LOS ANGELES | Hollywood Center | FT | 46 + 35 FLOORS (1,005 Units)

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Originally Posted by blackcat23

Part of it is people stuck in the 1950's, scared of height.

The other aspect is parking. There's a 20 story proposal for the corner of Hollywood and Gower that hasn't been been able to get off the ground because the neighbors have sued over the plans supposedly not including enough parking.

Either way, the neighborhood around Hollywood and Vine is going to develop nicely in the coming years. Lots of quality mixed-use projects in the pipeline, with several 20ish floor residential buildings planned or under construction.

its not neighbors, its that asshole lawyer and that bullshit home owners association that greenwash every development in town. They should all be prosecuted and thrown in jail for all these frivolous lawsuits and damages. its unbelievable.

[blackcat23]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

its not neighbors, its that asshole lawyer and that bullshit home owners association that greenwash every development in town. They should all be prosecuted and thrown in jail for all these frivolous lawsuits and damages. its unbelievable.

Ah, I didn't remember specifically what the situation was.

After looking the article up on Curbed again, I realized it's the same group profiled a couple weeks back for essentially blackmailing developers.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/0...ers_1.php#more

The La Mirada Avenue Homeowners Association.

[blackcat23]

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/0...d_towers_1.php

Planning Department has recommended the project for approval. Next up is approval from the Planning Commission.

[blacktrojan3921]

Yeah, Los Angeles has this huge of a problem because of the California Environmental Quality Act; specifically "In other states and under NEPA [a federal law similar to CEQA], if your interests are primarily economic, you cannot sue under an environmental statute ... California has gone in a remarkably different direction." Ironically according to that Curbed article blackcat posted, most of these lawsuits have nothing to do with the environment and are often abused .

[mt_climber13]

This is awesome and needs to get bult! I love southern California.

[JDRCRASH]

Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921

Yeah, Los Angeles has this huge of a problem because of the California Environmental Quality Act; specifically "In other states and under NEPA [a federal law similar to CEQA], if your interests are primarily economic, you cannot sue under an environmental statute ... California has gone in a remarkably different direction." Ironically according to that Curbed article blackcat posted, most of these lawsuits have nothing to do with the environment and are often abused .

Oh believe me, it's not ironic. It's no longer a secret that weve seen NIMBYS, through their deceptive media campaigns, transform good-intentioned legislation such as CEQA into yet another outdated piece of overregulation crap.

Even as we speak, the state legislature is starting to look at reform, or possible abolishment, of the measure.

[blackcat23]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...01300436_n.jpg

From the Millenium Hollywood Facebook page.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Fantastic. I really hope this gets built as proposed

[colemonkee]

I really would like to see this built as proposed, but I honestly don't know how they'll deal with the issue of being right on top of Avalon like that. The first 4 floors with balconies right next to Avalon will have pretty high levels of electronic music pulsating through their windows until 10:00 a.m. every Sunday morning. Sure, some of that can be mitigated with triple-paned glass (similar to what was installed in homes in El Segundo as a part of the LAX runway adjustment a few years back), but even that only blocks out 50% of the sound.

Now before people say "this is a big city, people should expect that", go to Avalon on a Saturday night. It's pretty loud until early in the morning, and it's practically every Saturday night. Even if you're a 20-something party animal, that's not healthy in the long run.

[Illithid Dude]

Up close, the architecture actually looks rather nice.

[blackcat23]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...hollywood.html

Bloomberg with an article about the Millenium Hollywood proposal today.

Most of the criticisms are your run of the mill NIMBY complaints. The one interesting criticism comes from an official at Cal Trans, who says that the EIR's conclusion of a "less than significant," traffic impact is not substantiated by any evidence in the report.

Could be problematic going forward, considering the lawsuit(s) this project is going to face.

[Valyrian Steel]

Hollywood's Huge Capitol Records Towers Get First Big Approval

The City Planning Commission's meeting on the huge Millennium Hollywood project has finally ended after approximately a million hours and: the twin tower plan passed unanimously (and appeals were denied), according to a rep. The very controversial plan would put two very tall towers on parking lots surrounding the Capitol Records Building (on both sides of Vine, just north of Hollywood Boulevard)--the catch is that developers Millennium Partners and Argent Ventures have only released "conceptual" plans that hypothesize towers of 585 and 485 feet respectively; they'd hold up to 492 residential units, 200 hotel rooms, office space, restaurants, a sports club, and retail, plus 2,000 parking spaces split above- and below-ground. But the "conceptual" part means they're asking for approval to build up to those heights and sizes--it's totally unclear what they actually will build (and they haven't released anyything but conceptual architectural renderings either; Gary Handel Architects and Roschen Van Cleve Architects are handling design). The project is also set to be surrounded by plazas and pedestrian space designed by James Corner Field Operations. Neighbors--especially ones up in the Hills--are freaking out about view-blocking and traffic and noise and so on; a nearby music school appealed the project saying construction would interfere with their business of teaching and playing music. Millennium Hollywood now heads to the City Council.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/0...g_approval.php

In related news, Eric Garcetti has come out against the project.

[Urbannizer]

Very nice design. I just found new renderings of this project:









http://www.handelarchitects.com/proj...mixed-use.html

[Duck From NY]

Originally Posted by ()_T

Very nice design. I just found new renderings of this project:

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Wow, it's going to look great emerging out of that Valley as you come down the freeway.

[JDRCRASH]

If those wood surfaces turn out as depicted in the rendering... i will be a very happy guy.

[Spantik]

Look at how beautifully it unifies everything around it! This is the classiness Hollywood so desperately needs. This thing would truly establish Hollywood as it's own skyline. I mean it is obviously a skyline in it's own right, but it needs that push, and this building will definitely deliver it. Hopefully this is future of Hollywood, and in a few years these towers won't look so "out of place".

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

the new renderings further enhance my love of this project. wow. the street integration is great and it would be a fantastic addition to the LA and Hollywood skylines.

[blackcat23]

Newer renderings reflecting the reduced height, now 39 floors and 35 floors.

[202_Cyclist]

I'd rarely say this but these shorter buildings look much better. How will the Hollywood skyline look with both these and the other Hollywood buildings mentioned to today on the LA Metro forum?

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

wow, i just really love this project. they look fantastic. Hollywood is booming almost as much as DT.