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So who really didn't see this coming?


AEG Poised to Play Lead Role in Convention Center Expansion
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/aeg-p...5981300-aced-11e6-a1bb-7b73bc797b45.html
     
     
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^So would you say this is good news or bad news? I like the idea of the JW Marriott expansion being started up again, but I'm a little worried that AEG will be cheap with the convention expansion.
     
     
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^So would you say this is good news or bad news? I like the idea of the JW Marriott expansion being started up again, but I'm a little worried that AEG will be cheap with the convention expansion.
I have faith in AEG because they've been doing well with their LA projects (except for that horribad suburban-looking Regal theater).

And the Wilshire Grand's neighbor has "recently filed a protest with the city, claiming the glass is causing a dramatic glare that is annoying and dangerous. They want the developer to remove all of the glass covering the $1.2 billion tower."

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/11/1...plain-of-being-blinded-by-glaring-glass/

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^So would you say this is good news or bad news? I like the idea of the JW Marriott expansion being started up again, but I'm a little worried that AEG will be cheap with the convention expansion.
Most likely good, as AEG has proven time and time again to be DTLA's most dependable developer. It's the political song and dance before the expected outcome that's absurd.

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Grand Ave delayed yet again
And who didn't see this coming, too? They say they have Chinese funding, but then why the delay? At this point I don't know if the current plans are even viable as the project will be seeing intense competition from numerous other hotel and retail developments.
     
     
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So who really didn't see this coming?


AEG Poised to Play Lead Role in Convention Center Expansion
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/aeg-p...5981300-aced-11e6-a1bb-7b73bc797b45.html
Former Garcetti aide and Yes on M spokesman Yusef Robb works for AEG? Man gets around.
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A few more shots from our beautiful new $1.6 million Arts District Park





New Arts District Park Adds More Green Space to Downtown LA

http://brighamyen.com/2016/11/18/new-arts-district-park-adds-green-space-downtown-la/
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http://urbanize.la/post/stacked-boxy-tower-rise-civic-center

Oh man. This might be the nicest looking building I have seen proposed for LA.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 18, 2016, 6:16 PM
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I'll take it.
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Really cool design. 30 floors, but looks to be around ~500 feet with those ceiling heights. Any word on who the architect is?
     
     
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Really cool design. 30 floors, but looks to be around ~500 feet with those ceiling heights. Any word on who the architect is?
Gensler.
     
     
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Definitely cool!
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Wow I really like it, especially because it will compliment its neighbors so nicely. It reminds me of a blend of the LAPD headquarters and the new courthouse in a way. I really hope this gets built.

Just look at all of those parking lots around it too... so much potential.
     
     
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Podium glass now on Circa's Flower St side
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Wow, they're really using the same glass as the curtain wall for the podium itself? What a pleasant surprise!

EDIT: Sigh, what we're seeing is this:



It's definitely part of the tower itself, not the podium.
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Really cool design. 30 floors, but looks to be around ~500 feet with those ceiling heights. Any word on who the architect is?
Doubt it. Probably more in the 350-400 range.
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What a tease of a view.

Looks great. As long as the street interaction is good then I agree, BUILD IT NOW.
     
     
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