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Culver City

Architecture firm develops their own office building in Culver City

Here’s one way for architects to get projects on the boards—develop the projects themselves. Cuningham Group recently won Culver City approval for a 63k SF office condo development, a portion of which will become its new SoCal HQ. More...

Hayden Tract architecture development Cuningham Group LEED

7:52pm, 9/8/10 by lisa

How a prime opportunity for redevelopment in South LA became the bane of the community

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Baldwin Hills

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11:31am, 9/8/10 by Christina

Urbanism
West Hollywood

Hodgetts + Fung Project Finds Opposition in Two Cities

You're looking at a proposed eight-story building at 8497 and 8499 Sunset Blvd, a Hodgetts + Fung-designed 34-condo project that straddles West Hollywood and Los Angeles. More...

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12:14am, 9/3/10 by Kennedy

Urbanism
Santa Monica

Showdown brewing over Santa Monica bicycle lane

Bicycle activists and their allies on the Planning Commission and City Council are headed for a high-stakes clash with bio-tech firm Agensys over a proposed bike lane they want incorporated into a proposed office development the company is planning on the east side of town. More...

Agensys bike lane development planning commission Santa Monica City Council office activists

5:14pm, 8/23/10 by nirad

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Downtown LA

Holy Tokyo, Downtown! Wilshire Grand Hotel Project Could Go Electric

In a move that would dramatically change the downtown skyline, the developers of the proposed AC Martin-designed Wilshire Grand project are asking for the creation of a new sign district in the Financial District, one that would ultimately allow them to swath large parts of their two towers in LA Live-like electronic advertising. More...

Wilshire Grand hotel development signage electronic sign sign district AC Martin billboard Thomas Properties Group

1:05pm, 8/5/10 by Christina

Business
Downtown LA

Developer Seeks Tax Break for Wilshire Grand Project

Wilshire Grand owner Korean Air, which has partnered on the project with developer Thomas Properties Group, is looking for a deal similar to the ones that gave tax breaks to the Convention Center hotel at L.A. Live and the hotel component of the stalled Grand Avenue project. More...

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4:17pm, 8/4/10 by argyle

Urbanism
Downtown LA

Antonio R. Villaraigosa: A blueprint for reinventing city planning in Los Angeles

The Daily News challenged Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to tackle a number of issues in his final three years in office. This is the mayor's response to Sunday's Master Plan L.A., the first in a series of editorials laying out the issues the Daily News believes he should address. More...

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9:36am, 7/28/10 by argyle

Urbanism
Downtown LA

CRA Tries to Re-plant Blossom Plaza

On July 15 the CRA Board of Comm issioners approved the allocation of $3 million toward the $9.9 million purchase of the site from the lender Prime Property Fund, which foreclosed on the property in June 2009. More...

CRA development foreclosure Blossom Plaza chinatown eyesore vacant

10:15am, 7/24/10 by Christina

Business
Downtown LA

FDIC's Hedge Fund Deal Hurts L.A. Economy

A local subcontractor explains how the FDIC's deal with Starwood Capital is hurting the local economy by deliberately stalling construction. More...

FDIC Starwood Capital Sonny Astani Concerto real estate development stalled hedge fund banking Corus seizure

3:20pm, 7/23/10 by nirad

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Downtown LA

Mixed-Use Proposal Could Add Development, Event Station Near Dodger Stadium

The family that owns the San Antonio winery hopes to partner with Metro on developing the thin strip of land between the Gold Line tracks and Broadway that lies north of Chinatown. More...

Gold Line Broadway development Metro cornfield Los Angeles State Historic Park Dodger Stadium

8:57am, 7/22/10 by lisa

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