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DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 10, 2007 8:25 PM

LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown)
 
Hey guys, it's Illithid Dude. I'm taking over the LA Metro Rundown thread since DowntownCharlieBrown hasn't logged on since 2013. I'm only going to list projects eight stories and above (with a few exceptions) on the front page due to the sheer mass of seven story and below projects that are proposed / under construction. Let me know if I missed anything!

Under Construction

Century Plaza Hotel Redevelopment - 46 Floors x2

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=cFi86S4H

10000 Santa Monica Blvd - 39 Floors

http://www.handelarchitects.com/imag...a-monica/2.jpg

6230 Yucca Street - 18 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=8hwjKraS

Wilshire at Crescent Heights - 18 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=L0Evhgys

3033 Wilshire Blvd. - 18 Floors

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEWmigVYp0...33wilshire.jpg

The Edition Hotel West Hollywood - 18 Floors

http://www.wehoville.com/wp-content/...om-Harratt.png

Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills - 17 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=b0YOGbts

The Current - 17 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=Y9qK1suo

The Argyle Hotel - 16 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=YDZk0u_J

Icon Hollywood Tower - 14 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=NTAvzkeV

The Four Seasons Private Residences - 12 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=DIbYe96J

Dream Hotel - 10 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=8lWQEkuP

Sunset and La Cienaga - 10 Floors x2 / 8 Floors x2

http://la.curbed.com/uploads/09.13su...enegahotel.jpg

1601 Vine St. - 8 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=TwbQi7WY

Culver City Creative - 7 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=aUKVyIZk

Proposed


Millenium Hollywood - 39 and 35 Floors

http://millenniumhollywood.net/wp-co...2-1024x674.jpg

Century City Center - 37 Floors

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs...cd25/tower.jpg

698 New Hampshire - 35 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=juuHLjtJ

11750 Wilshire Blvd. - 34 Floors

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs...0236fc/CL2.gif

631 Vermont - 33 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=k8otgk4z

Crossroads of the World Redevelopment - 32 Floors, 31 Floors, and 30 Floors

http://cdn.cstatic.net/gridnailer/66...bed%201one.jpg

Wilshire Gayley - 29 Floors

http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1200...vdaqm2cx6i.jpg

Hollywood Palladium Towers - 27 Floors x2

http://www.crescentheights.com/wp-co...big-first1.jpg

8th and Catalina Tower - 27 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=ekBl4q4I

Horizon Hollywood - 26 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=HRexnR8g

100 Ocean Blvd - 25 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=lhYjMMnO

Academy Square - 23 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=R6fo0VL5

Ocean Avenue Project - 22 Floors

http://la.curbed.com/uploads/Gehryhotel.rendering.jpg

Hollywood Ivar Gardens - 21 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=SAhp6imr

5901 Sunset Blvd. - 15 Floors

http://i.imgur.com/nCVzmIb.jpg?1

333 La Cienaga Blvd. - 17 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=Jebhmr3K

8150 Sunset Blvd. - 15 Floors / 11 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=idvuSLke

Wilshire and La Jolla - 15 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=aOdY64_G

Museum Square Addition - 12 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=hq4aIwSI

Screenland Lofts - 13 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=cHTz2Qct

Plaza at Santa Monica - 12 Floors

http://qe1pr67o4hj19lx494tvhiwf.wpen..._monica_01.jpg

Samitaur Tower - 12 Floors

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/...7a8f309b_o.jpg

Martin Expo Town Center 12 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=irClunru

9900 Wilshire - 11 Floors x2

http://www.richardmeier.com/wp-conte...HT-660x495.jpg

Vermont and Jameswood - 10 Floors x2

http://static1.squarespace.com/stati...mes+m+wood.jpg

The Thompson Hollywood - 10 Floors

http://urbanize.la/sites/default/fil...?itok=S59GxRke

Academy of Motion Pictures Museum - 5 Floors

http://cdn2.world-architects.com/img...ine14-21-4.jpg

LACMA Renovation - ? Floors

http://www.designboom.com/wp-content...ignboom-01.jpg

BrandonJXN Dec 10, 2007 9:22 PM

Why make another thread?

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 10, 2007 9:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThreeHundred (Post 3218717)
Why make another thread?

The creator of volume 1 is no longer able to maintain the thread (notice the last update of page 1). After speaking with an administrator and a moderator, it was decided that a new thread should be created to keep the information updated. Volume 1 will be archived and linked to this thread shortly.

It is intended to mirror the LA downtown thread to maintain consistency.

If you have any suggestions for this thread, I will take any help I can get.

colemonkee Dec 10, 2007 9:37 PM

^ It says it at the top of the thread, but DaveinCali is simply too busy to update the old thread, so DowntownCB is taking over duties. Kind of like what we did with the downtown rundown thread. It's been run by the mods, so it should be kosher.

EDIT: Ha! DCB beat me to it.

Echo Park Dec 10, 2007 11:51 PM

I'm down with this thread. The old metro thread needed some organization. And to keep things in focus I really think we ought to keep this thread limited to L.A. proper and its enclave/semi-enclave cities (SaMo, WeHo, Beverly Hills and culver city). i think having something like A-Town or some SGV project might be too much. LBC and OC rightfully have their own threads.

colemonkee Dec 11, 2007 12:31 AM

Excellent start, btw, DCB. I remember seeing an updated render of Solair on Wishire but I can't find it. Perhaps fridayinla has one...

LosAngelesSportsFan Dec 11, 2007 2:03 AM

Great Job!. Please add the two 50 story condos for century city. Also, arent the Red Building and the Jefferson under construction (or site prep for the Jefferson)?

LAofAnaheim Dec 11, 2007 2:32 AM

2 50-story condos for Century City? Outside of the Century, what else is planned at Century City? By the way, I see a fenced lot on the corner of Avenue of the Stars & Constellation...anybody know what's going on there?

WonderlandPark Dec 11, 2007 3:15 AM

Wilshire Barrington should be added to the approved or prep section. The site has been cleared of the rug place that was there.

http://www.californialandmark.com/wi...arrington.html

circuitfiend Dec 11, 2007 3:45 AM

That fenced lot at constellation and ave of the stars is where the twin 48 story towers are supposed to be erected. No activity for several months now tho.

Westfield is also planning a 40 story tower at santa monica blvd and ave of the stars, tearing down the 10 story building currenting occupying the property, adjacent to the mall.

Then there's the development at the old Robinson's/May (currently being utilized for several movie/tv shoots), a ten-story 5-star condo development. And in front of the Beverly Hilton is supposed to be the new Waldorf Astoria, at approx. 10-14 stories. Beverly Hills is worried about the congestion, so who knows what the status is on that one. Much like the large, fenced off lot next to 1800 CPE, on Santa Monica Blvd. It's been sitting there doing nothing for over two years after demo of the old two-story building that used to occupy the property.

This is all old news...

But, the Century is going up quickly, in case no one's noticed. Already working on the 5th or 6th floor. The oval pattern is quite evident. This is going to look great in CC...

Echo Park Dec 11, 2007 4:09 AM

Isn't the Noho TOD called NoHo Art Wave?

Steve2726 Dec 11, 2007 2:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by circuitfiend (Post 3219676)
Then there's the development at the old Robinson's/May (currently being utilized for several movie/tv shoots), a ten-story 5-star condo development. And in front of the Beverly Hilton is supposed to be the new Waldorf Astoria, at approx. 10-14 stories. Beverly Hills is worried about the congestion, so who knows what the status is on that one.

Here is one-
http://www.9900beverlyhills.com/

regarding the NoHo art wave project, there are other renders and more info here:
http://www.acmartin.com/nav_page.html Go to the "selected work" tab.
Also of interest there is the "High rise Hotel/ Residential Project" listed under the same tab. Looking at render #3, can anyone identify where in L.A. (I assume it is downtown) that is supposed to be?

Other renders of the Clubview tower can be found here-
http://www.keatingkhang.com/

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 11, 2007 7:32 PM

Does anyone have renderings of the proposed 50 story towers in Century City?

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 11, 2007 7:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by circuitfiend (Post 3219676)
But, the Century is going up quickly, in case no one's noticed. Already working on the 5th or 6th floor. The oval pattern is quite evident. This is going to look great in CC...

That is going up fast. I have not seen seen a picture posted of it out of the ground.

LAsam Dec 11, 2007 8:25 PM

Great work DCB! The Wilshire and Barrington tower is now a Christmas tree lot... :(

LosAngelesSportsFan Dec 12, 2007 1:15 AM

Another one, 16 story condo in Hollywood on Yucca, completion set for 2009, to city this week.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/1...woods_cont.php

WonderlandPark Dec 12, 2007 6:02 AM

I never really read curbed that much outside of announcements, are they a NIMBY-ish site? The seem down on this projcet: "It also appears that the building will have some kind of super graphic at its peak. Let the complaining commence. Completion is scheduled for 2009."

Do they carry an anti-density philosophy?

LosAngelesSportsFan Dec 12, 2007 6:18 AM

no not at all, its just little fun thats based on some of the idiot negative posters there. most people that are registered or are regular posters are cool, but some people post just to get a rise out of people.

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 12, 2007 7:05 AM

:previous: Yes, agree, Curbed is pro-urban.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve2726 (Post 3220402)
Here is one-
http://www.9900beverlyhills.com/

Other renders of the Clubview tower can be found here-
http://www.keatingkhang.com/

Steve, I found only one picture of Club View and it showed only half the building. Did I miss it?

The compilation post has been updated based on the suggestions in the posts above for everything I have renderings and enough info to post.


Still need:
Updated Solair rendering
The Gardens @ Wilshire Center rendering
Renderings for the Century City Proposals

If you run across these, please share.:)

Quixote Dec 12, 2007 8:20 AM

Here are newer renderings of Wilshire Center...

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL144.../258874945.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL144.../258876073.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL144.../258876085.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL144.../258876080.jpg

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Source: Gerding Edlen Development

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 12, 2007 8:48 PM

:previous: Interesting. The website lists the following facts:

Quote:

FAST FACTS

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Project Scope:
Wilshire Tower: 18-story
Ground-floor retail space
228 urban homes
Vermont Tower: 10-story
177 urban homes
39,000 sq. ft. ground floor retail space

LEED Status: Gold (anticipated)

Project Cost: $318 million

Project Timeline: Jan. 2007-Apr. 2009
However, from the rendering I count 23 floor, not 18. :shrug:

circuitfiend Dec 13, 2007 3:49 AM

a blurb I found, dated 10/27/07: regarding the twin towers in CC...

"JMB Realty Corp. of Chicago razed a bank and a club to make way for two 47-story towers and a 12-story loft. The 483-unit luxury project is being designed by local firm Johnson Fain Partners and will feature amenities such as wine cellars and a full-service concierge. JMB has not yet announced a construction timetable."

I went to the Johnson Fain site and there is no mention of this project...

It also states that Columbia Square in Hollywood is a 35 story tower, not 40...

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 13, 2007 9:48 PM

^I found the rest of the article, but unfortunately the pictures were omitted.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejou...171213537.html

Mapping the future.

by Miller, Daniel
Los Angeles Business Journal • Oct 22, 2007 • REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY: THE NEXT CENTURY


Century City's landscape has been reshaped over the last few years with the completion of the Constellation Place and 2000 Avenue of the Stars office buildings. But more changes are on the horizon with the planned development of perhaps 1,300 condominiums, which would transform the former 20th Century Fox back lot into more than just a neighborhood of daytime office workers. The map shows office, residential and retail projects planned, under way or recently completed.
SUNCAL CONDO (SITE), 10000 Santa Monica Blvd.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

SunCal Cos. plans to build an undisclosed number of condominiums on this 2 1/4 acre Santa Monica Boulevard site it purchased for $110 million. The Irvine developer beat out Donald Trump in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction. The former owner tore down an office building before getting approvals for a high-rise office building it never constructed. SunCal has not released additional details about its project.
WESTFIELD CONDO (SITE), 1801 Avenue of the Stars.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Westfield Group plans to build high-rise condominiums at the site of this office building, which will be razed. The 260 luxury condos will be adjacent to the Westfield Century City mall, which the Sydney, Australia mall developer also owns and has recently upgraded at a cost of $170 million. Renovations include a new multiplex, luxury boutiques and an upgraded food court featuring trendy eateries.
CONSTELLATION PLACE, 10250 Constellation Blvd.


ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The building, better known as MGM Tower, opened in 2003 and was the first new office high rise in Los Angeles since the early 1990s. Developed by JMB Realty Corp., the $250 million tower includes a slate of entertainment-related tenants, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and International Creative Management Inc. The 35-story, 775,000-square foot building is 100 percent occupied.
THE CENTURY (SITE), One Century Drive

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Related Cos. of New York is the first developer in the ground with a new condo project for Century City. The 42-story, 140-unit project is meant to equal a Park Avenue condo tower and is slated to open in summer 2009 with a penthouse priced at roughly $25 million. The tower sits on the site of the razed St. Regis Hotel and was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
JMB CONDO (SITE), 10131 Constellation Blvd.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

JMB Realty Corp. of Chicago razed a bank and a club to make way for two 47-story towers and a 12-story loft. The 483-unit luxury project is being designed by local firm Johnson Fain Partners and will feature amenities such as wine cellars and a full-service concierge. JMB has not yet announced a construction timetable.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 2000 Avenue of the Stars

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

This mammoth, $400 million office building is home to Creative Artists Agency Inc. Developer Trammel Crow Co. opened the building in January on the site of the former Schubert Theatre. Linked to the adjacent Century Plaza Towers by a grass park, the building includes Craft, chef Tom Colicchio's restaurant.
INTERCONTINENTAL LOS ANGELES CENTURY CITY, 2151 Avenue of the Stars

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

This former Park Hyatt hotel raised the InterContinental flag in January, marking the upscale business brand's return to Los Angeles after leaving downtown seven years ago. The 363-room hotel, owned by Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd., is undergoing an upgrade that will be completed by the end of the year.

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 15, 2007 9:27 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/...24aac1f4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/...4b4a693b_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/...16482008_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/...d5c12c27_o.jpg

http://www.nareit.com/portfoliomag/0...theworks.shtml

Lights, Camera, Apartments
[November/December 2007]
By Allen Kenney

In 1913, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille set up shop at the corner of Vine Street and Selma Avenue in Los Angeles to create Hollywood’s first full-length feature film, “The Squaw Man.” Nearly a century later, a parking lot now covers the site.

Now, Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) hopes to capitalize on the magnetic pull of the big screen to lure film buffs to 1540 N. Vine St., a planned 11-story luxury apartment building development to replace the blacktop hiding the spot where Tinseltown’s first motion picture was born.
Camden wants the apartment building—tucked in between the famous Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard—to evoke the glamour of 1940s-era Hollywood. While trying to maintain a contemporary ambience, the developers sought to create a classic Hollywood feel through the building’s architecture and signage. Architectural firm Thomas P. Cox: Architects, Inc. modeled the building’s design after local landmarks like the Roosevelt Hotel. Adding to 1540’s sense of history, the building site is located along the Hollywood Walk of Fame and will feature sunken relief sculptures along the building’s base depicting the filming of “The Squaw Man.”

The 300-plus new rental apartments should attract young, urban professionals “who like the notoriety of living in Hollywood,” says Rick Holcomb, vice president of real estate investments for Camden, who spearheaded the project. Holcomb notes that the development will be located in the diverse, up-and-coming area of East Hollywood.

Hollywood Makeover
The 1540 site lies within the Hollywood redevelopment zone run by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA), a public agency created to “attract private investment into economically depressed communities, and to eliminate slums, abandoned or unsafe properties, and blight throughout Los Angeles.” CRA/LA’s efforts in Hollywood started in 1986, and the agency has participated financially in a number of private business projects in the area. Once one of Los Angeles’s most dangerous neighborhoods, some developers are now angling to transform Hollywood into an upscale residential area.

Southern California developer Bond Companies, for instance, has experienced success with a five-story mixed-use site at the corner of Vine and Sunset. The 750,000-square foot property features houses 300 apartment units and features retailers like Borders and Bed Bath and Beyond.

Just down the road from 1540 at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Legacy Partners and Gatehouse are in the midst of building a 4.6-acre site that will include a new W Hotel, as well as condominiums and rental apartments. “It’s a very happening place,” Holcomb says.

A Perfect Fit
Construction on 1540 is expected to begin before the end of 2008, with units going into service by the end of 2010. Camden has aspirations of expanding its prescense in Southern California, making 1540 a key asset, according to Holcomb. The company currently operates 186 apartment properties across the country, including 10 communities in the San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles regions. The Hollywood project is one of 11 new ventures in Camden’s $2.2 billion national development pipeline.

“There is a clear supply-demand imbalance in Southern California, and there’s a real need for rental housing in this market,” Holcomb says. “The existing development pipeline can barely keep up with the demand for what’s needed.”
Holcomb cites Whole Foods’ participation in designing 1540 as one of the property’s biggest advantages. To satisfy the mixed-use component required for approval of the building plans, Camden partnered with the popular high-end grocer to design a space on the ground floor for a new store. Holcomb points out that Whole Foods’ participation is a huge plus for the property, beyond the visibility that the grocer’s brand name brings.

“We were very fortunate to have a lease in place with Whole Foods and have them cooperate with us in our design process in order to deliver a very functional store that is going to be quite a success,” Holcomb says, noting that many developers of mixed-use properties are forced to begin building without a retail tenant in place, hoping to lease the space out later. “We’re not spending substantial money on a store without knowing who our tenant will be.”

Another selling point is that 1540 is located less than a block away from a subway stop offering residents a 10-minute ride to downtown. The proximity to the subway station should seem even more appealing to passengers stuck in the estimated 170,000 cars crawling through the parking lot that doubles as Highway 101 during rush hour. The development site is just west of the freeway.

“Our residents will be able to walk a half-block, get on the train, take a 10 minute ride, and they’re right downtown where many jobs are located,” Holcomb says. “That’s a huge benefit with all the traffic congestion we have in Southern California.”

Making Its Debut
As many movie producers have discovered while bringing their box-office blockbusters to the big screen, the road to building 1540 proved difficult after Camden began to target the site three years ago. Holcomb likens the labyrinthine maze of bureaucracy in California to “skin on an onion.”

He notes that his team had to take part in more than 70 meetings with almost 20 different agencies in order to get the project up and running.

Holcomb readily admits that 1540 is a little out of character for Camden. He describes the company’s “bread and butter” as being “300-unit suburban communities that are three-story walk-ups.” However, he says, Camden is increasingly branching out into higher-density, urban projects like this.

Regardless of size, Holcomb contends that the long-term financial rewards will be great, enough so that Camden has been working through California’s complicated land entitlement process for more than three years to complete the deal. Holcomb quickly dismisses the idea that Camden is using 1540 just to make a splash.

“We’re not flashy,” Holcomb asserts. “This is going to be a signature property, but that’s not why we’re pursuing the deal.”

If so, Camden should probably hope to emulate the success that DeMille had on that site. “The Squaw Man” raked in $200,000 in worldwide ticket sales; it cost $15,000 to produce.

Quixote Dec 15, 2007 9:38 AM

DCB, Wilshire Center is already under construction. Also, it's Gerding Edlen, not Gerdling Eldon.

edluva Dec 15, 2007 10:32 AM

imagine if LA's boulevards were lined, one plot after another, with these high density developments catered toward the car - and the every plot had 1 or 2 driveways which led to a multi-tiered private garage. Now imagine trying to walk a few city blocks as a pedestrian in this hypothetical city. Now imagine trying to drive.

is this actual progress or is this just density?

LosAngelesSportsFan Dec 15, 2007 9:51 PM

do you not think that this area is pedestrian friendly, especially since all the projects have ground floor retail and are near transit and every imaginable amenity? The area from La Brea to the 101 and from sunset up to Franklin has pretty much everything you need without getting into a car. obviously cars are still needed in LA and will be for a long time, but the people moving in here are not going to be driving up two blocks to get to a club or a grocery store.

LAofAnaheim Dec 15, 2007 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edluva (Post 3228980)
imagine if LA's boulevards were lined, one plot after another, with these high density developments catered toward the car - and the every plot had 1 or 2 driveways which led to a multi-tiered private garage. Now imagine trying to walk a few city blocks as a pedestrian in this hypothetical city. Now imagine trying to drive.

is this actual progress or is this just density?

I have to agree with edluva here.

LosAngelesBeauty Dec 15, 2007 10:59 PM

^ Well I can tell you that Taipei, Taiwan for the longest time was exactly what edluva described. Before they started construction on the MRT (subway), it was incredibly dense (even more so than LA), and they had NO SUBWAY. The traffic made LA's traffic look like a walk in the park. I know because I experienced it. However, now they have completed a good portion of the subway, life is much better in Taipei now. You can get anywhere by subway, bus, taxi, and walking.

LosAngelesSportsFan Dec 16, 2007 2:59 AM

right. i dont think Edluva is wrong by the way, but i think LA is taking the right steps all over. it takes time.
now, back on topic..

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 17, 2007 10:01 PM

Found the Solair Wilshire updated rendering, including the pool plus a picture of the model.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2191/...a97c2d10_o.jpg
Photo Credit: solairwilshire.com

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/...e5cc341e_o.jpg
Photo Credit: solairwilshire.com

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/...2cc57e8e_o.jpg
Flickr user: fridayinla

colemonkee Dec 18, 2007 12:47 AM

Solair on Wilshire is now visible from some stretches of the 101 - just east of Vermont. If you're making that drive, check it out. Just don't take your eyes off the road for too long. ;)

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 18, 2007 9:12 PM

7950 West Sunset
 
Here is one that is just about complete. The link has some construction shots that were taken in September.

http://www.legacypartners.com/Legacy...=r_dev12&div=R

Quote:

Ideally located on Sunset Boulevard between Laurel and Hayworth avenues, 7950 West Sunset will offer183 apartment homes in a five-story building. The nearly two-acre site will also feature views of the Hollywood Hills, four rooftop patios, 13,000 square feet of street-level retail space, four levels of subterranean parking and convenient access to Hollywood and the Hollywood Freeway (101).

7950 West Sunset will be available for leasing in Winter 2007.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/...8464b7ef_o.jpg
Photo Credit: Legacy Ptns

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/...8a045129_o.jpg
Photo Credit: Legacy Ptns

Quixote Dec 24, 2007 1:55 AM

December 23, 2007
 
Solair Wilshire

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/...36d74026_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

The Mercury

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/...53e7c78f_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Serrano Palace Tower

Recently completed...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/...ef3cc80f_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2356/...aa4cc3bd_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Gardens at Wilshire Center

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/...8df7ed69_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Equitable City Center

Recently completed...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/...a7c9e338_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/...cedafb91_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/...bee7ffe5_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/...2cf856dc_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Kenmore Tower

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/...737b7d0c_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2210/...cb6be75a_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/...4158a461_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

LAUSD High School #3

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/...37922075_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Wilshire Center

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/...684be40d_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/...e20e6cd9_b.jpg
From Flickr, by fridayinla

Wilshire Vermont

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JRinSoCal Dec 24, 2007 6:30 AM

Great update! When will Wilshire Center start construction?

fridayinla Dec 24, 2007 7:36 PM

I wrote about Wilshire Center on angelenic, along with the rest of those projects:

http://www.angelenic.com/constructio...own-round-two/

circuitfiend Dec 26, 2007 7:44 PM

Was driving down the Sunset Strip to work today and noticed that the Hyatt is getting new cladding on the front, losing the balconies. It's now flat and glassy, very slick.

Also, the Luckman building at Carol Drive is being re-clad with new glass that is horizontally oriented as opposed to the vertical is had previously since the 70's. Much improved.

New little strip mall across from the Whisky is about halfway done, was a parking lot for about 20 years.

And what was an All American Burger, then Mexican food restaurant across from Rock n Roll Ralph's has been transformed into a nice 3-story mixed use development. Pinkberry has moved into the corner street level space.

And the whole block, diagonally across from the Virgin complex, where the Cocoanut Teaser stands, is totally fenced off. Have no idea what's happening there...

The Strip is finally lurching into the new millenia at last...

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 28, 2007 9:52 PM

Kenmore Tower
 
From www.Angelenic.com

Quote:

A new eight-story residential structure is under construction on Kenmore north of 6th Street. SLAB Architecture designed the building which will contain 42 luxury units ranging from 1,360 to 1,960 square feet. Construction should wrap in 2009.
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DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 28, 2007 10:00 PM

3429 W. Olympic
 
This one appears to be a six story residential due to be completed in 2008.

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Echo Park Dec 28, 2007 11:49 PM

Where's the ground floor retail? Sheesh.

DowntownCharlieBrown Dec 31, 2007 9:21 PM

^Agree. Retail may not be ideal on every street, but it sure is on Olympic. :no:



Does anyone know anything about these two projects?

Found them on www.slabarch.com , however there is no information about the status.

Harvard - 94 Units - residential
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Hobart - 40 Units - residential
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colemonkee Dec 31, 2007 10:24 PM

I don't know anything about them, except that I like 'em!

JDRCRASH Jan 1, 2008 4:52 AM

I didn't realize the scale of development outside of Downtown.

Quixote Jan 1, 2008 5:28 AM

Car-oriented developments like those pictured above are not going to get us anywhere. ;)

BrandonJXN Jan 1, 2008 5:50 AM

I wish projects like those popped up in South Park. Those are nice.

Echo Park Jan 1, 2008 7:46 PM

I don't like the Harvard. I've grown so sick of this kind of architecture and you can see its already aging. Hobart isn't bad though.

edluva Jan 2, 2008 7:43 AM

where's GH Palmer when we need him?

Quixote Jan 2, 2008 8:46 AM

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Hollywood's Sunset + Vine Just Glassing Right Up

By Dakota
December 31, 2007

Jolly green giant! Following our October visit to check out construction, Sunset + Vine, CIM's 63-unit apartment building (at least that was the figure initially) on the corner of Sunset and Vine is just shooting up. Still waiting word on how much these units will rent for.

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edluva Jan 2, 2008 8:55 AM

it'd be sooo cool to live in an ultra-sexy condo/apt with a view - until i take the elevator to street level to contend with an urbane parking lot around a chain donut shop or some other shitty reminder of reality in los angeles.

Echo Park Jan 2, 2008 8:00 PM

^I actually like whats going around that intersection. Sad that those one story buildings wont go away any time soon but the infill going on between sunset and hollywood along vine is a good start to getting away form the linear density that runs throughout L.A. and give that hood more of a "three dimensional" feel to it


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