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Downtown LA Proper Hotel
hospitality.net/Downtown Proper LA Hotel
Known for putting a refined stamp on contemporary luxury all its own, Proper Hospitality has just opened the doors to its fourth namesake property. Launched this month in the heart of Los Angeles, the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel has infused a historic landmark building with modern soul and an unparalleled guest experience. Meticulously reimagined by internationally renowned designer Kelly Wearstler, the 148-room destination features three distinct culinary spaces helmed by James Beard Award-winners Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, a rooftop pool deck that offers unobstructed views of downtown L.A., as well as a basketball court suite and pool suite for luxurious stays and private occasions.
Located in South Park, steps away from Los Angeles's Fashion and Arts Districts, the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel is situated in a restored Californian Renaissance Revival landmark building. In the 1920s and 30s, the historic space, first designed by celebrated architects Alexander Curlett and Claud Beelman, was home to a private club and later, in the 60s, it became a YWCA.
Deeply residential in feel, each of the 148 rooms and suites has a story of its own. Curated vintage pieces are mixed with specially designed furnishings, hand-applied plaster detailing, a warm palette of charcoals and mauves, and richly woven textiles. Standing out are the Proper Basketball Court Suite and Proper Pool Suite. The former reimagines the building's vintage court by elevating original details like painted court lines and double-height ceilings through a luxurious floor plan with sleeping, living, and dining areas, Spanish-influenced interior design, and sweeping city views.
The latter pays homage to the building's heritage by placing the original 35x12-foot indoor swimming pool in the center of a one-of-a-kind living room, where it's surrounded by Portuguese-inspired marble and stonework as well as a mosaic mural by L.A. artist Ben Medansky.
Beyond private spaces, the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel boasts a multilevel rooftop pool deck and three dining areas that are destinations in their own rights. In addition to a stand-out culinary experience, the rooftop offers a picturesque setting for lounging, with cozy corners, a heated pool, and fire pits.
hospitality.net/Downtown Proper LA Hotel
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Downtown LA busiest in nation for new apartments
A recent report offers a new perspective on the pace of gentrification in Downtown Los Angeles, finding more than 10,000 apartments have been built in the area since 2017, tops for any locale nationwide.
The report comes from RentCafe, an apartment-search website that regularly publishes proprietary research. RentCafe analyzed construction data between 2017 and 2021 across the nation’s 50 largest cities, and used its own neighborhood boundary maps. The analysis only counted buildings with 50 or more units.
Downtown L.A.’s spot at the top of the list is not exactly a surprise –– developers have been pursuing a “live-work-play” transformation of the city’s center for more than 20 years. The additions of residential and retail amenities have brought change to areas dominated by offices as well as working commercial districts for the garment, jewelry, toy and produce trades.
The process has reversed a trend that went back to the latter half of the 20th century, when the city’s center fell into second-class status as Los Angeles set a course of decentralization. The planning relied on the extensive freeway system that laces the city, and created new residential and commercial hubs in outlying districts such as Century City, the Wilshire Corridor and Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, among others.
The trend saw a slowdown with the financial crisis and Great Recession but resumed momentum in its wake, as luxury developers sought to capitalize on relatively cheaper real estate and the area’s central location with new construction. The pandemic hit the neighborhood’s commercial and entertainment districts hard, although several big, high-end projects continued to completion, finishing a number of residential developments that helped notch the numbers tracked by the RentCafe study.
Midtown Atlanta, which saw 5,900 apartments go up between 2017 and 2021, ranked second in RentCafe’s analysis. The Queens neighborhood of Hunters Point ranked third, with 5,400 new units. Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, Chicago’s South Loop, Downtown San Jose and Hollywood also all cracked the top 10.
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