New look for proposed office complex at 1630 Euclid Street in Santa Monica Steven Sharp Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:30 A pending presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board reveals a new look for an office building Redcar Properties is planning just west of Memorial Park. The proposed development, which first went before the Architectural Review Board in August 2023, calls for razing smaller commercial buildings to make way for a new 47,300-square-foot office building atop a two-level subterranean parking garage. View looking northwest from Euclid StreetRedcar / L.A. Group / House ..read more

California Landmark Group completes 100 apartments at 1221 N. Myra Ave. in Silver Lake Steven Sharp Wed, 04/17/2024 - 10:30 Construction is officially complete for M1, a new multifamily residential complex from California Landmark Group in Silver Lake. The project, billed as Silver Lake's largest new apartment building in nearly a decade, replaced an automobile repair shop at 1221 N. Myra Avenue. The new six story building features 100 one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings, along with several co-living suites. Exterior of 1201 N Myra AvenueMichael Hayes The apartments are currently 60 per ..read more

Mixed-use complex reaches its peak at 2455 S. Overland Avenue Steven Sharp Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:30 In Rancho Park, wood framing has reached the top floor for a new mixed-use apartment complex from Los Angeles-based developer GPI Companies. Overland & Ayers, now rising just south of the shuttered mall at 2455 S. Overland Avenue, consists of a six-story building which will features 201 apartments atop approximately 6,200 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking. The site was formerly a garage serving the adjoining Westside Pavilion, a portion of which has been converted by G ..read more

150-room Cambria Hotel debuts at next to Hollywood Burbank Airport Steven Sharp Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:30 A ribbon-cutting ceremony held on April 4 marked the official debut of a new a new Cambria Hotel next to Hollywood Burbank Airport. The project from Choice Hotels, built at 3501 N. San Fernando Boulevard, is located across the street from Metrolink's Burbank Airport - North Station. The six-story, 150-room hotel includes 1,131 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center, and outdoor courtyard, a library lounge, a grab-and-go market, and the restaurant RhuBAR. Rendering of the Cambria H ..read more

Santa Monica Architectural Review Board weighs in on four mixed-use projects Steven Sharp Tue, 04/16/2024 - 09:30 At its meeting scheduled for April 18, the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board is slated to review four proposals which would bring new housing and commercial uses to infill sites across the city. View of 2600 Wilshire looking southeastKoning Eizenberg Architecture The first, Beverly Hills-based Mark Leevan Investment Co., is planned for a corner lot at 2600 Wilshire Boulevard, where it would replace a former bank building now occupied by a New Balance store. Plans call for ..read more

More progress for LACMA's David Geffen Galleries Steven Sharp Tue, 04/16/2024 - 08:00 Slowly but surely, LACMA's David Geffen Galleries are taking shape above Wilshire Boulevard. The project, which began work in 2020, was the subject of contention at the time due to a decision by museum leadership to replace the museum's original buildings designed by William Pereira. In their place stands a new two-story structure which bridges across Wilshire Boulevard and will feature gallery space, a new theater, classrooms, restaurant space, a shop, event space, and other back-of house functions. Aeria ..read more

City Planning Commission rejects appeal of housing project at 1500 W. Adams Boulevard Steven Sharp Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:30 A proposal from Tripalink which would replace an automobile repair in Adams-Normandie with housing has survived an appeal to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission. The project, approved late last year for a site at 1500 W. Adams Boulevard, calls for the construction of a four-story building featuring 16 three-bedroom apartments atop ground-floor parking for eight vehicles. View looking southNext Architecture Project entitlements include Transit Oriented Communities ..read more

West Hollywood Planning Commission to review Sunset Strip Viper Room redevelopment Steven Sharp Mon, 04/15/2024 - 08:00 Plans to build a mixed-use development on the site of Sunset Strip's Viper Room face a new hurdle: the West Hollywood Planning Commission. View looking southwest from Sunset and LarrabeeArquitectonica On April 18, the Planning Commission is scheduled to the proposed project from Silver Creek Development, which would rise at 8850 Sunset Boulevard. Plans call for the construction of an 11-story building featuring: a 90-room, five-star hotel; 78 studio, one-, two-, and thre ..read more

Small lot houses take shape at 137 N. Rampart Boulevard Steven Sharp Sun, 04/14/2024 - 08:00 Just north of Beverly Boulevard in Historic Filipinotown, a new small lot subdivision is in the home stretch. The project, located at 137-141 N. Rampart Boulevard, was approved by the City of Los Angeles in 2018 for the construction of ten single-family dwellings. The contemporary three-story structures are arranged in two rows, centered on a shared driveway called Glassell Street. 137 N. Rampart BoulevardGoogle Maps City records list the project applicant as an entity affiliated with local real es ..read more

CicLAvia Venice on April 21, Save L.A. Taco, and more Steven Sharp Sat, 04/13/2024 - 08:00 CicLAvia is back on Sunday, April 21 from 9 am to 4 pm with a 5.75-mile route on Venice Boulevard in the Westside. The car-free streets event connects to Palms, Mar Vista, and Venice Beach, starting at Culver City Station in the east. April 21 Venice Boulevard route for CicLAviaCicLAvia Once again, here's the rules: only people-powered vehicles allowed. That means no electric scooters, skateboards, hoverboards, unicycles, motorcycles and other non-people-powered vehicles are permitted. However, Class ..read more