The past year has been an exciting one for Broadway in Downtown LA. The opening of exciting new retailers along with announcements for other exclusive fashion-forward stores has pushed the historic corridor’s revitalization forward. Continuing this momentum along Broadway, local Los Angeles developer King’s Arch recently debuted its beautiful re-imagining of 537 S. Broadway, an art […]
Renewed concerns over Oceanwide Plaza megaproject as developer misses deadline
Oceanwide Holdings CEO Thomas Feng and Oceanwide Plaza Late last month, the Chinese company developing the $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza project in Downtown halted work, but said construction would resume in a couple of weeks. But despite assurances, work never started back up, renewing questions about the financial viability of the massive mixed-use project — […]
Kuwaiti Consulate cultural office inks lease at DTLA tower
801 S. Figueroa The General Consulate of the state of Kuwait signed a new lease for its cultural office, moving from Century City into a 25-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles. The country’s cultural office will take 20,900 square feet at 801 S. Figueroa Street, Barings Real Estate Advisors owns the 465,000-square-foot building. The […]
Barry Shy moves ahead on long-planned 32-story DTLA tower
Developer Barry Shy and a rendering of the tower Developer Barry Shy is moving ahead with a 33-story apartment tower in Downtown Los Angeles. Shy has filed permits for the 239-unit development. The City of L.A. approved the 920 S. Hill Street project, called Hill Street Lofts, in April 2018. Shy first proposed it in […]
Gehry’s $1B The Grand project finally underway Downtown
Architect Frank Gehry and renderings of The Grand in Downtown Los Angeles, (Credit: Related Companies) A massive $1-billion development designed by Frank Gehry is finally coming to Downtown Los Angeles. Construction of The Grand, a mixed-use project with 39 stories and more than 400 condos and apartments, is underway after 15 years of planning and […]
Forget celebrity mansions, this bus tour would highlight LA councilman’s alleged misdeeds
Esotouric’s Richard Schave and Kim Cooper, Council member Jose Huizar, and Times Mirror Square (Credit: Facebook, Flickr, and Getty Images) This is not your typical Hollywood stars tour. A pair of Los Angeles preservationists are planning a bus excursion centered on potential wrongdoing by Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar, a subject in an FBI […]