick.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2303/lapd200805262jq7.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1852/lapd200805261dl2.jpg

I really like how this building completely changes depending on where you view it. It's like a different building on each side.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5332/lapd200805263ph4.jpg

[Quixote]

June 1, 2008

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/2544716750_053f95bd75_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2543891117_5ed7a114fd_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

[colemonkee]

June 7, 2008

That last floor of glass is up.

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/3900/lapd200806071tu0.jpg

[colemonkee]

June 22, 2008

The glass reflects well, no? And that scaffolding in the center of the building is quite impressive in person.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1241/lapd200806223zq2.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2016/lapd200806221xo2.jpg

If you look closely in the upper right you can see they're installing glass on the 10th floor finally. It's the same greenish color as the glass on the left. It looks unfinished, though, as you can see a gap that exposes some of the structural steel.

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9195/lapd200806222qb4.jpg

[Quixote]

^ I love the glass, but still feel a bit iffy about that blank wall facing the front.

Great snaps. :)

[LongBeachUrbanist]

I would guess that the wedge was designed with the blank wall in order to help it deflect a potential blast in the area of city hall.

[Quixote]

Here are two new renderings of the small park that will occupy the corner of 2nd and Main...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2656282597_95657aedfe_b.jpg
From Flickr, by angelenic

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2657110276_509aefc686_b.jpg
From Flickr, by angelenic

[Quixote]

July 24, 2008

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2699648946_846f9fdc68_b.jpg
From Flickr, by alossix

[latennisguy]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2769790290_10b91a3ce8_b.jpg

I'm sure the "blank" wall has more to do with sunlight than it has to do with a "blast" emanating from somewhere else.

[colemonkee]

August 31, 2008

Groundwork for landscaping is starting to go in. If you look closely, you can see the indentations in the ground on the right side (Spring St.) where trees will eventually be planted.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9955/lapd200808311py0.jpg

[JDRCRASH]

Landscaping already? Man they're hauling!

[colemonkee]

Sunday, Nov. 9th

They're not working on the landscaping yet, JDR. But they are making some real progress. From the 2nd Street side.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5964/lapdhq200811092gr4.jpg

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/5060/lapdhq200811093yk6.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/3208/lapdhq200811091hj0.jpg

Amongst its neighbors.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1594/lapdhq200811094je0.jpg

[yeah215]

Has anybody heard anything new on what will happen with the old Parker Center site?

[colemonkee]

I believe Jan Perry has asked for studies about possibly knocking down the Parker Center and building City or County offices on the land, but there are issues with the historic status of Parker Center, despite it being almost unusable due to damage from the Northridge quake. But I wouldn't expect anything to move too quickly given the current budget status of the City and the County.

[JDRCRASH]

^ What do you think should go there? IMO, I would like for it to be torn down and replaced with a office building with a Japanese name, due to the fact that its adjacent to Little Tokyo projects.

[colemonkee]

We had a really nice sunset last Sunday...

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3348/img4191lv4.jpg

[colemonkee]

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5369/img4202pz1.jpg

I love the contrast in the colors of glass...

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/80/img4206uj6.jpg

Landscaping beginning in the main plaza fronting First St:

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3806/img4204fi2.jpg

The auditorium building on 1st and Main:

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1033/img4203ow0.jpg

The new street wall forming along Main:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2918/img4198ni6.jpg

The cafe on the corner of 2nd and Main:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1690/img4197gd7.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3846/img4194bn8.jpg

2nd Street side. I really love this glass. So photogenic:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7977/img4214gh8.jpg

Landscaping along 2nd and Spring Streets (pictures taken last Sunday):

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5985/img3940ez0.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9924/img3941ex4.jpg

And the Motor Pool building a block south on Main. Yes, it's a parking garage, but the retail spaces will really help to fill out this block.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2170/img4208mq9.jpg

[Quixote]

^ Is that a reflecting pool at the corner of 2nd and Spring?

[colemonkee]

No, I think they're testing how water tight that area is before they fill it with soil and plant grass. They put up a small "grove" of palm trees on the corner of 2nd and Spring the other day and it looks really nice. I would grab a shot of it, but I'm not taking my camera out in the rain...