LOS ANGELES | Downtown Project Rundown 6.0 - Page 29

blackcat23 · #**561** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 6:39 PM**

Plans filed for Arts District warehouse development

Adding 65,000 square feet, or three floors, to the two-story structure. Uses will include a private club with offices, a gym and a swimming pool. The ground-floor will have a food market, a cafe and retail.

Located right next door to the Garey Building.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**562** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by colemonkee

Great shots, saybanana! Wakaba LA isn't half bad for TCA standards, but could actually be a very well-designed - and relatively well-regarded - building if they used metal panels instead of stucco. The devil's in the details, and TCA just doesn't get it right most of the time. The developer likely takes some, if not most, of the blame here for value engineering, but TCA really has to start thinking about its legacy.

The Garey Building, on the other hand, is awful, awful, and awful. They're taking two completely disparate architectural styles and throwing them together - to horrible effect. Had they stuck with one style or the other, this may have been passable, but the combined effect looks like it was started by one architect, and finished by another, blind one. Sad, because those architects could have learned better just a few blocks away.

Took the words right out of mouth, even the number of awfuls...

Valyrian Steel · #**563** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by losangelesnative

Condolences to Zaha Hadid as she apparently suffered a heart attack and has passed away in Miami this morning

http://www.curbed.com/2016/3/31/11337600...th?_ga=1.181545703.1125928770.1444242786

Dammit.

R.I.P.

Doctorboffin · #**564** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 11:28 PM**

I actually don't mind the Garey Building, it isn't fantastic, but I think the brick looks really nice.

saybanana · #**565** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 11:48 PM**

The Garey has too much going on and Wakaba LA looks is ok. Took these yesterday of Chinatown Blossom Plaza. I think it is one of the better projects. While it is only large building. I like how it is broken up with design and materials

Blossom Plaza

Blossom Plaza

cesar90 · #**566** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 2:30 AM**

• Video Link

LosAngelesBeauty · #**567** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 7:50 AM**

Downtown LA’s Foreman & Clark Sold to Vancouver Developer for $52 Million

http://brighamyen.com/2016/04/01/downtown-las-foreman-clark-sold-vancouver-developer-52-million/

Mojeda101 · #**568** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 7:46 PM**

New 1,250 foot tower proposed for 7th & Fig lot

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The 1,250 foot tower would rise 1,250 feet in the air and contain 1000 residential units and 300 hotel rooms. The project is slated for the north-west corner of the lot and would contain over 30,000 feet of retail space on the ground floor. This project would contain no parking and if you've read this far you'll realize what day it is.

http://urbanize.la/

Valyrian Steel · #**569** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 7:54 PM**

April Fools?

So predictable.

Yackemflaber69 · #**570** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 8:35 PM**

Those bastards. So cruel.
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BrianMojo · #**571** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 10:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by SC_00_05

Same here...in these pics at least, looking good. If the taller one across from Ace follows suit, they'll look great.

Yeah, color me impressed! The Palmer actually looks... really good! Who else wishes he did the rest of his buildings in this style??

Wally West · #**572** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 1:16 AM**

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Who else wishes he did the rest of his buildings in this style?

I also wished he went for that aesthetic instead of the faux-Italian look. I wonder why Palmer is so obsessed with that style. I guess I'll stick with the theory that it's easy/cheap for Palmer to copy and paste the design.

King Kill 'em · #**573** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 1:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mojeda101

New 1,250 foot tower proposed for 7th & Fig lot

http://urbanize.la/

this is the only prank I fell for today that actually pissed me off.

Mojeda101 · #**574** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by King Kill 'em

this is the only prank I fell for today that actually pissed me off.

lolololololol. I couldn't resist.

ConstructDTLA · #**575** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 3:00 AM**

Lets stay focused!

According to my list there will be 4 groundbreakings this month:

2012-2018 Downtown LA Cycle by Hunter, on Flickr

cesar90 · #**576** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 5:26 AM**

King Kill 'em · #**577** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 5:44 AM**

^That shot is fitting because from that angle the WG is essientally replacing the US bank tower in the skyline. Stealing the crown

ConstructDTLA · #**578** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 6:28 AM**

Cesar, I get that you will literally never miss an opportunity to post Wilshire Grand photos directly after every one of my posts, but could you at least decrease your image post size so we don't bog down the site for people.

black_crow · #**579** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 2:36 PM**

... you guys are so funny.

I like his first shot, look at all these cranes.

Also thank you to saybanana.

cesar90 · #**580** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ConstructDTLA

Cesar, I get that you will literally never miss an opportunity to post Wilshire Grand photos directly after every one of my posts, but could you at least decrease your image post size so we don't bog down the site for people.

no offense, but maybe it looks to you that way, I usually just post photos daily, around the same time (when I get back home).
otherwise I could think the same of you,

Anyways if everybody else thinks is more proper, I will decrease the size of the pictures.