Downtowns skyline will grow fatter, and spread southward, to The 10. Hollywood's and Century City's will grow fatter as well. I don't see any supertalls in The near future, but I would like to see some in areas btwn downtown and Century City, like the Beverly Centre, Mid wilshire, and McCarther Park.

Downtowns skyline will grow fatter, and spread southward, to The 10. Hollywood's and Century City's will grow fatter as well. I don't see any supertalls in The near future, but I would like to see some in areas btwn downtown and Century City, like the Beverly Centre, Mid wilshire, and McCarther Park.

I applaud the development of downtown LA and beyond. Either we are still in the beginning stages of the LA transformation(which I tend to believe) or the city planners need to get more aggresive with the building and further urbanization of the city before their is another economy slow-down. IMO downtown should be filled with cranes in the sky, but I do believe we will see this in 2006 and beyond.

I think L.A.'s skyline should be more denser and extend the skyline from left to right north and south; thats how I see it.

There is a big gap in the skyline btwn downtown and the westside/Century City. I would like to see the development of a "Mid-Town" skyline, especially around The Beverly Center and Mid Wilshire.

I think the most likely expansion of High rises will occur near downtown, probably toward the LA river and south of South Park. The next most likely area to see major change will probably be the area just west of the Harbor freeway toward MacArthur Park.

Yeah around MacArthur Park would be nice.
I really haven't been around there that much, just driven by. Have they cleaned up that park much, or is the only reason people go there is to buy drugs? I haven't heard of any plans to clean it up.

What I really tirp about are those 3 crapy buildings in front of the AON Center. The ones btwn Flower and Grand, they're so ugly. I hate them. Btw there's like 3 cranes like 2 miles west of McArthur Park on Wilshire.

Before:

http://Wilthe3rd.smugmug.com/photos/51971150-L.jpg

and After the development in South Park and Grand Avenue:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/downtownfromfarmersmarket.jpg

^^nice but i still think it needs to be denser than that to get some respect. perhaps much later in the future?

Great rendering!! Do you have metropolis in there too? That would probably will that inbetween area.

Does south park really go that far?

^^ i was thinking the same thing.. but either way, it's still pretty cool that the skyline is being extended

Isn't the SBC Tower in South Park too? That's the last building in the right

What other areas other than downtown do you expect to develop there skyline. I am not sure if those towers at Santa Monica Place are still proposed.

Thats a interesting rendering. That will densify the skyline. Now only if the skyline was extended from north to south, that will be even better.

I like the seperate skyline concept, gives you room to breathe. Downtown, CC, and The Beverly Hills/Wilshire District skyline, but all seperated by low rises is cool. Also if Santa Monica and Hollywood work on theirs, it will really show off LA's multi-polarity. But not too many tall buildings in Hollywood, you wouldn't want to block the sign.

I was walking in Hollywood tonight, has anyone else noticed how it is really coming alive with people walking all over the place and lights everywhere!??

oh ya, hollywood is going to be on fire soon, if not laready. the restaurants and the bars are poppin. Once all those developments around Hollywood and vine, and there are about 5 or 6 major ones come online, that whole area is going to be great and all we have to do is work on filling in the area between highland and vine and from La Brea south to sunset. I wish we had a trolly system between hollywood blvd and sunset, that would be great. We also need to push the california legislature to extend the california last call to at least 4 am. everyone write your letters and make your voice heard.

i really don't know what you guys are talking about, since i moved to my street, which is smack dab halfway between highland and vine off highland, in january 2003...and it's been "poppin" at least since the gigantic pseudo-babylonian mall opened (yes, it may be ugly but its been a GOOD thing for this 'hood) ....in late 2001.

i got smashed tonight at boardner's, the classic hollywood bar on cherokee - with a friend who had just come from a movie at the arclight...then walked to popeye's on cahuenga for some chicken, and we ate w/ some other strangers who invited us to our table. that popeye's is ALWAYS filled w/ a lot of "personality" to put it mildly - very social, drawing off the pedestrian nature of hollywood blvd...all types of characters there, our late-night dinner partners were eastside (los feliz/ silverlake) hipsters, but there was a huge crowd there...

then i walked my friend to her parked on selma since she wasstill buzzed and didnt wanna walk alone, and she drove me the 2 blockshome..

and now i'm still drunk, come online, and see you guys complimenting my neighborhood. lol. thanks!! but it's been awsome at least since the beginning of this decade...and in the 1920's & 30stoo, of course! in its heyday

Hollywood Blvd...I LOVE YOU

Aint nothing like being able to walk home drunk from a bar!! I love that Popeye's too! I got arrested close to their so it will always hold some sentimental value to me, but we won't go into that right now.

I've been purposely taking walks through your neighborhood and saw that big hole over by the mall that will be a future huge ass apartment complex, a block north of Hollywood. Looks good! But what happened to the mini-park where people would take their dogs?? I saw a bulldozer in it the other day. Hollywood is a great walkable neighborhood and if you really like art deco and mid-century architecture like I do, their really aren't too many other places like it. Besides the neighborhood has 3 subway stops, a freeway and dare I say, has become quite a charming area. I don't even mind the tourists.
BTW I like that mall for what it is, a tourist trap. It certainly gets people out and walking about the area. I like the Shrek/his wife and Wonder Woman characters are my favorite. I don't like Spiderman too much. His costume is busted and he had an erection the other day. My God! Their are kids around!!
Hollywood is good for a date. Good to take out-of-towners, they all want to go. And I hear their is a Whole Foods coming.

Love that 'hood!

oh ya, hollywood is going to be on fire soon, if not laready. the restaurants and the bars are poppin. Once all those developments around Hollywood and vine, and there are about 5 or 6 major ones come online, that whole area is going to be great and all we have to do is work on filling in the area between highland and vine and from La Brea south to sunset. I wish we had a trolly system between hollywood blvd and sunset, that would be great. We also need to push the california legislature to extend the california last call to at least 4 am. everyone write your letters and make your voice heard.

Sign me up!! Could this be true??

I hope so. 2 am is wayy too early.

Btw..what's Century City's future hold?

I think Hollywood will be booming soon. It will be nice if Hollywood had a skyline of its own but not too much because it will block the Hollywood sign.

Century City has the 2000 Av of the Stars u/c. And there was an article in the LA Times about 2 47 story towers in 03'. I think those are being taken seriously. Plus the MGM Tower that barely opened 3 years ago.

thats a nice render i did not realize how all these new projects are going to effect the skyline in such a profound way... excellent now just need to make more subway lines EVERYWERE!!!

Impressive. Fill in the gaps and it'll really be something special.

thats a nice render i did not realize how all these new projects are going to effect the skyline in such a profound way... excellent now just need to make more subway lines EVERYWERE!!!

Two light rail lines will open by the end of the decade. But seriously, I think instead of the impossible happening, a Red Line to Santa Monica appearing tomorrow morning, I think more TOD's will be built around transit lines. More lines will be built, but I think the people and activities are going to naturally come to it (as is happening unbeknowest to most)instead of the other way around. Any major plan that is happening in the city in the future is now taking transit into account.

I like the new rendering of the skyline because some of the new buildings have room to breathe yet still be dense without having the buildings so near each other.

Two light rail lines will open by the end of the decade. But seriously, I think instead of the impossible happening, a Red Line to Santa Monica appearing tomorrow morning, I think more TOD's will be built around transit lines. More lines will be built, but I think the people and activities are going to naturally come to it (as is happening unbeknowest to most)instead of the other way around. Any major plan that is happening in the city in the future is now taking transit into account.

great minds think alike. i think we agree on almost everything and see things pretty much the same way.

I like the new rendering of the skyline because some of the new buildings have room to breathe yet still be dense without having the buildings so near each other.


I like the fact that the LA area has 2 or 3 skylines. From the Encounter restaurant at LAX(if you've never been it's an experience) you have an unobstructed view of the area from downtown all the way to CC and more. First you think that CC is the CBD and then you see downtown with surprisingly much taller buildings, then you see BH/Wilshire and it is truly cool. Along with all the mountains in the background, what a beautiful city.

Century City can be mistaken as LA's main CBD because of it's proximity to the city's affluent areas like Westwood, Bel Air or even Beverly Hills!

Interesting that Century City can serve as a second CBD in LA but no freeway is connected to this area!

Aint nothing like being able to walk home drunk from a bar!! I love that Popeye's too! I got arrested close to their so it will always hold some sentimental value to me

I don't like Spiderman too much. His costume is busted and he had an erection the other day. My God!

Hollywood is good for a date. Love that 'hood!


K, I've never seeing you typed like this before?????

Arrested.......... we have a thug in the forum :jk: hahahaha!!!!

Anyhow, Hollywood is party central, Circus Circus was the shit!!!!!

The dt skyline is probably going to be very difficult to walk in aa few years. Iamgine starting all the way at the Convention Center where the first tall buildings are going to be, and going all the way past Dysney Hall to the proposed park. That's probably like a mile and a half. Plus walk a little bit in the Historic Core and LA Live.

K, I've never seeing you typed like this before?????

Arrested.......... we have a thug in the forum :jk: hahahaha!!!!

Anyhow, Hollywood is party central, Circus Circus was the shit!!!!!


Thug Life!

my question is will the officially say we have a better skyline than houston ???

even though i think collectively we already do

LA's skyline is way better than Houston is many ways, not that I'm bashing Houston btw. First of all we have more cultural amenities, a historic core [US largest], civic centre [US Largest], and the arts distric, just to name a few. Downtown Houston only beats LA in one category; taller buildings. Houston's 700+s start like at 725 feet, while in LA they start at 699. The overall is that LA's skyline already beat Houston's.

Between LA and Houston, I prefer LA's skyline and also it's collection of individual skyscrapers. Houston's tallest building isn't that impressive though it was built by I.M. Pei!

I would like to see some tall buildings go up around The Beverly Center, and I would also like to see that area turn into a transit hub with a connection to The Wilshire Red Line, and possibly other lines to Hollywood, one via the grove, fairfax district and melrose, and the other WestHollywood/PacDesingCentre, Sunset Strip and Hollywood and Highland, and possibly down Sunset all the way to Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Union Station.

I think Houston's skyline definitely looks like the bigger skyline, but it lacks really iconic towers and just gems that LA has, 777 US Bank etc. LA skyline is superior for this reason IMO.

I would like to see more high density development in WLA on Santa Monica,Olympic,and Pico BLVDS. That will brobably happen when The Expo rail goes through there around 2012.

Obviously the Westside of LA is goign to get new towers, but what about the south and east sides of LA? Hope we can get some large mall at least.

Man that will be nice if they had a proposal which the Downtown skyline went all the way to the Westside.

:cheers:

:runaway:

Wth? People post at least letters.

I went to Will Rogers Park on Sunday, and the view towards Westwood, Century City, Mirecle Mile, and DWNT creates the illusion of extremes density.

:cheers:

Rob, were you drinking when you posted this?????

Maybe he just wanted to boost his post number?

Ive herd alot about new construction DWNT, but what about any highrises proposed for the westside? What hapened to the proposed towers at SM Place?

Well Wilshire Boulevard has the Californian just finished, and I went there 2 weeks ago, and I counted like 3 or 4 cranes at this one block. There is a lot going on there. Century City has 2000 Av of the Stars, and considering 2 47 story towers.

The Westside is developing pretty good. It will get denser.

When you're on the 405 and the 10, you feel like LA is purely made of buildings, and that the city is a skyscraper jungle. The only thing I would ask for is for at least 4 15-30 story towers between the LA County Club and Santa Monica. I mean, there's not really any towers here.

The Century City skyline is very dense. It is also the second largest skyline in L.A.

What area do you think is next in line to develop a skyline? I would like to see The Beverly Centre area, and The Fairfax district develop skylines, but that probably wont happen for another few decades, or at least until they get a subway through there.
The demand for highrise living is pretty high right now, but there are a lot of obsticles, like zonnig, transportation, red tape/bureacracy, nimbyism, especially on the west side. :runaway:

Doens't Canoga Park have a skyline? In the SSP diagrams there's sometowers there.

Actually its Woodland Hills that has a tiny skyline. If all the skylines in the valley were combined, it would be a good sized one.

actually from what i read (i think it was on SSP) WeHo is trying to pass new zoning regulations to increase high rise development along SMB. SMB gets close to the Beverly Center and is obviously a majore thoroughfare for the cities of LA, WeHo, BH, and SM. To me its like Wilshire's little sister, that is one day going to be much like Wilshire, except that it gets to Hollywood and WeHo, which Wilshire doesn't. Sunset is the only other street to hit the communities SMB does, but because of the amount of money surrounding that street, it will never get that kind of density (except along the strip).

Actually its Woodland Hills that has a tiny skyline. If all the skylines in the valley were combined, it would be a good sized one.

^^ Exactly (LAN),
That District is known as Warner Center. This is also where the Orange Line has a final stop before it returns to No Ho Red Line.

What area do you think is next in line to develop a skyline? I would like to see The Beverly Centre area, and The Fairfax district develop skylines, but that probably wont happen for another few decades, or at least until they get a subway through there.
The demand for highrise living is pretty high right now, but there are a lot of obsticles, like zonnig, transportation, red tape/bureacracy, nimbyism, especially on the west side. :runaway:

Zoning and NIMBYism is why the Westside is the largest parking lot on earth.

The Century City skyline is very dense. It is also the second largest skyline in L.A.

I think Century City overall is a better CBD than DTLA. I see CC's future to be a good one. Pretty soon I think there will be a large demand for residential units.

yeah, maybe..

I still think CC's kreepy as shit.

"Beverly Hills. Century City. Everything's so nice and pretty"
-Circle Jerks

.."all the people look the same, don't they know they're so damn lame?"

:)

:naughty:

sorry, just wanted to use Robert Stark's method of gaining more posts. . . .:hammer:

HA HA....

yeah, maybe..

I still think CC's kreepy as shit.

"Beverly Hills. Century City. Everything's so nice and pretty"
-Circle Jerks

And I thought it was just me!

If only the Downtown L.A. and Century City along with the Wilshire Corridor skyline were combined, It will be largest skyline in the west.

If only the Downtown L.A. and Century City along with the Wilshire Corridor skyline were combined, It will be largest skyline in the west.

From LAX it looks at first that CC/BH is the cities skyline. Then you pan over to your right and even though it is less cluster, downtown's buildings look really tall. I actually like the lull in between CC and downtown, it gives a rest to the eye.

Yeah Downtown L.A. looks tall from some areas.

what IS the biggest skyline in the west??

also I never felt like skylines were that cool if there wasn't anything of interest on the ground around them.
A bunch of big buildings is stupid if it just feels like Bunker Hill.

Whoops, I forgot this was skyscrapercity, sorry..

Does anyone have more info on the proposed Weho highrises?

:runaway:

Can't wait to see that skyline and show it off to family member that come from out of town.

In the future, LA's skyline would probably resemble that of Manila. It has several downtowns tho none of them are connected to each other. There's a photo somewhere of two of Manila's CBDs (Makati and Ortigas) looking like they're connected. It sorta looks like if Century City's skyline is connected to DTLA's via Wilshire Blvd.

In the future, LA's skyline would probably resemble that of Manila. It has several downtowns tho none of them are connected to each other. There's a photo somewhere of two of Manila's CBDs (Makati and Ortigas) looking like they're connected. It sorta looks like if Century City's skyline is connected to DTLA's via Wilshire Blvd.

Actually, I think it will flow. That's what I want. I want the city to flow. And I think to achieve that goal would be to develop a great public transportation system and an organized rail system.

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Stop being smilies too much as forums will be very slower. :sleepy:

Hey I just found this site, does anybody know if there are any plans to build something taller than the Library Tower in LA

Hey I just found this site, does anybody know if there are any plans to build something taller than the Library Tower in LA

not that i know of. Welcome to forums! Yes, we have another forumer from LA-we need as many as possible.

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QUIT FUCKING SPAMMING FOR CHRISTS SAKE.

That's all you do.

not that i know of. Welcome to forums! Yes, we have another forumer from LA-we need as many as possible.

Welcome (z1sthies) to the LA Forum......What does it mean????
Hey (WS) also add jokerswild to the LA Forum!!!!!!

Both of you fellows should go to Roll Call and present yourself!!!!

The name? sthies is my first initial last name, and I usual put z1 in front of it because sobody else uses it.

The name? sthies is my first initial last name, and I usual put z1 in front of it because sobody else uses it.

Welcome and don't forget to go to Roll Call!!!!!!

"Robert Stark" is going off!! I kinda like it, though I don't want it to slow down the forum. I can go pee and come back and the page is still loading. The mass produced "cheers" was really dope!

He sure doesn't say much though.

Check out this new Beverly Center development. :cheers:
http://www.beverlyconnection.com/

nice pix:)

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There you go again...

Has anyone ever driven on Burton way? :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Has anyone ever driven on Burton way? :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Does anyone find Burton Way funny? :weirdo:

Does anyone find Burton Way funny? :weirdo:
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I will stop spamming this thread, but lets keep the discussion going. I would like some information about Weho changing its zonning.

Personally , i think it looks absolutely wonderful. I think La deserves this, and they should go for it. Needs a spire or 2 though. Come on. Antennae or something.

Eitherway, things are looking good socal.

Personally , i think it looks absolutely wonderful. I think La deserves this, and they should go for it. Needs a spire or 2 though. Come on. Antennae or something.

Eitherway, things are looking good socal.
I think L.A. could have a building with a spire but I doubt it. Besides L.A. has a flat roof law and every building in L.A. is required to have a helipad.

I think L.A. could have a building with a spire but I doubt it. Besides L.A. has a flat roof law and every building in L.A. is required to have a helipad.

The Capitol Records building in Hollywood has a spire and no helipad. I guess it went under the radar when it was built***

The Capitol Records building in Hollywood has a spire and no helipad. I guess it went under the radar when it was built***

I call it a semi spire :D

http://www.architecturetoursla.com/gallery/20a.jpg

This is one of my favorite buildings during the month of December. It looks very festive with a huge X~mas tree on top. It visible while driving on the Hollywood FWY!!!!

There is also that building right across the street from Hollywood and Highland that has a spire.

There is also that building right across the street from Hollywood and Highland that has a spire.

The abandon one across from Ripley's????

Do you think we should develop a 3rd skyline btwn dwntwn & CC?

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Do you think we should develop a 3rd skyline btwn dwntwn & CC?

It's called the Mid Wilshire area*

It's called the Mid Wilshire area*

Well Im thinking of something on a grander scale. Mib Wilshire is just a string of small towers. I would like to see clusters develop around korea town, and the beverly center-fairfax area, such as on the large strip malls and parking lots across from the grove.

Will you stop with the 'post nothing but smilies' thing?

The abandon one across from Ripley's????

This one..the NE corner of H&H:
http://www.microla.com/ltpages/ltimages/first2.jpg

^^^ wow i really like that. Not very ornamental but i dont think that matters

I like the fact that the LA area has 2 or 3 skylines. From the Encounter restaurant at LAX(if you've never been it's an experience) you have an unobstructed view of the area from downtown all the way to CC and more. First you think that CC is the CBD and then you see downtown with surprisingly much taller buildings, then you see BH/Wilshire and it is truly cool. Along with all the mountains in the background, what a beautiful city.


Take a picture next time you get the chance. I think i know what you are talking about.

L.A. just needs more density, other than that L.A.'s skyline is going in the right direction.

Does anyone predict a highrise building boom in LA's near future, because it seems pretty stagnet right now.

^have you even checked the development threads? there are 55 towers in DT LA alone, Century City, Wilshire, Long Beach, Glendale...

Any pictures?

This one..the NE corner of H&H:
http://www.microla.com/ltpages/ltimages/first2.jpg

Yeah that's the one, 300!!!!

Well Im thinking of something on a grander scale. Mib Wilshire is just a string of small towers. I would like to see clusters develop around korea town, and the beverly center-fairfax area, such as on the large strip malls and parking lots across from the grove.


I would like to see a downtown hub in the Hollywood area. Most building tend to be quite low. This area needs to look more dense.

As long as they dont block the sign.

I call it a semi spire :D

http://www.architecturetoursla.com/gallery/20a.jpg

Well, it is supposed to resemble a stack of records with that spindle thing going through them. They need to revamp the front and open a Capitol Records museum. They certainly have enough history. Do you recognize all of those icons on that mural? Just a quick glance I see Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. I think that sums up American music.

I've always pictured the talest building in LA being in Santa Monica, I think it is the perfect place for a 100 story residential tower.

That will never happen with all the nimbiyist in SM who freak out about anything taller than 3 stories. :cheers:

I've always pictured the talest building in LA being in Santa Monica, I think it is the perfect place for a 100 story residential tower.


This will only happen when Santa Monica becomes part of the City of Los Angeles. Remember if the OC when bankrupt, it could easily happen to SM as well.

I've always pictured the talest building in LA being in Santa Monica, I think it is the perfect place for a 100 story residential tower.

Ew..no. The only place I could see a tall building would be Century City. 850 ft would be perfect.

Not in a million years wud they let a 1000 footer go up in santa monica. i agree with 3hundred a huge building would look really good in century city. look nice from universal studios to!

I think anything over say, 7 or 8 stories would be too tall for Santa Monica. Santa Monica already has an very urban feel in quite a lot of the city. Density doesnt have to equal tall buildings. im sure some of you have been to Europe, most of the big cities there have no skyscrapers, yet almost all the major cities there are more dense than LA. What I think LA planners should do is set up codes so all new aparment complexes have atleast 4 stories of living space and keep to a similar classic style, so in 10-15 years you dont have these out dated looking buildings. the height requirement i was speaking of seems to be in progress, but i see all kinds of wild design on the some of the new buildings. there is new apartment complex that is near completion just west of the 405 off of the SMB exit that I see every day on my way too work. It's fairly tall, maybe 4 or 5 stories, but has this stupid yellow facade with instersecting diagonal lines running across it. you cant tell me people are going to think that is great architecture in 10 years let alone 5, let alone in the current. I'm not asking for block after block of brownstones, but there is something cool about cities like nyc, boston, dc, and san francisco, that have architecturally similar neighborhoods throughout the city. I guess thats what cities like santa monica and west hollywood have going for them, minus the lack of "timeless" design.

oh yeah, and as for century city, theres no more room there except for the old Fox building. i'm not sure whats scheduled to go up there, but im sure itll be tall. besides that, the only space left for high rises is where the giant parking structure is for the Watts Towers and few other multilevel structures thoughout the neighborhood. besides that, you'd have to either displace the golf course or the mall, or even better yet, BH high school.

I herd about new towers being built in CC, but isnt it already completely built up. The current one under contruction is somewhat impressive, but dwarfed by the current towers. maybe eventually they will build towers where fox is.

Not in a million years wud they let a 1000 footer go up in santa monica. i agree with 3hundred a huge building would look really good in century city. look nice from universal studios to!
''Not all muslims can be terrorists, but all terrorists are muslims''

So what the fuck is up with that sig?? What's the KKK?? A white welcoming committee? Extremist NIMBY's?? And have you ever heard of the IRA?? And for that matter what was "Shock & Awe"? This is completely inane! You should really think about removing that offensive, but more importantly untrue tag.

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So what the fuck is up with that sig?? What's the KKK?? A white welcoming committee? Extremist NIMBY's?? And have you ever heard of the IRA?? And for that matter what was "Shock & Awe"? This is completely inane! You should really think about removing that offensive, but more importantly untrue tag.
You know what I was thinking the same thing when I first saw that. If anybody believes that is ignorant, racist, or just plain fucking stupid.

^ ^ ^ kkk= the kooky kids klub

(joke)

Have they actually produced something out of the grand avenue project or are they still sitting on it???

Have they actually produced something out of the grand avenue project or are they still sitting on it???

Yup still sitting on it, can you believe that.

God I remember hearing about that thing a few years ago and they still haven't come up with any thing

Something really needs to be done with all those taky strip malls along SM blvd in WLA. Do you think that area should develop highrises?

It's not that I want to the tallest in LA to be in SM, but I've always pictured it isolated from the big skylines. Don't know why.

HEY GUY'S SOMETHING IS GOING ON. THE PROPOSED METROPOLIS PROJECT. GO TO WWW.LA.CURBED.COM SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE PROPOSED METROPOLIS BLOT.

^^ I read about that and think is a bunch of bull. I think Metropolis should go as schedule and not listen to Mani Brothers or what ever they are called. Also hope this does not stop future developers from erecting giants Downtown!!! :bash:

How about some miami style towers in ocean park.

^Thats not a bad idea.

hopefully downtown la stays in downtown. i would hate to see santa monica become la's downtown, if the city goes west so does the vast amount of smog. areas that have decent clean air will then be blanketed in brown shit that is normally reserved for places more east.

What are you talking about? none of what you said made any sense. downtown is not "moving" and smog doesnt work that way. Sant Monica is its own city in LA County. they cant get a 10 story building built there without NIMBYS going completely nuts.

What are you talking about? none of what you said made any sense. downtown is not "moving" and smog doesnt work that way. Sant Monica is its own city in LA County. they cant get a 10 story building built there without NIMBYS going completely nuts.

I agree that Santa Monica is not likely to become downtown, but city center like functions have been moving west in LA for a long time. Century City did not show up out of nowhere and the lack of reasonable placement of the highs along Wilshire in Westwood are a major reason for the rise of the Laura Lake brach NIMBYs on the West side.

sorry, i thought that From los angeles said that he WANTED la's tallest in santa monica, and smog does migrate from west to east...

svs,

do you mind expanding a bit on these Laura Lake NIMBYS ? Who are they ? I have never heard of any specific kinds of NIMBYS, and would like more information

:cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: Downtowns skyline will grow fatter, and spread southward, to The 10. Hollywood's and Century City's will grow fatter as well. I don't see any supertalls in The near future, but I would like to see some in areas btwn downtown and Century City, like the Beverly Centre, Mid wilshire, and McCarther Park.

In the business section today they anounced plans for a 43 st. condo tower next to westfield shoppingtown century city with projected completion by 2010 or 11.

I would like to see more in westwood village but there is a six story cap.

Any more updates for the west side?

Originally Posted by Godblessbotox
sorry, I thought that From los angeles WANTED la's tallest in santa monica
I never would want LA tallest there, but I've always pictured it there.

^^ wow thats an old one

Why were there so few highrises constructed in LA, from the early 90's to the present? Even during the economic boom of the late 90's.

Earhtquakes.... but soon this is all going to change. I would not doubt that after this residential boom, LA bacomes those cities that is always building, no matter he height. Plus LA has room [had] too expand. In the next years as the parking lots disappear, the buildings are going to get taller and taller. Once the parking lots are gone, the real thing starts.

unless they zone out the rest of the mountains or start expanding into the paciffic... i would like to see a hotel like the sail boat one in dubai sticking out of venice beach... that would be killer but alas no one would want to let that happen because it would interup ther view

^ Gross.

I would love to see a 1,000 foot tall building in the Mid-Wilshire area as well as a 1,000 foot tall building in Century City.

I would also love to see a massive Caltrans like building built along Wilshire, at least 3 400 foot tall buildings in Santa Monica, a pair of 500 an 1 600 foot tall buildings in Long Beach, a forest of 400 foot skyscrapers in City West, and a over the top Gehry Building in Hollywood.

Robert Stark: LA was in the midst of a deep resission. Too many office buildings built all at once+not alot of demand=not good. Why do you think that 1100 Wilshire sat empty all these years?

I wonder if Downtowns skyline will spread west of the 110? There should still be a gap west of DT, but there should be clusters around McCarther Park, and K-town. I herd parts of K-town are zoned for highrises. Also I would like to see the strip malls, across the street from the grove, at Fairfax and 3rd, turned into mix use buildings, 12-20 stories, and a few highrises near the Bev centre, with one up to 50 stories, were the parking garage is, on LaCienega just south of the Bev Center. Its do bad there redeveloping the Bev Connection, so we might have to wait 30 years to see anything developed there, but I dont think the community would go for highrises there, since there was already outrage about the current Bev connection redevelopment.

Downtown and CC are both large enough to accomodate any future supertall building. Not Hollywood, you wouldn't want to block the iconic sign. Ktown and Wilshire should have modest rises imo, no more than 40 stories. I like the idea of dtwn and CC sort of battleing each other. I don't like really tall buildings just scattered all over the place.

why not... it would just enhance there hight... just like dubai!...

Dont get me started on whats happening in dubai....... CC i think is the NICEST place for 600ft plus skyscrapers due to all of downtowns problems

^^ that was sarcasm señor

I dont know of anywhere in CC they could acomedate more towers unless they replaced smaller buildings?

Know that were discussing Highrises in LA. Can someone tell why are all the buildings across the 110 (City West) mid rise?????

Is there a height restriction for the district. If so what about the air rights to erect higher towers. Will this district benefit from it?????

Lastly has anyone heard anything about Metropolis yet?????

There is a zoning law in City West, heard about it somewhere in the LA forum. If City West can only build mid-rises, it should build 5 20-35 story towers, and 20 10-20 story towers, talk about getting dense. I would love to see CC with 3 700 + towers, although I don't think it is happening soon. Eventually I would like to see LA's tallest in front of LA Live.

Also I would like to see the strip malls, across the street from the grove, at Fairfax and 3rd, turned into mix use buildings, 12-20 stories, and a few highrises near the Bev centre, with one up to 50 stories, were the parking garage is, on LaCienega just south of the Bev Center. Its do bad there redeveloping the Bev Connection, so we might have to wait 30 years to see anything developed there, but I dont think the community would go for highrises there, since there was already outrage about the current Bev connection redevelopment.

Today in paper they mentioned plans by developer Casden to increase zonning for condos to replace the Ross, across the street from the Grove. It will probably be similar to the ones just east, about 4 stories. To bad they won't build anything tall there. but I don't think it will take of that whole strip?

^ I read the sam article in the LA Times this morning. Good luck trying to get the project of the ground. The local residence are bitchin about more traffic coming to the area. I hope it does get done!

Thats to bad I would really like to see some towers in the area. But it probably won't hapen until they get the subway through, like the towers being built around Hollywood/Vine and Wilshire/Western stations.

I am new and i Like this place

I am new and i Like this place

Welcome, where you from and what's the deal with 313?

Welcome, where you from and what's the deal with 313?

Am From Los Angeles And 313 is my lucky number

It's completely obvious that we won't see any real tall buildings or mega projects built in the core because neighborhoods will all fuss about more traffic. A way of getting around that is by building along or building more rapid mass transit and calling them TOD's.

Just imagine in the future driving in this freeway with a lot of skyscrapers on both sides of the freeway it would be like central freeway or something that would be a cool view hope they build skyscrapers on each side equaly

http://www.monnikhof.com/Los-Angeles.jpg

That pictures shows the fundation work for the Staples Center.

God they really have to do something with the Convention Center. It looks so uninviting and old...... someone please come up with a new clean,modern and fresh looking CC. No wonder we are losing bookings to Vegas!!!!

That's the old one.

That's the old one.

^ Trust me is the same ugly one!!!!

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Not exact but it kind of shows what our skyline will transform into in the near future:

:colgate:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/futurela1.jpg

Whats that big cluster on the left?

^ Metropolis and LA Live Hotel.

Whats that big cluster on the left?

the white cluster is supposed to represent metropolis...if it ever gets built...the hotel and then some other proposals...like i said...it's not exact

sweet neat!

Would Metropolis be that tall? And where would Gehry's Grand Ave and CityHouse/Olympic be?

The City House is not shown, Metropolis is not that tall, and the Grand Av. Project is to the right of the Cali Plaza.

The City House is not shown, Metropolis is not that tall, and the Grand Av. Project is to the right of the Cali Plaza.

At 55 stories, I can see where Metropolis isn't that tall.

:sleepy:

Not exact but it kind of shows what our skyline will transform into in the near future:

:colgate:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/futurela1.jpg

Bravo, you did that right? Excellent! :)

Bravo, you did that right? Excellent! :)

yeah...I did it...but i'm thinking i won't do any more....this one and the previous one I did is NOT meant to be taken literally...but some people just do

Would Metropolis be that tall?

if i had time, i'd actually measure everything, but i don't and i only do these because, like i've said before, I am a visual person and I like to imagine these things in a real world perspective :ohno:

I like it. But doesn't our beloved need some "iconic" scrapers to make its skyline instantly recognizable?

Latennisguy, don't stop making those for anything. It's true that some people take the heights literally instead of thinking of them as examples, but some of us know what you mean by "not taking the height literally." Your renders kick ass.

That rendering you guys made is amazing!! How accurate is it though? Do all those buildings have a good shot at making it?

I'll say 75 percent! Btw, 8 are already u/c, 12 are going to start later this year. And by you guys you mean latennisguy.

I would like to see highrises along Ocean blv in SM.

Imagine now we could add Trinity Tower, Viviana's Place, and the Chintatown tower to the rending by 'tennisguy'.

Where can I see info on those three buildings? I think LA's skyline still has a lot of room to expand. Even if it doesn't have much room left around Bunker Hill theres plenty warehouses and such that can be torn down and turned into large buildings. It'd be nice if Century City built a large building as well. I don't see why some areas of the valley can't also develop at least a modest skyline of condo towers or something.

Oh yeah, what are the possibilities of Three California Plaza being built?

yeah if it has reasonable sized highrises along the ocean, it will look alot better

this is what i think will happen the south park area will soon be filled with towers and would give the L.A skyline a diffrent look and then they would start building on all the parking lots filling the gaps of the skyline also it would become dense with all the low rise and meduim rise construction and the l.a skyline will be great. thats my prediction............................for the future

I think parking lots are the biggest waste of space ever. I find it so odd that people build 70-floor buildings next to a single level structure. Seems like its just so underutilized. If you need parking space, at least put in an efing parking garage.

There are plans in design development phase for a 70 story skyscraper condo tower just two blocks from the Library tower. Also, there are multiple other 55-65 story condo towers in design or under construction that will be finished within 2-3 years.

yeah do you have any pics on it ^^^

WHAT?!?

ah, how great that news is. i need more information

There are plans in design development phase for a 70 story skyscraper condo tower just two blocks from the Library tower. Also, there are multiple other 55-65 story condo towers in design or under construction that will be finished within 2-3 years.


more info please!!

But thinking back, in a two block radious from the US Bank, where is there an empty lot? Or an old building that could be demolished? Could it be the north east corner of Olive and 4th, next to that building w/ the anntena?. Or where Cal Plaza 3 would be?? Interesting.

Btw, Downtownlaguy, welcome to the LA forum. :)

ah the building with the antenna... looks like a air traffic control tower. what is that anyhow?

L.a now

http://www.aerialimages.com/fineart/scenic/Los_Angeles/los_angeles.jpg




The los angeles skyline will soon look like this in 20 years or maybe ten or five with all these projects


http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g280/Joey313_photos/CCF00822006_00000.jpg


L.A wont always have the same skyline

ah the building with the antenna... looks like a air traffic control tower. what is that anyhow?

Basically, it's the 213 area code.

apa?

I think LA's skyline will be a lot larger than that in 20 years. LA's skyline will probably look like that in the next 5-10 years.

But if the LA skyline grew as seen in that render it would start to eat away the historic core. Thankfully, it's growing every other way.

Do the zonning laws alow highrises in the mid city? The city needs something between DTWN and Century City.

Well there is The Wilshire Corridor between both points^^

Do the zonning laws alow highrises in the mid city? The city needs something between DTWN and Century City.
There's a lot in between, Westlake Village, K-Town, City West, etc. But if you mean high rises, well there's some 10-30 story towers proposed right down Wilshire. (check out the Wilshire development thread)

Basically, it's the 213 area code.

It's the main Pac Bell, er, SBC, er, AT&T switching facility.

But thinking back, in a two block radious from the US Bank, where is there an empty lot? Or an old building that could be demolished? Could it be the north east corner of Olive and 4th, next to that building w/ the anntena?. Or where Cal Plaza 3 would be?? Interesting.

3 Cal Plaza was always meant to be on that hill next to Angels Flight, which is the NE corner of 4th and Olive.

If they do build 3 California Plaza, assuming Angels Flight is up and running, they would have to shut it down again for safety purposes at least once during the tower's construction.

Cal Plaza is dead.

No it isn't. A very small chance it could come back.

^^ What have you heard from your informants???

^

No it isn't. A very small chance it could come back.

That's it.

a 40 story tower would be perfect next to the beverly center like the one built in the Volcano movie, and some mid rise mixed use developments to fill in those parking lots on 3rd across from the grove. but that isnt likely to hapen for at least 30 years considering the outrage over the Beverly Connection redevelopment which is only a few levels.

You forgot to add LA's newest tallest building

http://parkfifth.com/

You forgot to add LA's newest tallest building

http://parkfifth.com/


^ Why haven't you introduced yourself in the Roll call thread?

BTW, Welcome to the jungle!

:lol: just messing around on the computer ...



Future "Fantasy" rendering (sorry KTLA tower fans)

http://www.fileden.com/files/26440/DT%20LA%20Future.JPG

From Hollywood & Highland
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/12/879135/laca1.JPG

From East LA
http://www.fileden.com/files/26440/My%20LA.JPG
From Getty Center (West LA)
http://www.fileden.com/files/26440/Boss%20Angeles.JPG

From Los Feliz Area

http://www.fileden.com/files/26440/From%20Los%20Feliz.JPG


North Of Downtown
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/12/879135/LA.JPG

I like this one...
http://www.fileden.com/files/26440/Boss%20Angeles.JPG

Didn't know anything about a roll cal thread. Just stumbled upon this site today. I have always had a fascination with high rises and have been studying LA architecture from afar. Glad to see that something like this exists.

Didn't know anything about a roll cal thread. Just stumbled upon this site today. I have always had a fascination with high rises and have been studying LA architecture from afar. Glad to see that something like this exists.


^ That's great to see you can add to the discussions about exciting new things happening all over the L.A. region. Here you will find new up to date groundbreaking news and future proposals and everything in between. So once again welcome and hope you can chip in with development news.

BTW what hood are you from?

Top of Sylmar but still in LA.

I am sure most here are familiar with this site. It is how I keep abreast of all of the developments in most cities including LA but have seen some things on your site that I did not know about.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/

I am sure most here are familiar with this site. It is how I keep abreast of all of the developments in most cities including LA but have seen some things on your site that I did not know about.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/


What's your username @ SSP?

Haven't joined. Just peruse the site from time to time.

Haven't joined. Just peruse the site from time to time.


^ Gotcha....

So just jump in on any thread and join in the conversation. Get your feet wet...

the skyline should extend west using wilshire blvd all the way into century city:banana:

the skyline should extend west using wilshire blvd all the way into century city:banana:

Funny, cos Wilshire doesn't even go to Century City :P

I would like to see a midtown skyline somewhere between Downtown and Century City.

Ideally, I would love to see Downtown have high-rises stretching all the way from Bunker Hill down to the 10 Freeway and from the 110 Freeway all the way to the LA River by 2025.

Funny, cos Wilshire doesn't even go to Century City :P

you know what i mean LMAO:lol:

I would like to see a midtown skyline somewhere between Downtown and Century City.
AGREED AGREED AGREED

I would like to see a midtown skyline somewhere between Downtown and Century City.

Koreatown seems like the best bet for a midtown skyline.

Yeah, keep Hancock Park and Cheviot Hills residential. I say from Downtown stretching to Koreatown...skip...skip...Century City.

I'd like to see more high rise development in downtown, Century City, and El Segundo http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/JimboPix/EmotIcons/French.gif

I wouldn't mind seem a cluster of mid rise structures around Hollywood/Vermont area. That aren't affiliated with Kaiser at all. There's so much potential in that hood.

Wait a minute....that's London's skyline and you mean to tell me that we're always bashed?^^

Well you know LA get's bashed from individuals who fear their Cities would not be able to compete w/ LA. Most of those cities had their glory days and don't like the fact that there's a new Bad Boy in Town....

Basically they feel inferior.... :lol:

Yeah, keep Hancock Park and Cheviot Hills residential. I say from Downtown stretching to Koreatown...skip...skip...Century City.

Century City will only be connected to Downtown through Wilshire Blvd. There is a good amount of suburban sprawl seperating the two districts. If it were 100% urban, then I could see it evolving into something more like Manhattan, with two distinct central business districts seperated by a variety of urban enclaves.

I would like to see a denser miderise skyline around K-Town, Hollywood, and Weho, and a few tall towes around the Bev Center.

los angeles as the SSC homepage pic FTW

... am I missing something here? :dunno:

its new york now lol. you missed it

Ideally, I would love to see Downtown have high-rises stretching all the way from Bunker Hill down to the 10 Freeway and from the 110 Freeway all the way to the LA River by 2025.

At this rate, it would be more like 2125. I'm not saying it to be negative, but look at how much land we're dealing with, it's just too much for 18 years.

At this rate, it would be more like 2125. I'm not saying it to be negative, but look at how much land we're dealing with, it's just too much for 18 years.

Give Downtown 3 more years and you will notice the boom take off. There will be much more demand in Downtown once LA Live is completed and Ralph's is opened.

In addition, the relocation of corporations from the metro area to Downtown will attract the wealthy execs, which will in turn attract developers with deep pockets like the guys behind the Park Fifth project.

I still find this optomistic. I agree that downtown's boom isn't gonna end anytime soon. I'm thinking more about the rest of the metro area. It seems like the culture and attitudes outside downtown don't really keep up with the times. I'm sure that downtown will retain it's central status and grow as a set of neighborhoods, but 3 years sounds like not enough time for non-downtowners to jump in. I'm sure 10 years from now, downtown will have changed substantially, and evolved from its current state quite a bit. At this point in time, I'm sure that the rest of LA will relate to this new downtown a but more.

The average "Sue" won't realize the significance or importance of dowtown until LA Live is completed and Grand Ave is completed as well. In the early part of the next decade folks who are not into this whole "urban redevelopment" thing like we are will finally start to notice that the city has significantly changed particularly the central areas of the city. 2 new train lines radiating out of the central city won't hurt either. Face it, we on this board are ahead of the curve here.

what about some love for Long Beach. theyre getting quite a few new buildings too. that city used to be a dump. its DT is beautful now.

having more than three buildings in El Segundo would be pretty cool.

i think CC needs some more buildings. DT LA needs more density, not area. we need to focus on its density more than the area it takes up. thats a lot of times how i think i DT is good or not just by looking at it.

doesnt this:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/hiphopjunkie707/IMG_0349.jpg

look better than this (i mean density...not the rainbow):
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o234/prickett69/CenturyCitywithRainbow-2.jpg



and doesnt this:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/aagoddess/CALIFORNICATION/LBC5.jpg

look better than this:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d113/lbc808/longbeach_1_bg_122802.jpg



and how bout this:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/cwl989/Los%20Angeles/SchoolLATrip041.jpg


more than this:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/iSAYuSAY/LADowntown.jpg

:dunno:

I see your point, but the only difference is in the camera angles.

...and when I look at the second pic of downtown, I think it looks nothing more than a very tall industrial park.

Long Beach has a ton of potential to become a great skyline. Maybe even better then downtown LA if the city of LB wanted to build it up like crazy.

Also as far as the LA skyline in general, we need to understand that our skyline is what it is..our skyline. it wont be a new york. it wont be a hong kong or chicago. thats why i think as time goes on we should continue to make our skyline unique to the rest of the world.

something very interesting about downtown LA. when you look at the skyline from the westside.....some of the buildings go unnoticed because they are exactly lined up with others, resulting in a skyline with many holes. You can see this as your driving on the 101 heading towards downtown from hollywood. but when you look at it from the eastside(5 freeway etc) or the south the skyline is much more dense. from the east, you also get all the little to moderate factory or historic buildings which add a unique flavor. but from west of the 110 freeway you dont see such buildings. Have you guys noticed this?

something very interesting about downtown LA. when you look at the skyline from the westside.....some of the buildings go unnoticed because they are exactly lined up with others, resulting in a skyline with many holes. You can see this as your driving on the 101 heading towards downtown from hollywood. but when you look at it from the eastside(5 freeway etc) or the south the skyline is much more dense. from the east, you also get all the little to moderate factory or historic buildings which add a unique flavor. but from west of the 110 freeway you dont see such buildings. Have you guys noticed this?



^ Funny I've never noticed that before...:|