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Originally Posted by Blesha13
If only we could get new 700'-900' skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, but we can't because we have the Promenade Towers, World Trade Center, and L.A. Hotel Downtown (former Marriott hotel).
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We can't get more taller bldgs due mainly to not enough demand....at least for office space. that's the key, not so much a case of existing bldgs blocking new bldgs.
I'm fairly certain the wilshire grand would have been truly the tallest tower on the west coast......& not dependent on it having a mast.....if the owner could tell several yrs ago that existing commercial space in dtla was jam packed. instead, he or they knew the vacancy rate in the hood has been fairly high for over 25 yrs.....25 yrs, if not longer.
blame that on too many businesses still favoring other hoods in LA....such as samo, century city, pasadena, venice, playa vista, the oc.....as their home base, both as places where their residence is & their office too.
dt lost a lot of mojo cuz it took too long to reach the point where it's finally arriving. that's why it's sometimes not better late than never, since too much will have been lost in the meantime.
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