LOS ANGELES | Downtown Project Rundown 4.0 - Page 425

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**8481** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 9:46 PM**

excellent news. So it will probably be 33 stories on top of 6 stories of parking so a taller watermarke... as long as the street level integration is good, this could be real nice.

Quixote · #**8482** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:34 PM**

Since we're sort of new to this urban thing in LA, I'm content for now with the 5-7 story boxes we're getting. Ten years from now will be a different story.

StethJeff · #**8483** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Muji

Nice news about 888 Hope St. Fun fact: that corner has been used as surface parking since the Great Depression. Either way, in a couple of years Hope Street will probably be the best pedestrian connection between South Park and the Financial District.

That's pretty awesome, I'm a total sucker for cool historical footnotes like that. Thanks.

StethJeff · #**8484** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Being in other cities (Toronto, NYC, and Philly so far) really opens your eyes to just how weak of a downtown we have. We have a long ways to go before we can ever have a quality, respectable urban experience/environment of our own in our beloved LA.

The only thing we have over everyone else (sans NYC) is size and the amount of places and things to see and do.

Is this still in reference to downtowns or to the metro as a whole?

BrandonJXN · #**8485** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:44 PM**

I'm also a fan of this mid rise trend we're getting. I don't see any major 50+ story office tower proposals anytime soon but with this new wave of midrises that are proposed, I'm very excited for DTLA.

Still, I'd like to see some truly forward thinking architecture in downtown. Zaha Hadid is a dream but that's far off if ever. I really want to see something with architectural merit.

StethJeff · #**8486** Posted **Jun 19, 2013, 10:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

I'm also a fan of this mid rise trend we're getting. I don't see any major 50+ story office tower proposals anytime soon but with this new wave of midrises that are proposed, I'm very excited for DTLA.

Still, I'd like to see some truly forward thinking architecture in downtown. Zaha Hadid is a dream but that's far off if ever. I really want to see something with architectural merit.

I get the feeling that Library Tower is gonna remain our signature tower for a looooong time.

rajuncajun · #**8487** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by a9l8e7n

Is the Double Marriott topping off?

Yep, the next floor they pour will be the roof. I'm also guessing they will slap on the remaining cladding with the quickness as has been their MO.

citywatch · #**8488** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Even if you connect them all by rail, the experience is already a diluted version of what it could be because you're spending so much time traveling.

but if ppl have to travel, or spend much time doing that, at least if what they're experiencing is a pleasant one as they're stuck in traffic or having to drive endless miles, that will make it seem like less of a chore & pure drudgery.

dealing with areas like this, mile after mile, has done more to ruin ppl's positive sense of this town, far more than anything else. This is what has long been where the astani proj is planned to go up, & much of dt still is not much more appealing than this...

this to me best represents what has long damaged the city's credibility. too many instances where something nice....the new hotel of LA hotel, still under construction when googlemap's pic was taken....is stuck in the middle of a lot of fugliness & blight.....a sense that success & the $$ that goes with that is in short supply in too many hoods of LA.....

I was speaking with my nephew last yr & I asked him if he'd like to find a job here in LA instead of where he currently lives on the east coast, a small town between Philly & NY. He kind of averted his eyes & said....sheepishly to me....that he'd consider moving to the SF bay area, or maybe farther north than that...presumably Portland or seattle....but he avoided mentioning the idea of relocating to LA. I privately sighed to myself, & let it go at that.

colemonkee · #**8489** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 2:21 PM**

People, please stay on course and talk about development projects in downtown LA. These city vs. city arguments are off topic. Force me to be a babysitter, and one or more of you will be sent to your room(s).

Gram3000 · #**8490** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 5:06 PM**

some more detailed renderings from DLANC website:

http://dlanc.org/sites/dlancd7.localhost/files/540%20S%20Main%20Street%20Mixed%20Use_0.pdf

i dont know how to post pics from pdf files but renderings & floor plans start from pg 15-21

DistrictDirt · #**8491** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gram3000

some more detailed renderings from DLANC website:

http://dlanc.org/sites/dlancd7.localhost/files/540%20S%20Main%20Street%20Mixed%20Use_0.pdf

i dont know how to post pics from pdf files but renderings & floor plans start from pg 15-21

540 Main St renderings, from the DLANC PDF Gram3000 posted:

Main Street side

DLANC

Los Angeles Street side

DLANC

Muji · #**8492** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 5:18 PM**

Nice find. I looked up the website for the architects, Tate Snyder Kimsey, and found two renderings there which look more or less the same as the ones in the pdf, with different lighting.

All photos from Tate Snyder Kimsey.
Main Street view

Los Angeles Street view

Edit: Whoops, didn't see your post before I wrote this one, DistrictDirt!

BrandonJXN · #**8493** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 6:18 PM**

Not bad. Not bad at all. Needs to be about 3 stories taller imo.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**8494** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 6:32 PM**

looks pretty good to me. hopefully this finishes are quality materials. I agree with Threehundred though. i wish this was closer to 10 - 12 stories tall.

i like this trend of less parking for buildings. it now seems that less than 1 space per unit (close to .9 over the last couple projects we've seen) is the norm, not 2 or 3 per unit

DistrictDirt · #**8495** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Muji

Edit: Whoops, didn't see your post before I wrote this one, DistrictDirt!

The renderings you posted are clearer, anyway. Previously I thought that square on the Los Angeles streets side was just some weird light installation, but in your rendering I can see that its actually a portal to the courtyard, with bulbs strung across it.

SoCalKid · #**8496** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

looks pretty good to me. hopefully this finishes are quality materials. I agree with Threehundred though. i wish this was closer to 10 - 12 stories tall.

i like this trend of less parking for buildings. it now seems that less than 1 space per unit (close to .9 over the last couple projects we've seen) is the norm, not 2 or 3 per unit

I like it! While I agree that it would be nice to see a taller building, there are sooo many surface parking lots in DT that I'm happy to see these 6-7 story buildings popping up everywhere. There is plenty of room for skyscrapers, and more of them will come when the market justifies more of them.

On the note of parking, I couldn't agree more, this is an awesome trend. Los Angeles is slowly becoming an urban city!

JDRCRASH · #**8497** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 10:27 PM**

Interesting project. Hopefully it'll help kickstart the Shy Barry Tower project.

brudy · #**8498** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

Interesting project. Hopefully it'll help kickstart the Shy Barry Tower project.

Yeah, those two will do great things to 6th and Main. Main between 5th and 6th is still pretty crappy. It will also be interesting to see what retail takes the Los Angeles St spaces and if it will spur more development on that side of the block.

alki · #**8499** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by pwright1

Snapped a few around 6:00 tonight. I didn't realize so many downtowners own dogs.

Wow. Great to see so many people using the park so soon after its opening. Clearly, the need is there.

Well done, LA!

alki · #**8500** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by LA/OCman

It looks like the Sonny Astani development is on the agenda at the DLANC meeting tonight. Two large parking lots would be developed in South Park. Check out the details:

http://www.dlanc.org/sites/dlancd7.localhost/files/1211%20S%20Olive%20Mixed%20Use_0.pdf

I didn't realize there was that much development that far south in South Park. What's it like to walk in the area? Does it feel like a neighborhood is developing?