Rod Richerson, Western regional president for KBS and Union Bank Plaza Fresh off the sale of a $1.2 billion office portfolio, KBS Capital Market Groups has started the $20 million renovation of the Union Bank Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. The project includes renovating the two-story retail space, updating conference space and more, the Los […]
A Blade Runner-inspired Pop-Up Bar is Coming to DTLA This November
Nexus 2019 Bar interior – artist concept – W. Kalkanis-Ellis Los Angeles. November 2019. A single black title card with white lettering sets the scene in Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. The future the film depicts is both gorgeous and dystopian: a moody, rain-soaked, multicultural, techno-noir wonderland. The story follows Rick Deckard (Harrison […]
Free Summer Dance Parties at the Music Center are Back Starting on June 21
Bollywood” at Dance DTLA 2018. Photo courtesy of Javier Guillen for Grand Park/The Music Center One of downtown’s best free events series is returning on June 21 for its 15th season of boogying down under the stars. For the uninitiated, The Music Center’s Dance DTLA is a free night of dancing featuring live music and/or DJs paired with expert dance instructors providing beginner […]
Admission to MOCA Will Be Free Thanks to a $10 Million Donation
Photograph courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.Photo by Elon Schoenholz If you’re a free museum hound (like yours truly) then we’ve got some exciting news for you: Admission to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles is about to become free, at least for the foreseeable future. This past Saturday MOCA […]
Holland Partner Group’s 2 luxury towers add 575 units to DTLA
Holland Partner Group and MVE+Partners announced the completion of The Griffin and The Grace on Spring (Credit: Hunter Kerhart/Holland Partner Group) Development firm Holland Partner Group has added 575 residential units to Downtown Los Angeles with the completion of two apartment towers. Rents rise as high as $10,000 a month for a unit. The mixed-use, […]
City seeks developer for planned DTLA tower to replace Parker Center
The Parker Center in 2004 The city is beginning its search for a development team to build a new office tower at the site of the Parker Center, the former police headquarters that is part of the Civic Center. At least three are expected to submit plans. Los Angeles officials have outlined a plan for […]