LOS ANGELES | Central City Project Rundown 5.0 - Page 365

elcoronel · #**7281** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 7:50 AM**

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/art...-architecture-20141206-story.html#page=1

Interesting article in the LA Times on how much of the city's urban policies and urbanity in general is reflective of its Latino culture and heritage with a special shoutout to Broadway and its transformations.

brudy · #**7282** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by elcoronel

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/art...-architecture-20141206-story.html#page=1

Interesting article in the LA Times on how much of the city's urban policies and urbanity in general is reflective of its Latino culture and heritage with a special shoutout to Broadway and its transformations.

I like Hawthorne, but writing that allowing murals and street vendors is a central and south american influence is misguided. Loads of US cities have allowed and encouraged murals for decades. Philadelphia, for example, has had a city-wide mural program since at least the mid-90s. Street vendors have been selling food on the street in other cities since, well, forever. LA is just getting caught up to the rest of the country, never mind the rest of the western hemisphere.

Wilcal · #**7283** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hubris

Broad facade reminds me of a cheese grater.

That's funny,
it reminds me of a very sad and poor compromise.

ConstructDTLA · #**7284** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wilcal

That's funny,
it reminds me of a very sad and poor compromise.

Lol! Post of the week.

Eightball · #**7285** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 10:20 PM**

Fago is looking good

Fago by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

Eightball · #**7286** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 12:09 AM**

888 Hope parking garage is coming along

DTLA by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

DTLA can be so beautiful at times

DTLA by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

Mojeda101 · #**7287** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 12:52 AM**

Hoping 1200 fig could break ground before years end. Would top off the new year

a9l8e7n · #**7288** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 2:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mojeda101

Hoping 1200 fig could break ground before years end. Would top off the new year

Is the 1200 fig project expected to break ground this month?

Plus has fig central officially broke ground, or is possible that the ground breaking could be stalled for a while?

Ptah · #**7289** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 4:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by kelbeen

They're slowly poking out holes on the Broad facade, lol! They're working on the top row and right column

I actually find this building quite interesting. The wormhole pulls one's attention into the building's facade without taking too much from the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall. Buildings like this, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Caltrans District 7 HQ make downtown L.A. more interesting architecturally.

Wilcal · #**7290** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 4:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ptah

I actually find this building quite interesting. The wormhole pulls one's attention into the building's facade without taking too much from the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall. Buildings like this, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Caltrans District 7 HQ make downtown L.A. more interesting architecturally.

Did you happen to see the original plan? Besides, there is more than enough dull architecture that surrounds the Disney, so its iconic status is not threatened.

colemonkee · #**7291** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:36 PM**

I really doubt we'll see a ground-breaking this year on 1200 Figueroa, and if they did, it would be largely symbolic. I would guess we're looking at a mid to late 1st quarter time frame for dirt moving on that lot. Which is fine by me. We have to save some of the fun for next year.

Eightball · #**7292** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 8:06 PM**

888 Olive

888 Olive by thaeisahtbizall, on Flickr

Mojeda101 · #**7293** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 3:38 AM**

Looks like the third crane is getting ready to go up for Metropolis. Also noticed that they've started painting over the exposed concrete for Onni's 9th & Olive

ChelseaFC · #**7294** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 3:49 AM**

Fig Central to break ground early 2015, to open in 2018

http://www.latimes.com/business/realesta...y-report-fig-central-20141225-story.html

Mojeda101 · #**7295** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 6:23 AM**

Take photos of Figueroa now, because it'll be something else entirely once Fig Central, 1200 fig, the carwash site, and the luxe conversion take hold on the street.

Quixote · #**7296** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 7:46 AM**

Higher resolution rendering:

http://www.trbimg.com/img-549b6e52/turbine/la-fi-1225-property-report-fig-central-20141225

Illithid Dude · #**7297** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 10:07 AM**

Wow. Much better then I expected. What a game changer. Can't believe this is happening, and in an improved form no less. I still remember the first time fencing went up, only for nothing to happen.

bobcat · #**7298** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 4:31 PM**

450K sf is a pretty good chunk of retail so I assume they will need at least one major anchor tenant like a department store. Nordstrom? Bloomingdales?

Wilcal · #**7299** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by bobcat

450K sf is a pretty good chunk of retail so I assume they will need at least one major anchor tenant like a department store. Nordstrom? Bloomingdales?

Probably. My guess is that since the development company is Chinese it will market both the hotel and residential units to Chinese customers (very much like Metropolis), which means very high end.

ThomJames · #**7300** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 9:04 PM**

I wish the city would dump Related and let one of these Chinese companies take over development of 2nd and Grand. I mean what's the hold-up. They've had about 10 years now to develop that property. Even the courthouse is under construction and with these last congresses that's a small miracle in and of itself.