LOS ANGELES | Countywide Project Rundown Megathread

[scania]

Originally Posted by JSW

As a downtown resident... this is the height of absurdity. Residents are not afraid to go outside FFS. What we and everyone else in this city and country are afraid of are rising costs of everything, and the ever growing threat of weakening job security and ability to pay rent.

You are absolutely correct!

[craigs]

Thanks for the updates, ConstructDTLA!

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by caligrad

The 4th & Central project ( LA cold storage site) which is chugging alone fine through the cities red tape, is apparently having trouble with business owners in the area and some residents.

A devlpr of new apt bldgs in the USC area several years ago was being sued by....another devlpr of housing in the same area. One landlord didn't want to have to compete with a new set of landlords. The devlp beat the lawsuit, but between red tape & today's investment climate, & nimby-lawsuit happy residents of a hood, it's no wonder that so many projs end up delayed for yrs or outright cancelled.

as for ppl on LA's crowded freeways, I always wonder how many of them could take transit but instead prefer the privacy of their cars, convenience of uber or not having to worry about too much urban drama, etc? I believe this vlogger is typical of a burbanite who almost never uses transit. So his impression of the new subway will hopefully help dtla, the wilshire corridor & ppl getting around the city.


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[craigs]

Why is that video showing a light rail vehicle? The D is heavy rail, duh.

[citywatch]

^ fwiw, that vlogger apparently used light rail from pasadena to dtla, where he transferred to the d line.

PotatoFever28
How will the D line extension affect us here in Pasadena?
Curious to get people’s thoughts on the D line extension and how that affects Pasadena. Just mapped out the ride from my place to LACMA. About 60 minutes taking the train vs 55 driving. Not bad.

randomtask
Basically anywhere along the route past Ktown it will be better to take the train than to drive. And once the extensions open to Century City and UCLA/VA Westwood, it’ll be a no-brainer for pretty much anyone living in Pasadena who works at either of those places.

Frog1387
Looks like I have a whole new batch of museums to visit! This one is huge, not only does parking suck out there, the distance and location make it comparatively the same as driving.

spitandbite
I'm so pleased that I can now take the train to LACMA!

Pasadenaian
Another game changer especially with the regional connector.

ahag1736
If they add grade separation to the A Line it would make it even better - then the train could zoom way faster to downtown. That would mean spending money to upgrade road crossings where the train goes but v worth it

WellGroomedNerd
You don’t have to pay/look for parking.

u/daemon14
There have been times I’ve had to make it from South Pasadena to both Cedars Sinai as well as UCLA. With Cedars, it’s now under an hour with two trains and walking. No stress driving. Can’t wait for it to go westward and reach UCLA.

RonnieDubbs
The new Geffen wing at the LACMA is open now. We went to the NextGen LA preview last weekend and parking was a mess. Game changer

PotatoFever28
Depending on the specific timing, the train seems anywhere from 5 minutes faster to 20 minutes slower than driving to LACMA. That seems pretty reasonable to me.

douggold11
Ah, I’m using Apple Maps and it looks like it doesn’t know the new stations are open. Google Maps is in line with what you’re saying.

theshabz
Not much effect for me. The only new destinations of note with access now are the museums, but that's a once or a twice a year thing, just to see new exhibits. I think the main win is for people living west of ktown and getting to dtla for work without that Wilshire traffic.


No transfer for ppl on light rail from pasadena if they go to exposition park instead of mid wilshire later this yr...

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[caligrad]

What? Crickets ? No one is excited about the potential Onni Twins on Wilshire??? 67 floors of sexy, announced this morning. They changed their initial plans they had for the site originally. Perfectly close to the new metro station.





https://la.urbanize.city/post/onni-group-plans-twin-67-story-towers-5700-wilshire-blvd

[sopas ej]

Cool! I wonder if the people in the single-family home neighborhood adjacent to it will raise a ruckus over the height and shadows these towers will cause.

Too bad they couldn't demolish the whole Wilshire Courtyard complex. I was never a fan of it, the buildings and architecture look like they belong in a suburban office park.

[caligrad]

^^^ I have a hate/love relationship for them. They define what the 80s/90s were for good or bad. But they were highlighted in a lot of TV shows back in the 90s/early 2000s so seeing them on TV i forgive them for being dated.

The towers positioning is interesting. Its kinda 4 towers. Theres two smaller buildings attached behind them that will mask the parking garages. I can see the neighbors grabbing the pitchforks (honestly I would if I lived there) but..... At the end of the day, living that close to Wilshire and subway stations, its inevitable, if i were them i would sell now.

[LA21st]

After seeing the new stations, I'm not suprised theyre jumping on this asap.

I think there's gonna be alot of big developments coming to that stretch of Wilshire, it's inevitable. In a year, it's going to make even more sense.

[scania]

Originally Posted by caligrad

What? Crickets ? No one is excited about the potential Onni Twins on Wilshire??? 67 floors of sexy, announced this morning. They changed their initial plans they had for the site originally. Perfectly close to the new metro station.



https://la.urbanize.city/post/onni-group-plans-twin-67-story-towers-5700-wilshire-blvd

Oh wow…this is really cool!!!

[caligrad]

I stand corrected, they just added more pics. Looks like the towers ( there's technically 4) will be pushed up against Wilshire while the low rise portion remains in the rear of the site which is fair. All Onni has to do in regard to shadows is using the neighboring towers for reference? and their placement of the towers seems like they already did.

And yes, i'm insane. I counted the floors. 67 bottom to top for both tower. I wonder what the official height would be for something like that?

Originally Posted by LA21st

After seeing the new stations, I'm not suprised theyre jumping on this asap.

I think there's gonna be alot of big developments coming to that stretch of Wilshire, it's inevitable. In a year, it's going to make even more sense.

I'm hearing nightmare stories about Park Labrea and how its in a state of disrepair. With the new Subway station, i feel that whole complex is primed to get the "Century City" upzoned treatment. Probably wont happen within our lifetime but a phased approach to replacing it with a denser/walkable/connected new city center is hopefully feasible in the future. I can see the current owners probably looking to unload it piece by piece if the city allows it.

[Illithid Dude]

Would love if this happened. The immediate area around Wilshire and Fairfax can easily absorb 10k+ new units. There are great restaurants, cultural amenities, a park, and a new subway station. It is more or less in the geographic center of Los Angeles. This could be our new core neighborhood.

[SoCalKid]

If this project happens, it will be monumental.

[craigs]

Wow, at 797' and 796' tall, these proposed Onni towers would be--by far--the tallest towers in California outside of a central business district. Impressive!

While I am admittedly a bit skeptical, Onni does have a solid track record of putting up new skyscrapers in LA. In fact, looking at the last several years, they have the best track record. Cross your fingers!

[SoCalKid]

Originally Posted by craigs

Wow, at 797' and 796' tall, these proposed Onni towers would be--by far--the tallest towers in California outside of a central business district. Impressive!

While I am admittedly a bit skeptical, Onni does have a solid track record of putting up new skyscrapers in LA. In fact, looking at the last several years, they have the best track record. Cross your fingers!

Interesting point. I think the current tallest outside a business district is 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City?

I'm also a bit skeptical. This will be a good test of Onni's appetite to keep building things no one else could make pencil. The founder, Inno, died in 2020, and they've really only done one ambitious project since then. Hopefully they keep going!

[craigs]

Originally Posted by SoCalKid

Interesting point. I think the current tallest outside a business district is 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City?

I'm also a bit skeptical. This will be a good test of Onni's appetite to keep building things no one else could make pencil. The founder, Inno, died in 2020, and they've really only done one ambitious project since then. Hopefully they keep going!

Century City Plaza towers I and II (571' each) are the tallest in the state outside of a central business district. There are four other CC towers that are taller than Universal City Plaza (506').

[ocman_]

Originally Posted by caligrad

What? Crickets ? No one is excited about the potential Onni Twins on Wilshire??? 67 floors of sexy, announced this morning. They changed their initial plans they had for the site originally. Perfectly close to the new metro station.

Been on this forum way too long to get excited on initial renderings anymore. Until they break ground, it's just another Times-Mirror Square project. And if it becomes reality, there's a good chance they make Onni go through the ringer and end up cutting floors, reducing units and adding more parking spaces due to city pressure.

Still, it's great timing with the D line. Frank Gehry thought Wilshire could become LA's linear downtown and if the D line spurs more developments like this, Gehry's prediction might prove to be prescient, but also prove as a successful example of high density developments around transit nodes.

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by ocman_

Until they break ground, it's just another Times-Mirror Square project.

meanwhile, right across the street, the city hasn't even been able to even finally install a park...on land which was the foundation of the old state bldg torn down decades ago, & whose remnants took forever to remove too.

this supposed temporary proj...funded by an outside group in a way that has raised a few eyebrows....is the best they can come up with:



urbanizela.com


^ Trees in planters boxes & lots of hardscape remind me of Pershing Sq over 20 or 30 yrs ago.

[FoldingBoxes]

Originally Posted by ocman_

...Frank Gehry thought Wilshire could become LA's linear downtown a...

The key, then, is moving north and south from Wilshire, near the D line stops (in addititon to Century City and Beverly Hills). I hear The Grove mentioned as being "near" the D line, but it's really not - it's an unpleasant walk between the two. What, and where, will be the "bump" from the D line that will create a new hub, and not just a stop on the subway?