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Originally Posted by craigs
That article is behind a wall--can you post about it here?
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The article has seven pictures. I don't believe any of the renderings are new.
https://la.urbanize.city/post/mitsui...-s-hope-street
Mitsui Fudosan America gets approval for 50-story DTLA tower at 754 S. Hope Street
Gensler-designed tower would feature 580 residential units above ground-floor retail
JUNE 26, 2024, 8:00AM STEVEN SHARP 15 COMMENTS
Earlier this year, developer Mitsui Fudosan America (MFA) opened the doors of its Figueroa Eight apartment tower in Downtown Los Angeles, completing the redevelopment of a property it has owned since the 1980s. Its next project may not take quite as long to come to fruition.
On June 25, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve MFA's 8th Grand & Hope project, which would replace a parking garage and surface parking lot at 754 S. Hope Street. The proposed development, submitted to the city for entitlements back in 2017, calls for the construction of a 50-story tower featuring 580 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes above 7,499 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 640-car garage.
Gensler is designing the tower, which is intended to incorporate elements evoking L.A.'s famed Mid-Century modern homes. Plans call for a stepped building envelop which would shift away from Hope Street as it rises, creating terrace decks for residents. Plans call for an exterior of glass, concrete, aluminum, and stone.
The tower may also incorporate up to 189 additional homes at a future date through the conversion of its parking garage to apartments. The parking levels are being designed without a slope.
As was the case when the project was hear by the City Planning Commission in 2023, the project was faced with opposition. Creed LA and the Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility, both affiliated with construction trade unions, have argued that the project's environmental impact report contained numerous deficiencies. The Council voted to approve the project simultaneously rejected that argument.
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