LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown) [Archive] - Page 109

craigs

Jan 23, 2023, 11:42 PM

Two apartments towers sprout at 3545 Wilshire Boulevard (https://la.urbanize.city/post/two-apartments-towers-sprout-3545-wilshire-boulevard)

Across the street from Wilshire/Normandie Station

Steven Sharp
Urbanize Los Angeles
January 23, 2023

A half-year after our last update, the concrete frames of a two-tower residential development from Jamison Services, Inc. are starting to take shape at 3545 Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown.

Located across the street from the Wilshire/Normandie subway station, the project spans a half city block along the west side of Ardmore Avenue between Wilshire and 6th Street. Plans call for a combined total of 428 apartments and 10,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, served by an 850-car parking garage.

Designed by Gruen Associates, 3545 Wilshire features a 22-story building facing Wilshire and a 14-story structure fronting 6th Street to the north. An above-ground parking garage occupies the center of the site, splitting the two high-rise buildings.

Planned amenities include rooftop decks, a dog park, fitness centers, and a club room, as well as co-working spaces, a game room, a private screening room, and an indoor golf range.

At the time of the project's groundbreaking, a representative of Jamison Services indicated that construction was on pace to be completed within approximately 22 months. Under that timeline, the apartments would open for residents in 2024.

Jamison has pursued several alternatives for the 3545 Wilshire property over the past seven years. After considering a podium-type apartment complex for the property, which sits directly north of the Wilshire/Normandie Station, Jamison discarded that proposal in favor of a project featuring a taller 32-story tower facing Wilshire. However, after a feasibility found that a lower-scaled tower would reduce the overall project budget by approximately 20 percent and shorten its construction timeline, Jamison elected for the now under-construction project.

The towers at 3545 Wilshire follow a long list of Koreatown developments from Jamison Services, including an adaptive reuse project across the street and more than a dozen proposed and under construction ground-up buildings.

craigs

Jan 23, 2023, 11:46 PM

And the images:

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2022-03/211202%20aerial%20-%20lowres.jpg?itok=0EDTmUWm

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2022-03/211202%20south%20-%20lowres.jpg?itok=PGPiIzx9

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2022-03/6th%20-%20lowres.jpg?itok=ao3pIgEK

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/3545%20Wilshire%20Blvd%20by%20Hunter%20Kerhart%2002.jpg?itok=OA7THGUy

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/3545%20Wilshire%20Blvd%20by%20Hunter%20Kerhart%2005.jpg?itok=MNTsLF2P

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/3545%20Wilshire%20Blvd%20by%20Hunter%20Kerhart%2006.jpg?itok=HbKU2cwN

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/3545%20Wilshire%20Blvd%20by%20Hunter%20Kerhart%2003.jpg?itok=gLyDh0gD

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/field/image/3545%20wilshire%20map.JPG?itok=XcZoGgmo

ChelseaFC

Jan 24, 2023, 5:46 PM

SDS Capital Group will finance development of six new permanent supportive housing projects in 2023

https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/01/23/private-equity-developer-offers-low-cost-alternative-to-house-homeless-in-la/

colemonkee

Jan 25, 2023, 4:27 AM

We need, like, 50 more SDS Capital Groups.

ChelseaFC

Jan 25, 2023, 10:04 PM

City of Santa Monica approves Great Park proposal to replace Santa Monica Airport

https://airport2park.org/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnTnWZDagAQSNnp?format=jpg&name=small

202_Cyclist

Jan 25, 2023, 10:24 PM

City of Santa Monica approves Great Park proposal to replace Santa Monica Airport

https://airport2park.org/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnTnWZDagAQSNnp?format=jpg&name=small

Hopefully this is better than the Great Park that replaced the El Toro Marine air base, which after about 25 years, is a balloon and some benches. What a tremendous missed opportunity that was.

DJM19

Jan 25, 2023, 10:38 PM

craigs

Jan 26, 2023, 2:44 AM

Site cleared for Target-anchored mixed-use project at 1000 S Vermont Avenue (https://la.urbanize.city/post/site-cleared-target-anchored-mixed-use-project-1000-s-vermont-avenue)

Grubb Properties will build 228 apartments upstairs

Steven Sharp
Urbanize Los Angeles
January 25, 2023

In Pico-Union, heavy equipment is slowly razing the series of residential and commercial buildings which have long stood at the southeast corner of Olympic Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, clearing the way for a new mixed-use apartment complex from a North Carolina-based real estate development firm.

Grubb Properties, which acquired the project site at 1000 S. Vermont Avenue last year as part of its move into the Los Angeles market, is moving forward with an approved plan permitting the construction of an eight-story building which will feature 228 apartments - including 12 moderate-income units - above approximately 50,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking for up to 565 vehicles.

According to an October announcement from the developer, Target has already agreed to lease the ground-floor of the new building.

Urban Architecture Lab is designing the project, named Link Kora, which is depicted in renderings as a contemporary podium-type structure with a C-shaped footprint above the second floor. That would leave space for a large, landscaped amenity deck with a swimming pool overlooking Vermont Avenue.

The project site, which city records show was acquired for $20-million in February 2022, spans a full city-block which also has frontage along 11th Street to the south and Menlo Avenue to the east. Prior improvements include a gas station, a medical office building, and 32 existing housing units.

Grubb Properties, which advertises a focus on middle-income housing, has four additional projects in the works within the City of Los Angeles. Those include a 77-unit building slated for a nearby site on Berendo Street in Koreatown, a 128-unit mixed-use building on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, 151 apartments on Vine Street in Hollywood, and a 70-unit building north of the US-101 freeway on Western Avenue.

Per the announcement, Fred Shaffer of Saiko Investment, Matthew Stroyman of Blackridge Ventures, and Randall Reel of Allied Urban serve as local development partners for the five projects.

craigs

Jan 26, 2023, 2:51 AM

And the images:

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-01/link%20kora%201000%20vermont%204.jpg?itok=m_wYj58g

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-01/link%20kora%201000%20vermont%205.jpg?itok=PD0mABu5

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-01/link%20kora%201000%20vermont%203.jpg?itok=Kepj3sW9

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-01/link%20kora%201000%20vermont%201.jpg?itok=LdNlIcVS

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/20221227_111924.jpg?itok=c6oc01Jt

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/field/image/1000%20vermont%20map.jpg?itok=BEk8OOF7

craigs

Jan 28, 2023, 8:18 AM

A simple pic of the cranes at the LACMA construction site that I took this afternoon from the Grove parking garage:

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/327760094_6213328695346615_5805843107724318115_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=GpATJG0Yaj8AX9OEMOC&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=00_AfAwfQM0Omt1HinDJY1gLXplniTcDdT9xyFgRQ8K-Qx3Ew&oe=63DA6CBF

craigs

Jan 30, 2023, 10:05 AM

An aerial of the LACMA project from LA Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/10oqc83/lacma_construction_this_morning/):

https://i.redd.it/0wsqkzjzv4fa1.jpg

ocman

Jan 30, 2023, 8:57 PM

The color of those concrete rooms has me worried. It's the color of freeway overpasses. Don't know much about the construction process, but I hope there's some type of finish that improves the color. The last official statement said that LACMA would be a "natural grey" to complement the existing buildings. Hope this isn't it, because that's just plain old concrete shade we use for freeway.

LAisthePlace

Jan 30, 2023, 10:50 PM

I don't support any plan for the airport that doesn't turn some portion of it into housing. Santa Monica is deficient by tens of thousands of housing units . This airport could easily be a huge park and still add a couple thousand units of housing at least.

I go back and forth, but I disagree here. West Los Angeles while an incredible place to live, lacks a signature park. An open space where people can walk, play, relax, etc.

Just about every world class city has one (Central Park, Golden Gate Park, etc).

As soon as you start carving up parts of the airport for housing, it'll likely evolve to those wanting other active uses (schools, offices, etc) and soon what could finally be Los Angeles' marquee Westside park is just another development.

I'd much rather see Downtown Santa Monica, everything down Wilshire and each of the Expo Line stops up-zoned vs. chunking up the airport.

There is plenty Santa Monica can do with infill given its good urban bones.

Illithid Dude

Jan 30, 2023, 11:45 PM

I go back and forth, but I disagree here. West Los Angeles while an incredible place to live, lacks a signature park. An open space where people can walk, play, relax, etc.

Just about every world class city has one (Central Park, Golden Gate Park, etc).

As soon as you start carving up parts of the airport for housing, it'll likely evolve to those wanting other active uses (schools, offices, etc) and soon what could finally be Los Angeles' marquee Westside park is just another development.

I'd much rather see Downtown Santa Monica, everything down Wilshire and each of the Expo Line stops up-zoned vs. chunking up the airport.

There is plenty Santa Monica can do with infill given its good urban bones.

The intelligent decision would be to ring the park with housing, helping tie the open space into some form of urban fabric. As is, the park will be cut off from Santa Monica, and only accessible via automobile. Building an urban neighborhood around the park will only improve the park itself. Of course, this won't happen, but a man can dream!

ChelseaFC

Jan 31, 2023, 10:45 PM

Prime waterfront site at Golden Shore/Ocean in Long Beach now on the market

https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/01/31/long-beachs-golden-shore-project-goes-on-sale/

https://layimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Golden-Shore-Master-Plan-Elevation--777x517.jpg

ocman

Feb 1, 2023, 7:23 AM

202_Cyclist

Feb 1, 2023, 2:07 PM

:haha: Zero chance those renderings were made with any intention of actually building that.

But I heard a Nigerian prince could get you a really good deal on one of those condos...

ocman

Feb 2, 2023, 2:41 AM

But I heard a Nigerian prince could get you a really good deal on one of those condos...

I’ll be shocked if any developer buys that land over a cost equivalent of a 5 over 1 development.

ChelseaFC

Feb 6, 2023, 3:59 PM

One Westside at Pico/Westwood

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fj8o2iLXwAE44pv?format=jpg&name=small

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnXbZAVXwAIF6Hp?format=jpg&name=small
https://twitter.com/HudsonPPI

a9l8e7n

Feb 6, 2023, 4:17 PM

Via Avanti Complex coming along in Sherman Oaks. Shoring seems to be finishing up. Maybe we will see steel come up soon after.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1622629999097548800

https://la.urbanize.city/post/redesign-unveiled-big-sherman-oaks-apartment-complex

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoS9WIXakAIoEml?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoS9WJ0akAAfwE3?format=jpg&name=medium

a9l8e7n

Feb 7, 2023, 5:47 PM

4818 Sepulveda exterior work making good progress

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1623013105096855552

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoYZx-EaQAAVJuR?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoYZyz3aQAAGl1c?format=jpg&name=medium

DIESELPOLO

Feb 7, 2023, 9:25 PM

City of Santa Monica approves Great Park proposal to replace Santa Monica Airport

https://airport2park.org/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnTnWZDagAQSNnp?format=jpg&name=small

*Just* a massive park? I love parks(!), but is no new housing being considered for this plot? For instance, a human-scaled wall of apartments and townhouses ringing the park on several sides? A plan like that would still have plenty of open space, but, like we need housing.

(Sighs) This feels like a clever way to prevent housing production in Santa Monica by making it an oversized amenity that is difficult to challenge against (in this case, a park).

a9l8e7n

Feb 9, 2023, 4:05 PM

14130 Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks, CA at former Sunkist HQ. A good amount of above ground work. The project is starting to take shape.
02/08/23

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1623713645179052032

https://la.urbanize.city/post/icon-sherman-oaks-sunkist-14130-riverside

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoiW2hDacAABb4v?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoiW2f_aEAAcTli?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoiW2gGaYAAJdS5?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoiW2gXaQAERxFX?format=jpg&name=medium

ChelseaFC

Feb 16, 2023, 4:45 PM

Site clearing underway for two residential projects on Sunset in Hollywood

Sunset/Western: https://la.urbanize.city/post/new-look-735-unit-development-5420-sunset-boulevard

Sunset/Gordon: https://la.urbanize.city/post/mixed-use-project-sunset-gordon-clears-city-planning-commission

LA21st

Feb 16, 2023, 5:15 PM

LosAngelesSportsFan

Feb 16, 2023, 9:33 PM

craigs

Feb 17, 2023, 3:40 AM

Urbanize Los Angeles has a mostly negligible update (https://la.urbanize.city/post/glass-exterior-climbs-hallasan-apartment-tower-696-s-new-hampshire-avenue) on Hallasan in Koreatown, but one photo showing the cladding going up is worth posting:

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w_watermark/public/2023-01/fotor_2023-1-4_16_50_14.jpg?itok=i10uxiKu

A reminder of what the finished project should look like:
https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/field/image/7th%20new%20hampshire%20mve%20partners%20holland%20partner%20group%202.jpg?itok=sOa2Fx1H

colemonkee

Feb 17, 2023, 3:58 PM

LA21st

Feb 17, 2023, 4:10 PM

No pictures as I was late for a lunch, but there was a soil testing rig drilling into the surface lot on the corner of 2nd and Santa Monica in downtown Santa Monica yesterday. Could be a sign this one is finally moving forward...

https://la.urbanize.city/post/frank-gehry-designed-ocean-avenue-project-moves-forward-santa-monica

Hmm, its possible. My company is involved and they are moving forward on it. But I think it's kinda early imo. But its alive.

Some really interesting projects could start construction in LA soon. :) granted, these aren't in downtown tho.

colemonkee

Feb 17, 2023, 4:14 PM

Thank you for the insider info, LA21st! Excited for what these other projects are!

LA21st

Feb 17, 2023, 4:50 PM

Thank you for the insider info, LA21st! Excited for what these other projects are!

I dont want to say, but they've been on urbanize. :cool:

bobbyv

Feb 17, 2023, 11:08 PM

Does anyone know anything about the redevelopment I believe it was the Pantages theater in Hollywood that was suppose to get additional space built above it?

Illithid Dude

Feb 19, 2023, 11:23 AM

Does anyone know anything about the redevelopment I believe it was the Pantages theater in Hollywood that was suppose to get additional space built above it?

I don't think there's been activity on this proposal since the recession

citywatch

Feb 19, 2023, 6:16 PM

since I'm rarely in this part of LA, I didn't realize this hotel had opened...several yrs ago, in fact. I just know that its neighbor, the beverly hilton, is a 1950s era hilton, from around the same time the statler hilton was built in dtla...now the wilshire grand.

2oSS2l1k_DQ

connecting dtla by the subway with areas further west along wilshire blvd...& the westside to dtla...is long overdue.

colemonkee

Feb 21, 2023, 3:32 PM

^ The views from the Waldorf are amazing. It's one of the best places to have a drink after the rains. Which would be perfect for Monday of next week.

a9l8e7n

Feb 21, 2023, 5:09 PM

Liv on Pico (5935 W. Pico Boulevard) looks to be almost complete.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1628078836754817030

https://la.urbanize.city/post/cityviews-123-unit-liv-pico-apartments-set-debut-2023

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpgZAuBaAAAz7fv?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpgZCdMaIAIsiGs?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpgZD4paEAA9dHU?format=jpg&name=medium

bossabreezes

Feb 21, 2023, 11:17 PM

Man that is ugly. But good density add, I guess.

LAsam

Feb 21, 2023, 11:23 PM

^ The views from the Waldorf are amazing. It's one of the best places to have a drink after the rains. Which would be perfect for Monday of next week.

Agreed. The rooftop at the Waldorf ain't cheap... but the views are some of the best you can get. The lobby bar of the downtown Intercontinental is another one on this list.

a9l8e7n

Feb 22, 2023, 5:39 PM

Melrose Triangle at 9060 Santa Monica Blvd. Looks like its been a very large pit now for awhile. Hopefully will see some steel soon.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1628448153006649344

https://la.urbanize.city/post/west-hollywood-melrose-triangle-renderings

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fplo5XbaAAAVVtg?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fplo6CNagAAhyv3?format=jpg&name=medium

ChelseaFC

Feb 22, 2023, 10:30 PM

Disneyland Resort announces September opening for The Villas at Disneyland Hotel

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/02/the-villas-at-disneyland-hotel-reveal-first-look-at-guest-rooms/

https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/media/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dlhflatv37957949170.jpg
https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/media/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dlhflatv37957949176.jpg

bossabreezes

Feb 23, 2023, 8:33 PM

A little off topic, but its snowing in the Hollywood Hills. Pretty historic!

202_Cyclist

Feb 23, 2023, 9:04 PM

A little off topic, but its snowing in the Hollywood Hills. Pretty historic!

Please post some photos! Southern California is stunning after the winter storms when you have the clear air and you can see from the ocean to the mountains, with the palm trees and the snow on the mountains.

I remember back when I was in high school and we lived in Orange County. It snowed in the Santa Ana mountains. I went mountain biking in the snow at Saddleback mountain and my brother went surfing on the same day.

Illithid Dude

Feb 24, 2023, 2:57 AM

The Downtown Santa Monica Vons project site has been fenced off, with demolition of the existing buildings currently underway.

LAsam

Feb 24, 2023, 4:01 PM

The Downtown Santa Monica Vons project site has been fenced off, with demolition of the existing buildings currently underway.

Things move along pretty quickly when you can get financing!

Related California nabs $385M construction loan for 710 Broadway in Santa Monica

https://la.urbanize.city/post/related-california-nabs-385m-construction-loan-710-broadway-santa-monica

This week, the West Coast arm of Related Cos. announced that it had secured $385 million in construction financing from Bank of America for its 710 Broadway development, which was initially proposed in 2020. The project, which would replace a Vons and its parking lot, calls for the construction of a new eight-story building featuring 280 apartments above roughly 90,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space - including a new Vons location to replace the existing supermarket. A large, park-like open space spanning roughly 30,000 square feet is also proposed at the center of the building.

homebucket

Feb 24, 2023, 9:13 PM

^ Great project. I like that 30% of the units will be set aside as affordable. We need more mixed use projects that include supermarkets like this as well, to help decrease car dependency.

craigs

Feb 25, 2023, 7:17 AM

Yeah, that's solid mixed-use infill in a transit- and pedestrian-friendly location. More of that, please!

112597jorge

Feb 27, 2023, 9:06 PM

A little off topic, but its snowing in the Hollywood Hills. Pretty historic!

Apparently that was hail not snow at Mount Lee (where the hollywood sign is), but it did snow in the foothills near altedena, santa clarita, and san bernardino

HeySparky

Feb 28, 2023, 11:26 PM

Anyone know what is going on with the Whiskey Hotel (Wilcox) or Hyatt Place Hotel(Cahuenga) in Hollywood? Both projects are fully framed, but I haven't seen any cosntruction activity in months, if not years in the case for the Hyatt.

citywatch

Mar 8, 2023, 1:10 AM

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^ The architect of the apt bldg shown in that youtuber's screen shot, & which was built not too many yrs ago at the SE corner of Wilshire & La Brea, should have had his eyes checked. But the city's DWP deserves even more blame. As for the the bldg on the NE corner of that intersection, I don't know why the owner had to chop down the light tower once sitting on its roof & that at night had a rotating beacon...

https://miraclemilela.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mutual-of-omaha-co-on-wilshire-boulevard.jpg
Miracle Mile Residential Association

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citywatch

Mar 9, 2023, 7:29 PM

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HeySparky

Mar 9, 2023, 7:36 PM

The redevelopment of Television City should be kicking off soon. All the current shows taping there have begun relocating to different soundstages during the renovation

https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-price-is-right-move-production-television-city-renovations-1235283050/?fbclid=IwAR0bwbZMxdUzm81i7GKxZnoxBGtKJDdiVFahaPddQudjlGW7gZTWRypt7FI

https://la.urbanize.city/post/hackman-capital-plans-125-billion-expansion-television-city

HeySparky

Mar 15, 2023, 5:14 PM

8850 Sunset has a fresh set of renderings on the website. The new design looks like a compromise from Morphosis' dystopian first design, and the more muted recent designs. https://8850sunsetblvd.com

I noticed Bates Motel in Silver Lake is being demo'd, so I went to the developer's website to see if they had updated information, but they have scrubbed the entire Sunset Junction project from their site. https://www.frostchaddock.com/#OurCommunities. Does anyone know if they sold the project?

LA21st

Mar 15, 2023, 5:28 PM

Nice!
Interesting posts.

yea, looking forward to cbs redevelopment. Also the studio city cbs locaiton is going to be a huge redevelopment.

colemonkee

Mar 16, 2023, 4:07 AM

I prefer the original Morphosis design because it was so different and iconic, but if materials are right and they don't skimp, the Architectonica design will look nice enough, especially from the street.

SoCalKid

Mar 16, 2023, 7:55 PM

https://la.urbanize.city/post/fox-studio-lot-slated-15-billion-overhaul-century-city

Fox Studios is looking to entitle a $1.5 billion expansion according to urbanize.la. Most of the large studios are working on something like this now. These are a big deal - studios create a huge amount of jobs from middle class to very high income and make it easier to support multifamily, restaurant/retail, hotel, and office development in the area. The filming boom has been huge for LA's economy and specifically our development ecosystem. Hopefully these keep coming!

craigs

Mar 16, 2023, 8:04 PM

Fox Studio Lot slated for $1.5-billion overhaul in Century City (https://la.urbanize.city/post/fox-studio-lot-slated-15-billion-overhaul-century-city)

Plans call for new soundstages, production facilities, and office towers

Steven Sharp
Urbanize Los Angeles
March 15, 2023

The rise of streaming services has prompted a boom in soundstage development across Los Angeles, with owners of studios looking to keep up with surging demand for content. One of the most storied names in the entertainment industry is now jumping into the mix with a project that will change the Century City skyline.

This week, Fox Corporation submitted plans to the City of Los Angeles to overhaul the historic Fox Studio Lot, which occupies 53 acres of Century City real estate, bounded by Pico Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, and Avenue of the Stars. The property is home to various Fox productions, including Fox Sports and Fox NFL Sunday, although Disney ranks as its largest tenant. Plans call for the construction of nine new soundstages, bringing the total on the lot to 24, as well as production facilities, and high-rise offices in a project dubbed "Fox Future."

“The Fox Studio Lot is one of the most iconic and treasured production locations in the history of entertainment and is a rich part of our history,” said Fox Corp. executive chair and chief executive officer Lachlan Murdoch in a news release. “The Fox Future project represents a long-term commitment to our industry, to our community, and to the City of Los Angeles.”

Similar to other planned overhauls of studio properties, such as the recently announced revamp of Radford Studio Center, the changes at Fox are intended to respond to both increased demand for film and television content, as well as technological changes that have swept through the industry. Likewise, the project will incorporate new post-production facilities and basecamps to address the logistical challenges of production.

Among the most visible changes to the campus are a proposed 24-story media campus, which would be located along the northern side of the lot toward Olympic Boulevard. The building, which is intended to achieve LEED Platinum certification, would feature both shared and private offices, all tailored for film and television production.

The plan would also accommodate the construction of a taller 35-story building toward the northeast section of the Fox Studio lot, adjacent to Avenue of the Stars, should Fox find a development partner. But while the building will have a direct connection to the studio lot, as well as a more direct walk to the new Century City subway station at Constellation Boulevard, the tower is capable of functioning as independent office space, and is pitched as an opportunity to attract new corporations to Century City. According to the Los Angeles Times, just 8.5 percent of Century City office space is unleased at this point in time - less than half the 19 percent for the total Los Angeles market.

Outside of new construction, plans also call in upgrades to existing facilities on the lot, including a historic preservation plan, seismic retrofits of older buildings, and a renovation of Fox Sports Studio A.

According to a project website, the Fox Future plan is expected to cost $1.5 billion and generate nearly 8,800 jobs in Los Angeles County. An economic impact study indicates that the project will generate $9 million in annual tax revenues, as well a $20 million in transportation mitigation fees.

The Times reports that construction could begin in a few years, following the entitlement process.

The current vision for the Fox Lot is Fox Corporation's second attempt at a new master plan in the last decade. In late 2015, Fox began laying the groundwork for what would have been a 1.1-million-square-foot overhaul. However, the years since have seen many changes to Fox - including the sale of many of its assets to Disney - and changes in demand for the industry as a whole.

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/FUTURE%20%E2%80%93%20Conceptual%20Rendering%20of%20Project%20Looking%20Northeast.jpg?itok=N7oO1fKM
Conceptual rendering depicting redevelopment of Fox Studios Lot, aerial perspective looking northeast from Pico.

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/FOX%20FUTURE%20%E2%80%93%20Conceptual%20Rendering%20of%20Proposed%20Avenue%20of%20the%20Stars%20Entrance.jpg?itok=JbG6sUb6
Conceptual rendering of proposed office tower on Avenue of the Stars

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/fox%20studio%20avenue%20of%20the%20stars%20office.jpg?itok=c7UyqTad
Conceptual rendering of proposed 35-story office tower

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/fox%20studio%20lot.jpg?itok=iKQKKLmq
Conceptual rendering of new production media campus

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/FOX%20Studio%20Lot%20%E2%80%93%20Pico%20Boulevard%20Gate%20Entrance%20Present%20Day.jpg?itok=02VnViRC
Entrance to Fox Studio Lot from Pico Boulevard

craigs

Mar 16, 2023, 8:08 PM

Also of note in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-16/legendary-fox-studio-lot-set-for-1-5-billion-expansion) article about the Fox redevelopment proposal is its reportage on the high demand not only for studio space, but also for office space in Century City specifically:

Although new office high-rises have been rare in Los Angeles in recent decades, rental activity suggests there could be demand for another big building in Century City that would rise next to a shuttered hotel south of the 2121 Avenue of the Stars office tower. That red-granite and glass building was formerly called Fox Plaza but may be better known to movie fans as fictional Nakatomi Plaza, where Bruce Willis fought terrorists in “Die Hard.”

At a time when most office centers including downtown Los Angeles are experiencing a slowdown in leasing caused in part by companies’ shifts to remote work and fears of a slowing economy, the Century City neighborhood stands out as a robust market commanding some of the highest rents in the region.

“It’s probably the strongest office market in Southern California,” said property broker Carl Muhlstein of JLL, who specializes in entertainment real estate deals.

Only 8.5% of offices in Century City are unleased — compared with 19.4% countywide — according to brokerage CBRE, and landlords there ask for rents 50% above the county average.

There are few locations left in the neighborhood to build big office buildings. Last year one of Hollywood’s leading talent agencies, Creative Artists Agency, agreed to become the anchor tenant in a 37-story tower being built on Avenue of the Stars, where construction activity is still mostly underground. Other businesses have agreed to move in when it opens in 2026.

“The CAA tower hasn’t even risen above sea level,” Muhlstein said, “and it’s already 50% leased.”

LA21st

Mar 16, 2023, 8:09 PM

The other new office tower near the Westfield mall continues to move forward. and yesterday there was news that a subway staging area would be redeveloped.

Century City should look much better for the Olympics in 2028

craigs

Mar 16, 2023, 8:18 PM

The other new office tower near the Westfield mall continues to move forward.
That's right. In my post just before yours, I quoted the LA Times noting that one of Hollywood’s leading talent agencies, Creative Artists Agency, agreed to become the anchor tenant of that 37-story tower being built on Avenue of the Stars, and that while construction activity is still mostly underground, other businesses have agreed to move in when it opens in 2026. “The CAA tower hasn’t even risen above sea level,” Muhlstein said, “and it’s already 50% leased."

Century City is the rare hot market for new office construction these days.

edale

Mar 16, 2023, 8:21 PM

Love these additions planned for Century City. I hope they can add more residential around there, too, as it is quite dead outside of business hours (apart from the mall).

LAsam

Mar 16, 2023, 10:59 PM

Century City is the rare hot market for new office construction these days.

For sure. In the flight to quality, Century City is the clear winner at the moment. Ares, Canyon, and CAA are leaving 2000 Ave of the Stars so it will be interesting to see how the backfill goes on that one. It was one of the highest rent/sqft offices in LA pre-pandemic so there's gotta be some desirability to that building.

a9l8e7n

Mar 17, 2023, 7:35 PM

A little bonus project at 10322 Riverside Dr. in Toluca Lake at the intersection of Riverside Dr. and Ledge Ave

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1636771032798494720

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Frb6PWyagAEab0l?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Frb6QSdaEAAyAp6?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Frb6RMAacAARdUu?format=jpg&name=medium

ChelseaFC

Mar 22, 2023, 6:10 PM

New Cambria Hotel adjacent to future Burbank Airport terminal on track for 2024 opening

https://www.247hotels.com/locations/cambria-hotel-burbank

https://www.247hotels.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Flogin.247hotels.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2FCambria-Hotel-Burbank.jpg&w=1920&q=75

LosAngelesSportsFan

Mar 22, 2023, 7:22 PM

Good news for Burbank. Anyone have any news on the stalled Cambria on Spring street in DTLA?

citywatch

Mar 25, 2023, 10:09 PM

DH2czD1ZSyI

^ I whipped through a lot of that vid on a changing part of inglewood, which is just a bit east of LAX. That area is competing with dtla for certain sports & entertainment events. But the following segment was the most interesting to me....it shows a foreground of old Inglewood. As true of large portions of dtla, Inglewood originally was never really ready for prime time. So just as dtla in 2023 compared with yrs ago is in certain ways in better shape, the same idea applies to Inglewood too.

https://youtu.be/DH2czD1ZSyI?t=1070 (https://youtu.be/DH2czD1ZSyI?t=1070)

As for LAX, I notice that a row of old apt bldgs, some which may have been known as dingbats, whose back side used to sit along century blvd...a high visibility street...a few blocks west of La Cienega Blvd was finally torn down. Google map street views indicate they were demolished around 3 or 4 yrs ago. The land is now set aside for the car rental agencies & entry station for the airport's people mover. LAX's clogged horseshoe should have been taken care of yrs ago. But better late than never.

a9l8e7n

Mar 27, 2023, 3:55 PM

Addition to NBCUniversal campus in Hollywood Universal Studios on Universal Hollywood Dr.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1640381371729481728

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsPM04VaAAUsSNU?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsPNe5faYAAZ9jg?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsPNf_YaEAEKERv?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsPNhDxagAEzl-X?format=jpg&name=medium

LA21st

Mar 27, 2023, 4:03 PM

Nice. Yea, the crane is noticeable on the 101.

ChelseaFC

Mar 27, 2023, 9:14 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsPNhDxagAEzl-X?format=jpg&name=medium

What's the circular building under construction to the left?

colemonkee

Mar 28, 2023, 2:53 AM

Drove by this two weeks ago because Barham going over the hill to Warner Bros. was closed, and I swear there was no glazing on it. Wasn't paying attention but there's definitely a lot more glass there than two weeks ago.

In other news in the area, the two Frank Gehry Warner Bros. buildings look more or less complete - and really nice - from the outside. Even have landscaping in place on the terrace areas.

LA21st

Mar 28, 2023, 3:13 AM

https://la.urbanize.city/post/hilton-universal-city-expansion-poised-break-ground-2023

Any news on this?

a9l8e7n

Mar 28, 2023, 4:41 AM

What's the circular building under construction to the left?

It's part of the new campus...
https://la.urbanize.city/post/400000sf-nbcuniversal-campus-starts-rise

citywatch

Mar 29, 2023, 4:01 PM

this proj is really hemmed in by other properties...warehouses...& what not. Certain drone shots show older devlpt throughout the area in the background. What was built in sections of LA in past generations hasn't aged too well, although some ppl become nostalgic about things like 1940s, 1950s low priced housing (residences for around $25,000!) or dingbat apt bldgs.

NP-Y3mXB8tU

a9l8e7n

Apr 3, 2023, 4:17 PM

Resnick Sustainability Center in Caltech Pasadena on 410 S. Wilson Ave.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1642918075266928641

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-breaks-ground-on-resnick-sustainability-center

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FszRIcBaMAAjPMy?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FszRKbOakAE4I9L?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FszRLdwaQAYNlK-?format=jpg&name=medium

a9l8e7n

Apr 4, 2023, 5:04 PM

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1643297070781177856

7901 W. Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood at the intersection of Sunset and Fairfax Blvd.

https://la.urbanize.city/post/62-apartments-retail-rise-7901-w-sunset-boulevard-hollywood

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs4pT5BaYAEEUKo?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs4pU97aMAI9GLd?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs4pWHvaAAAPjo4?format=jpg&name=medium

a9l8e7n

Apr 5, 2023, 4:35 PM

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1643651686844727298

777 N. Front Street in Burbank adjacent to the Burbank Blvd on-ramp to the I-5 Freeway. Got some early evening shots. Will get a close up in the near future.

https://la.urbanize.city/post/573-apartments-start-rise-777-n-front-street-burbank

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs9saiuaUAAkzLP?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs9sbhCaMAICHPD?format=jpg&name=medium

a9l8e7n

Apr 7, 2023, 4:44 PM

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1644378731895726080

590 Fair Oaks Avenue at the intersection with California Blvd in Pasadena. A four story medical office building. Ground work.

https://la.urbanize.city/post/pasadena-590-fair-oaks-medical-office-building

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtIBnVVaAAAWCLv?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtIBmXZaQAEZkso?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtIBotKaQAAcR9G?format=jpg&name=medium

craigs

Apr 12, 2023, 9:47 PM

NMS La Jolla apartment tower debuts at 6401 Wilshire Boulevard (https://la.urbanize.city/post/nms-la-jolla-apartment-tower-debuts-6401-wilshire-boulevard)

The 16-story tower is now complete in Beverly Grove

Steven Sharp
Urbanize Los Angeles
April 12, 2023

In Beverly Grove, construction is complete and leasing is now underway for a residential high-rise from prolific Santa Monica-based developer WS Communities.

NMS La Jolla, located at 6401 Wilshire Boulevard, is named for its location at Wilshire's intersection with La Jolla Avenue. The 16-story high-rise features a total of 112 apartments, seated above a podium structure featuring a parking garage and 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

According to a leasing website, the property offers a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom floor plans - including co-living arrangements. Monthly rents are listed as starting at $2,336 for a studio unit.

The complex, in addition to housing, also includes amenity decks at the rooftop and above the podium garage.

Steinberg Hart designed the roughly 193-foot-tall building, which has a unique look when compared to the older towers of the Wilshire corridor.

"Rethinking the typical relationship between building skin and balcony at a per unit level, the tower is conceived as singularly connected elements with the ability to respond to the two forces of program and/or view as required," reads a narrative from the firm's website. "The result is a geometric manipulation expressed along the exterior building edge, which allows for idealized programmatic distribution throughout every unit from the top the bottom. The form of the tower echoes the shape of a lens, with an irregular, undulating façade to add visual interest. The convex profile allows residents to easily access view corridors between the taller buildings along Wilshire Boulevard. The malleable building edge opens Los Angeles to residents, and reframes one’s relationship to the metropolis."

The tower at 6401 Wilshire Boulevard originated with an entitlement application filed with the City of Los Angeles more than 16 years ago. After the original plan to realize prior to the Great Recession, developer UDR, Inc. purchased the land in 2015, and later sold the site to WS Communities for $38 million in 2019, according to city records.

NMS La Jolla may be a sign of things to come in Beverly Grove, with the arrival of the D Line subway extension's two stops at nearby Fairfax Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard. An application was submitted last year to the Planning Department seeking approvals for a similar 20-story high-rise a short distance to the west.

Although it has previously developed projects in the City of Los Angeles, WS Communities is best known for a vast collection of mixed-use projects in its hometown of Santa Monica.

craigs

Apr 12, 2023, 9:49 PM

And the images:

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/Steinberg%20Hart_Wilshire%20%26%20La%20Jolla_Jason%20ORear_press.jpg?itok=JYMNXL1a

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/Steinberg%20Hart_Wilshire%20%26%20La%20Jolla_Jason%20ORear%20%283%29_press.jpg?itok=xLncZpZI

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/Steinberg%20Hart_Wilshire%20%26%20La%20Jolla_Jason%20ORear%20%284%29_press.jpg?itok=QVuhIkFa

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-03/Steinberg%20Hart_Wilshire%20%26%20La%20Jolla_Jason%20ORear%20%289%29_press.jpg?itok=tbJKqzo5

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/field/image/6401%20wilshire%20steinberg%20hart%20beverly%20grove%20ws%20communities%20tower%20apartments%20map.jpg?itok=jwEzFibg

colemonkee

Apr 13, 2023, 1:46 PM

Great to see Wilshire densify and diversify with it's uses in this area, though I'm not the biggest fan of this design. It's not bad, in my opinion, just busy. I totally get the need to shape the building in a way to create access to view corridors, but there are more graceful ways to do that and still have a dynamic facade. That being said, this will hopefully help to activate that stretch of Wilshire a bit more with the hotel across the street.

LA21st

Apr 15, 2023, 8:14 PM

The infill on Wilcox/Selma/Hollywood is starting to look good. So many midrise developments between Arglye and Highland now. :cheers:

I remember it was pretty empty in 2014 or something. On a side note, I noticed FAR FEWER tents/homeless people on Holllywood blvd and nearby streets. Like barely any at all. Same for North Hollywood.

The metro redline also didn't have homeless on it.

There's definitely a change going on.

craigs

Apr 15, 2023, 9:34 PM

From LA Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/12nh0no/a_view_of_the_century_city_metro_construction/), a sweet Century City construction photo.

I'm pretty sure this is for the subway station, but after that is completed this site will become a 563 ft., 37 story office tower that already has significant pre-leasing activity.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/341837983_661348019048822_1433826274518138969_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=dvF_t06Ym_cAX_7jbqc&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=00_AfBL2EmMbsr69b0xyubLQxQcxpd7UVmsKUtkbChW9Cw5Yw&oe=643F2470

LA21st

Apr 15, 2023, 9:48 PM

I think this is the office tower. Construction should be starting soon/

colemonkee

Apr 15, 2023, 10:15 PM

The area with the green sheeting is definitely for the tower, and you can see the indents for sump pumps. So there is active work being done on the office tower now, which is amazing. Hard to tell if the steel and concrete columns are for the tower as well, but they are definitely under the footprint of the eventual tower. The station work is mostly to the left of the fence that goes down to the bottom of the picture. Exciting to see this moving forward!!!

LA21st

Apr 15, 2023, 10:25 PM

That lot was vacant for too long.

hughfb3

Apr 16, 2023, 5:04 AM

The Whiskey Hotel in Hollywood has revealed its facade

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52799520260_efd2df6ac7_b.jpg

As I was flying in from Ghana, caught a picture of the Intuit Dome and Parking Garage

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52799127681_2feb73c19e_b.jpg

craigs

Apr 18, 2023, 4:51 AM

Take a look inside the Metro-adjacent Vox at Cumulus apartments (https://la.urbanize.city/post/take-look-inside-metro-adjacent-vox-cumulus-apartments)

The final component of the massive Cumulus District

Steven Sharp
Urbanize Los Angeles
April 17, 2023

Across the street from Metro's La Cienega/Jefferson Station, Carmel Partners and TCA Architects have made it official: the massive Cumulus District is complete.

Located on a 14-acre site at 3333 S. La Cienega Boulevard, the project replaced a radio broadcast facility with multiple mid-rise and high-rise buildings featuring a combined total of just over 1,200 apartments and 100,000 square feet of commercial space. The final component of Cumulus, a podium-type apartment complex dubbed Vox, features a total of 910 apartments and townhomes in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, ranging between 504 to 1,456 square feet in size.

“Vox at Cumulus is one of the largest mixed-use communities to open in the Los Angeles area,” said TCA Architects principal Eric Olsen in a news release. “Not only does it provide much-needed housing options for the community, but the Cumulus District will be one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods due to its immediate proximity to the La Cienega/Jefferson Metro station which gives residents access to downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica without the need for a car.”

The apartment complex wraps around an approximately one-acre green space at the center of the property, which was designed by Studio MLA. That new park-like amenity is flanked by approximately 100,000 square feet of commercial space, anchored by a new Whole Foods Market which opened for customers in August 2022.

In addition to providing an amenity for customers of Whole Foods and residents of Vox, the park also serves as to capture storm water and reduce the heat island effect. Those elements go hand-in-hand with more than 1,700 solar panels built into the complex, which helped the property achieve Green Point Rated Platinum status.

While Vox comprises the bulk of the housing within the overall Cumulus development, the most visible component of the project is Arq, an adjoining 31-story high-rise which features 300 apartments above commercial space and parking. That tower was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz.

Other key members of the project team partners include DCI, AMPAM, Psomas, DFDA, and Seal Electric.

The project is the largest in a growing residential and employment district surrounding La Cienega/Jefferson Station, joining new projects such as Wrapper, a 17-story office complex which was recently completed on the opposite side of Jefferson Boulevard. Samitaur, the company behind Wrapper, is also planning a 22-story tower to replace a parking lot farther south.

Other projects also in the works nearby include Lendlease's new office and housing complex next to La Cienega/Jefferson Station, a proposed 254-unit apartment building at 3200 La Cienega Boulevard, and Kilroy Realty's planned expansion of the Blackwelder office campus to the north.

While work on Cumulus has now wrapped, Carmel remains active in the City of Los Angeles. The San Francisco-based developer is now in construction on Alloy, a 35-story apartment and office complex in the Arts District, and has announced plans another residential high-rise on La Cienega just south of Beverly Hills city limits.

craigs

Apr 18, 2023, 4:54 AM

And the photos:

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-04/01-VOX_Hero%20Shot_Chang%20Kim.jpg?itok=yqNSG84D

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-04/VOX%20072.jpg?itok=ecgFVnSk

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-04/VOX%20006.jpg?itok=DbbIkIlx

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-04/VOX%20001.jpg?itok=5bg_yDYs

https://la.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/2018_article_gallery_image_2000w/public/2023-04/VOX%20040.jpg?itok=xs7RzE5a

dax_gray

Apr 18, 2023, 4:15 PM

The Whiskey Hotel in Hollywood has revealed its facade

Not sure why but I thought this was a brick facade. Not a fan of exposed concrete and gray. The windows look great though.

HeySparky

Apr 18, 2023, 9:27 PM

Not sure why but I thought this was a brick facade. Not a fan of exposed concrete and gray. The windows look great though.

The renderings show brick. The developer did a bait and switch here. I am guessing the hotel operator will end up being something like a Comfort Inn, Motel, 6, or Howard Johnson than something like the Dream down the street.

Illithid Dude

Apr 18, 2023, 9:37 PM

The renderings show brick. The developer did a bait and switch here. I am guessing the hotel operator will end up being something like a Comfort Inn, Motel, 6, or Howard Johnson than something like the Dream down the street.

The renderings showed board formed concrete, whereas the concrete pouring process they used lacks that texture. It was never brick.

a9l8e7n

Apr 19, 2023, 4:40 PM

craigs

Apr 19, 2023, 8:16 PM

11600 W. Santa Monica Blvd in Sawtelle. Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Federal Ave.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1648726879518756865

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuF0FaSaEAE2wS4?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuF0GjkakAEBHH-?format=jpg&name=medium
I'm loving all the infill in the neighborhood I called home back in college. Sawtelle/West LA is notable for how much it has changed, especially along Santa Monica Blvd., in the 20 years I was away in San Francisco. A lot of the area is zoned for fairly high densities, so a lot of single-story and otherwise low-density structures have been getting replaced over time with dense multifamily like this project here.

a9l8e7n

Apr 21, 2023, 4:05 PM

11701 W Santa Monica Boulevard in Sawtelle West Los Angeles. Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Barrington Ave.

https://twitter.com/LA_Construct/status/1649443207225421826

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuP_rfqakAAKaog?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuP_sYXaQAI7Eup?format=jpg&name=medium

citywatch

Apr 22, 2023, 9:57 PM

Huh? Why would good news involving LA...of any type or variety....be unwelcome to me? If anything, I always seek out good news. I'd also be surprised if that person from UCLA & quoted in that article is not very well traveled & has visited fewer places than I have.

also, at the very least, the taller power pole, like the ones along barrington, reaching about 70 or 80 ft in the air, is definitely not common in most major urban areas of America, & definitely not in any of the main cities of europe. Just as LA has been a laggard in installing underground transit, it also has been a laggard in installing underground utilities. Even this smaller city about 25 miles south of LA is getting its act together.

This section of Anaheim now actually comes closer to a European standard...it looks cleaner & more sophisticated....whereas its previous condition was more like that of Barrington in west LA.

Another thing: I've seen ppl often complain about the design or architectural style of a new proj in LA....in dtla or elsewhere...while they rarely or never say anything about utility poles & overhead wires. How come?

https://www.anaheim.net/5059/Underground-Conversion-Street-Light-Impr (https://www.anaheim.net/5059/Underground-Conversion-Street-Light-Impr)

https://www.anaheim.net/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23004
anaheim.net

https://www.anaheim.net/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23003
anaheim.net