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Originally Posted by colemonkee
I asked one of the firefighters what was going on, and he said this building is slated for demo soon, so they ran some drills in it.
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That alone is great news! Even more so cuz if the downturn in the economy forces alot of projs to be slowed down or canceled, then it's even more important to keep the momentum going by at least clearing out & cleaning up various sites in the hood.
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Originally Posted by ladowntowner
I think you just made citywatch's decade, if not life.
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If the demolition goes beyond the one apt bldg, & includes at least 5 other nearby bldgs, &, better yet, approx 11 other small structures scattered between Olympic & 9th St----inc the tire store----yes, that will make my decade. If the same thing happens to other deadzones throughout the hood, that will make my life.
The pic of the 717 tower does show that the floor to ceiling height of each floor will be shorter than the height of each floor of the bldg directly west of it. So when Muerelo's condo bldg is topped off, it won't be as tall as a typical office bldg with the same number of stories.
OTOH, since the sales material on Astani's condo proj has made a big point of the condos being taller than usual, I wonder if the height of each floor of the Concerto bldg across the street will be larger?
Good seeing the latest progress pics from everyone, inc k3d, colemonkee & petescafe. Since I can't add my own shots, I'll swipe someone elses & post a few of them here.
The first one is a photo of a unit in the Mandel bldg on 7th St, taken by a person who went on one of the DCBID weekend housing tours.
(Mandel Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
(Union Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
(Union Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
(Market Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
(Chapman Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
(Chapman Lofts) Sean Yoda Rouse, flickr.com
BTW, I was at the cherry blossom festival in little Tokyo on Sat, & unlike Colemonkee, I thought the weather was great. When the sun isn't too intense---& is often partly shielded by clouds----& the temperature isn't too high, it's easier to walk around for a longer length of time.
Nice, diverse crowd of ppl. Good vibe. The day reminded me that DT is better today than it's been in probably over 60 yrs. That's cuz even before the hood started going downhill due to burbanization, before all of us (I'm guessing) were born, it never had the selection of good housing that it has now, & that's being added each yr.
DT is one of the few hoods in all of LA that a person can walk around----beyond just a block or two----& not feel like a sore thumb. Few other hoods are that way.
I looked into quite a few of the restaurants in LT, & there was a good number of diners in most of them. Still not as consistently packed as what I saw at just about every sidewalk restaurant on 3rd St in SaMo several months ago. But hoods like 3rd St promenade have a much more burban, artificial quality. More importantly, there is greater segregation between where ppl live in SaMo & nearby public areas like 3rd St. Same holds true for hoods like Pasadena & its areas around Colorado blvd.
By contrast, alot of the new housing going up in DT, inc in little Tokyo, is mixed in with everything else. Not too many other areas in LA are similar to that, which is why I say that DT, in some critical ways, is better today than its been in over 50, 60 yrs.
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