LOS ANGELES | Downtown Project Rundown 4.0

[StethJeff]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

The parking garage at 220 S. Spring St. is getting a paint job similar to the one next door to the Los Angeles Theater Company a few blocks down. I actually like the splash of color this brings to the neighborhood. I just wish it weren't on a parking garage.


(Image by me)

I noticed they were working on this during Ciclavia. Amazing what a simple paint job will do to a wall, block, neighborhood. Would love to see more splashes of color throughout DTLA. The bold and vibrant colors that we're seeing in DTLA now - Metro stops, Grand Park benches, Old Bank District 4th street lights, LA Live- can easily be complemented with much more.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

construction has started at ihope btw.

[LosAngelesBeauty]

Photo by me

RETAIL ALERT: City Target opens this Sunday to the public (there's a soft opening earlier for private events).

Check out some pics of the inside as well as what other eateries are coming:

http://brighamyen.com/2012/10/05/city-ta...melt-sign-on-at-figat7th-in-downtown-la/

[ziggy331]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

construction has started at ihope btw.

True story. Looks like they started removing asphalt. Sorry in advance for the crappy phone picts

[LosAngelesBeauty]

The sight of another ugly surface parking lot being broken up to make way for another tower is orgasmic. :-D

[Mojeda101]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

That picture was taken a while ago, no? That music store has been out of there for weeks.

Yeah, sorry about that, my photobucket is acting up and is giving me random shots when I try to link them, sometimes not even my own pictures! Going to switch over to something more effective.

Well it's nice to see Ihope becoming a reality and Wilshire Grand going forward. Maybe Onni tower is next?
I'd imagine iHope to be in comparable height to that of 801 S Grand.

[LA/OCman]

Here is an interesting article in "The Planning Report" on Trammel Crow developing the 20 acre clean tech manufacturing center. This is a great way to bring more jobs to the industrial core and hopefully more residents to Downtown. Interestingly Brad Cox talks about the 200 million square feet of industrial space Downtown with basically a 1% vacancy rate.

http://www.planningreport.com/2012/09/04...-acquires-la-city-s-old-crown-coach-site

[JRinSoCal]

City Target @ 7thFig is officially opened for business as of today Oct 10th. LA Downtown News reported that the previously reported Oct 14th opening date was misinformation given by a Target official. So, shop away downtowners!!!

[colemonkee]

More news on the Cleantech Corridor development from the Los Angeles Business Journal:

Federal Grant to Boost L.A.’s Cleantech Corridor
By DEBORAH CROWE
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A Commerce Department agency has awarded the city of Los Angeles more than $2.1 million toward constructing and equipping the La Kretz Innovation Campus in downtown’s Clean Tech Corridor and Arts District.

The Economic Development Administration money comes from a program that supports creative approaches to “rapidly evolving” economic conditions. The Cleantech Corridor runs along a three-mile stretch of the L.A. River in an old industrial neighborhood that the city wants to turn into a center for alternative energy and clean transportation companies.

Scheduled to open next summer, the La Kretz campus will offer offices, conference rooms, an event space, research laboratories, a prototype manufacturing workshop, and classrooms in a renovated 60,000 square-foot building. The new federal money will help equip manufacturing workshop and research laboratories, provide building improvements, and pay to install a solar photovoltaic system to produce renewable energy for the campus.

Read the rest of the article here:
http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2012/oct/10/federal-grant-boost-ls-cleantech-corridor/

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

excellent. I think Tony V's persistent visits to DC are starting to pay off a bit.

I hope that the city will improve the infrastructure of that area to go along with the new campus

[LosAngelesDreamin]

Nobody has pics from CicLAvia????

[Quixote]

Here's a conceptual rendering of the La Kretz Innovation Campus. The site is right across from Urth Caffe and the Barker Block Lofts.


http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5595

[BrandonJXN]

Very appropriate for the Arts District. It'll be really interesting to see if the Arts District turns into something resembling the Hayden Tract in Culver City.

[The Dirty Goblin]

What is that tall skinny structure in front of the building? It's not there now.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Here's a conceptual rendering of the La Kretz Innovation Campus. The site is right across from Urth Caffe and the Barker Block Lofts.


http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5595

Thanks for that. i didnt know it was that close to areas that have been redeveloped. Hopefully there will be good synergy between the two areas. That entire area from the 5 freeway till the 101 fronting the river can be completely redeveloped with green / clean / creative tech, while still keeping the character of the area. im very excited to see what develops in the next few years

[bobbyv]

not sure if it belongs in this thread but big news from LAtimes
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/village-at-usc-project-moves-forward.html

[ConstructDTLA]

Originally Posted by bobbyv

not sure if it belongs in this thread but big news from LAtimes
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/village-at-usc-project-moves-forward.html

"Anti-poverty activists wanted USC to pay up to $30 million to offset the potential effect on affordable housing. Activists have charged that redevelopment of this scope would gentrify the area, bringing in more affluent residents and students, and pushing out the poor who are unable to pay higher rents.

USC disputed that but agreed to the $20-million payout after meeting with city officials."


Wow. How disgusting that there are people out there who dislike gentrification.


Every time I walk by the affordable housing in DTLA (Hotel Hayward, Hotel Alexandria, Hotel Bristol, etc) I'm reminded of how badly they need to be flipped. Spring Street for one could be a nicer place virtually overnight.

[Mojeda101]

Going to make sure I use up the whole day Saturday to observe the city. Last visit I went at 5 PM and the pictures were a bit rushed due to time constraints. I'm going this Saturday at around 10 AM for the whole day. My focus is downtown, so don't expect me to go to Hollywood or Century City. Farthest I'd go is to go see the Vermont Towers. I'm going to do my best to get as much pictures as possible. Any sites you guys want to see in particular? It'd help if you could leave the address to it too so I can find it with the Iphone.

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by Mojeda101

I'm going to do my best to get as much pictures as possible. Any sites you guys want to see in particular? It'd help if you could leave the address to it too so I can find it with the Iphone.

mojeda101, I'm curious about the current status of any location where a new devlpt is supposed to soon break ground, or has broken ground. so right now that pretty much means only one proj: the parking lot at SE corner of 2nd & LA st, across from the Doubletree hotel in little tokyo, where a new apt bldg is to start rising.

I'm guessing the apt tower at 8th & hope is now formally underway so I'm less curious about that. I'm also guessing the apt tower that's supposed to go up on the parking lot at the corner of Olive & 9th St is still a glimmer in some devlpr's eyes. If not, pls take a shot of that.

If you're on Hill st near 4th St, I'd hope you check out the clark hotel....although be prepared for the same ol, same ol.

there's the apt proj on Fig south of Pico, across from the convention ctr, that has yet to be shown on film, & the location of where GH palmer's newest apt proj is supposed to be built, at the SE corner of the hollywood & pasadena fwys. But those two are so off the beaten path, I don't expect you or anyone else to run by them & snap photos unless the person is in a car.

I wouldn't mind seeing what the new target store is like when you're in the hood....how much business it's getting or not getting.

If you stroll by any of the newer, larger restaurants, esp around lunch or dinnertime, I wouldn't mind seeing the same thing....or how busy or quiet they are.

there's alot going on in dt, but it's still scattered & remains piecemeal...so it's hard to come across much of it if one is only walking & not driving around.

[LA/OCman]

My wish of Grand Park expansion could be a reality.

http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/graff...b07347c-13eb-11e2-92ba-0019bb2963f4.html