LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown) - Page 22

Quixote · #**421** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 5:59 AM**

Legacy Partners, the company behind 1600 North Vine, has broken ground on 5550 Wilshire.

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5550 Wilshire

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StethJeff · #**422** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 6:57 AM**

Me likes. Is that like a streamline modern revival? For some reason it just sort of fits LA, especially on Miracle Mile.

Quixote · #**423** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 6:58 AM**

Directly west, across the street from 5550 Wilshire is 5600 Wilshire.

5600 Wilshire

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From Flickr, by lacurbed

And directly west of 5600 Wilshire is Viridian, developed by the Hanover Company. These photos were taken in June.

Viridian

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Quixote · #**424** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 7:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by StethJeff

Me likes. Is that like a streamline modern revival? For some reason it just sort of fits LA, especially on Miracle Mile.

Same. I too love the Streamline Moderne/Art Deco-inspired design of 5550 Wilshire.

StethJeff · #**425** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 7:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Same. I too love the Streamline Moderne/Art Deco-inspired design of 5550 Wilshire.

Sort of wish it were interspersed more throughout the city. Don't want it to be overdone, but its a terrific style nonetheless. With so many great Deco buildings on Wilshire (Southwestern U/Bullocks comes to mind), it honors while remaining modern.

StethJeff · #**426** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 7:32 AM**

By the way, I just noticed something on 5600 Wilshire that makes me think I've been missing something for a long time. The Wilshire side of the building has no balconies but the Ridgely(?) side does. Is it common architectural practice to create a clean face for the building's facade on the side facing a major thoroughfare? I feel like an idiot and get the impression that the answer has always been YES.

Quixote · #**427** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 7:53 AM**

Montage Beverly Hills

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dktshb · #**428** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 4:45 PM**

Great updates all along the Wilshire corridor. Now if only the subway was there already... Westsidelife, thanks for posting them. Oh and to lacurbed too.

Tanster · #**429** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 6:02 PM**

I wonder how those buildings look when they age... Will it have the old look to it or the dirty cheap look..?

dktshb · #**430** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tanster

I wonder how those buildings look when they age... Will it have the old look to it or the dirty cheap look..?

I wish they would use the brighter caribbean colors in LA more than the boring muted color palate often used.

StethJeff · #**431** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tanster

I wonder how those buildings look when they age... Will it have the old look to it or the dirty cheap look..?

i got a feeling Montage won't age well.

Quixote · #**432** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 8:23 PM**

Since they all mimic older styles, I think they will age fine.

Quixote · #**433** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 8:57 PM**

Hancock Lofts is located at Santa Monica and Hancock.

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Hancock Lofts

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bjornson · #**434** Posted **Sep 29, 2008, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Since they all mimic older styles, I think they will age fine.

Having similarities to older styles does not equal "age fine." In architecture, it's called a duck. A lot of what we see above will not age well. Especially the Wilshire infill. The quality of materials is very important. As beloved as that streamline deco structure seems to be, the end product will probably be a stucco covered structure which is all wrong material wise. Oh well.

LosAngelesBeauty · #**435** Posted **Sep 29, 2008, 8:05 AM**

Surprised no one posted this so far (not even on LA Curbed).

It's at the intersection of Olympic and La Cienega in Beverly Hills called DARLING TOWER.

The construction fencing has been erected around the perimeter of the site.

From their website: www.darlingtower.com

Yes, that is Donald Sutherland. I'm confused.