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A Quick Trip Through the Sunset Boulevard Boom
This past weekend, a broken water main spilled untold gallons of precious drinking water onto the Sunset Strip, dealing yet another blow to drought-stricken California. On the other hand, flooding of...
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Another Glimpse of the Palladium Residences
Photo credit: Crescent HeightsTake another look at Sunset Boulevard's stylish Palladium Residences, the high-rise towers proposed for the parking lot abutting the Hollywood Palladium. The mixed-use...
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Fig Central Revises Plans, Adds Third Tower
In early September, rumblings from the Department of Building and Safety hinted that the stalled Fig Central development was about to become much more active. Now, a recent case filing from the...
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First Renderings for Hollywood/Western's Boutique Hotel
All images from AV ArchitectureTake a first look at Eighty Cool Rooms, the so-called "European Style Luxury Boutique Hotel," that intends to set up shop down the street from the Hollywood/Western...
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Renderings Emerge for San Pedro's Mini Mixed-User
Gaffey Street Apartments; all photos from the Charles CompanyA planned residential-retail complex near the southern terminus of the Harbor Freeway is moving full steam ahead, according to a recent...
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Expo Line Bringing Zoning Changes to Westside Neighborhoods
Various developments near Expo Line Stations. Image credit: Abramson Teiger Architects, VTBS Architects, Killefer Flammang Architects, Togawa Smith MartinA sea change is underway on the Westside, where...
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Del Rey Getting Two Low-Rise Apartment Complexes
11811 Culver Boulevard (Image: Lido Equities Group)Take a quick trip out to the oft-forgotten Del Rey neighborhood, where the Beverly Hills-based Lido Equities Group is working on plans for a pair of...
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Pomona College's Gorgeous Studio Art Hall to Open Saturday
Image credit: Pomona CollegeHead out to Claremont this Saturday, October 11th, as Pomona College officially dedicates its stunning new Studio Art Hall. The 35,000 square foot facility, constructed for...
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Moving HQ to Pico Union
LAFLA's proposed headquarters, viewed from the corner of 8th Street and Union Avenue.According to an initial study recently published by the Department of City Planning, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los...
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Koreatown Development Wave Spreading South
A half-block of modest apartment buildings and strip malls on Koreatown's southern fringe may have a date with the grim reaper. According to plans submitted to the city in late September, a 1.6-acre...
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More Low-Rise Action in the Arts District
1800 East 7th Street (Image credit: HansonLA via The Architect's Newspaper)In an excellent summary of the Arts District's ongoing identity issues, the Architect's Newspaper has quietly revealed plans...
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Excavation Underway for Expo-Adjacent Hotels
Santa Monica's future Courtyard by MarriottAlthough the proposed Bergamot Transit Village went belly-up this past summer, other Expo-adjacent TODs are having better luck in Downtown Santa Monica. Case...
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Another Mid-Rise Hotel Planned for Hollywood
In Hollywood, new hotel developments are suddenly spreading like wildfire. Back in July, rumblings emerged of a new 55-room boutique establishment setting up shop on Cahuenga Boulevard, in-between...
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Playa Vista Spec Office Complex Takes Form
Seven months after breaking ground in Playa Vista, construction is going vertical for the Collective, an $80 million office complex from developer Tishman Speyer. The speculative development, designed...
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Woodland Hills Post Office May Go Bye-Bye
The slow death of snail mail may soon bring about the birth of a new multi-family housing development in the West Valley. According to a document from the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood...
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Proposed K-Town High-Rise Still Plodding Along
Long-standing plans for a 27-story residential tower in Koreatown continue to plod forward, with the release of a the project's initial study by the Department of City Planning. The proposed Catalina...
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First Look at the Redesigned Figueroa Central
Earlier this month, puzzling news emerged from Downtown Los Angeles. Figueroa Central, the long awaited mixed-use companion to LA Live, was simultaneously upsized and downsized. Revised plans from...
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Shiny New Renderings for Fig South
Next week, the DLANC's Planning and Land Use Committee is scheduled to take a closer look at Fig South, the glassy high-rise project slated for the (other) parking lot across the street from Staples...
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Miracle Mile Office Project Gets a Haircut
Museum Square Phase II, as designed by the Jerde Partnership (Image: Showcase.com)Plans for a new mid-rise office building are still forging ahead on the Miracle Mile, albeit now in slightly truncated...
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Mixed-Use Upgrade for Venice Boulevard
Palms's shabby three-mile stretch of Venice Boulevard is flanked by an assortment of strip malls and drive-thru restaurants. Perhaps a new mixed-use development will finally begin the process of...
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