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raymond3000 · February 25th, 2008, 09:52 PM

is there any way you can get pics in the future of some of the interior components, i.e the seats for the Club NOkia, the bowling ball machines for Lucky Strike, stuff like that. The more i see the Club Nokia building the more I like it and you have to admit the momentum for this project is building alot daily.

BEATSLIM · February 26th, 2008, 02:18 AM

hopefully they put LEDs on that corner(fig and olympic) or at least a HUGE ad or two. I want this whole area lit up!

milquetoast · February 26th, 2008, 10:42 AM

By k3d at 2008-02-25

***soup or man*** · February 26th, 2008, 09:17 PM

New renderings.

raymond3000 · February 26th, 2008, 10:10 PM

those alternate styles of glass are soo effective for this building, giving it a kind of 3d effect. That was the same style of glass they were gonna use on the ESPN building, unfortunately the current glass used is very lackluster and bland. Either way, I like the 1st picture and I hope someone either 1) demolishes or totally reconstructs adding 20 or 30 more floors to that Holiday Inn. 2) buys the plots adjacent to the HOliday & car wash. 3) Hurrys and builds LA Central ASAP. 4)adds another structure on the parking deck across from NOkia to enliven that stretch of 11th with ground floor retail with later conv. center expansion above.

***soup or man*** · February 26th, 2008, 10:24 PM

I was going to say destroy the Holiday Inn and replace it with a Mandrian Orential hotel but that's going in The Grand. I think that a 40 story W Hotel and Residences next to Hotel Figueroa would be perfect for LA Live. Plus their designs are always awesome. Chic, clean, and modern. If Phoenix and Austin can get a W, then downtow Los Angeles should too.

***soup or man*** · February 26th, 2008, 10:25 PM

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***soup or man*** · February 26th, 2008, 10:27 PM

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raymond3000 · February 26th, 2008, 11:03 PM

even Dallas has a W u should see the hollywood-plastic wannabees that I got soo tired of seeing in LA. funny thing is their texan accent/swagger overpowers the visual output. Anyhow that whole block between 9th, 110 fwy, Olympic and Figueroa Streets would be an ideal transitional block full of high-energy development for its location north of LA Live, south of Metropolis, and west of Concerto. Maybe W could buy the Hotel Figueroa keeping/upgrading it to a uber-boutique hotel and build a 50+ story addition next to it.

BEATSLIM · February 26th, 2008, 11:15 PM

Nothing is wrong with hotel fig. they just need to get rid of the car wash and add some ground level shops. apparently aeg has bought out the apartment complex next to it so we should expect to see something in its place. tie that in with possibly metropolis being built, convention ext, and maybe 755 fig and you got a totally new south park and thats not even including south fig or la central...

DinoVabec · February 27th, 2008, 09:04 PM

Gensler, the architects behind the massive LA Live project, are now exhibiting new renderings on their website for the 874-room, 54-story Ritz Carlton Residences & Hotel tower.

The artist’s renderings solidify the vision of AEG in its quest to make its corner of Downtown the entertainment destination of Los Angeles. This follows our recent post about LA Live’s steel frame already climbing above street level.

A representative for Gensler explains, “The steel is going up a little faster than a floor a week. Each floor is 340 tons of steel. By the end of the year, all 54 stories (18,360 tons) should be up.”
Seen from a distance, the staggered, multicolored glass pattern on the tower’s facade seems to echo the movement of the traffic on the 110 and 10 freeways — a less obvious take on LA’s iconic car-culture identity than the neon installation at the Caltrans Building, but visually stimulating nonetheless.

Also notable is how the hotel’s ballroom facility will continue the theme westward in an elegant structure along Olympic Boulevard.

From http://www.angelenic.com/

BEATSLIM · February 28th, 2008, 01:22 AM

hmmmm end of the year? thats a couple months faster then we predicted. im not complaining

Wolverineman · February 28th, 2008, 05:33 AM

The steel will be complete approximately February/March of 2009. The first column was stood on January 23rd. We are going up at about 1 1/2 + floors a week. 58 levels of steel counting the basement levels. Still this is very fast and with the exterior skin and glass going up just behind the steel erection it will be exciting to watch. The theater and ballrooms steel start is mid April. Stay tuned.

image hosted on flickr

xXFallenXx · February 28th, 2008, 05:35 AM

Wolverineman, i love you.

anakinFromCoruscant · February 28th, 2008, 05:41 AM

..time to think about it...

thats kinda fast

milquetoast · February 28th, 2008, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXFallenXx

Wolverineman, i love you.

It's obvious I love you so much more!

Wolverineman · February 29th, 2008, 07:43 AM

I may be loved by some (

) but this building will be loved by all that's for sure. View from the roof of LA LIVE.

image hosted on flickr

DinoVabec · March 1st, 2008, 08:37 PM

Hotel tower goes up fast, and that's good...Can't wait to see this one in the skyline...

Joey313 · March 2nd, 2008, 02:54 AM

At about what time or floor will the the glass start to be installed..?

Wolverineman · March 3rd, 2008, 06:33 AM

I predict the start of glass installation by July. I'll let you know more when it comes available.

February 25th, 2008, 09:52 PM	#821
raymond3000 Citywatch #2 lol j/k Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 268 Likes (Received): 0	is there any way you can get pics in the future of some of the interior components, i.e the seats for the Club NOkia, the bowling ball machines for Lucky Strike, stuff like that. The more i see the Club Nokia building the more I like it and you have to admit the momentum for this project is building alot daily. Last edited by raymond3000; February 25th, 2008 at 10:07 PM.

February 26th, 2008, 09:17 PM	#824
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,386 Likes (Received): 35	New renderings. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

February 26th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#826
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,386 Likes (Received): 35	I was going to say destroy the Holiday Inn and replace it with a Mandrian Orential hotel but that's going in The Grand. I think that a 40 story W Hotel and Residences next to Hotel Figueroa would be perfect for LA Live. Plus their designs are always awesome. Chic, clean, and modern. If Phoenix and Austin can get a W, then downtow Los Angeles should too. __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

February 26th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#827
*soup or man* Diamondz... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,386 Likes (Received): 35	Edit __________________ My strap on my vibrator about to bust a rhyme no violator. I feel myself I'm a masturbator.

February 26th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#828
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February 26th, 2008, 02:18 AM	#822
BEATSLIM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 619 Likes (Received): 0	hopefully they put LEDs on that corner(fig and olympic) or at least a HUGE ad or two. I want this whole area lit up!

February 26th, 2008, 10:42 AM	#823
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,294 Likes (Received): 24	By k3d at 2008-02-25

February 26th, 2008, 10:10 PM	#825
raymond3000 Citywatch #2 lol j/k Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 268 Likes (Received): 0	those alternate styles of glass are soo effective for this building, giving it a kind of 3d effect. That was the same style of glass they were gonna use on the ESPN building, unfortunately the current glass used is very lackluster and bland. Either way, I like the 1st picture and I hope someone either 1) demolishes or totally reconstructs adding 20 or 30 more floors to that Holiday Inn. 2) buys the plots adjacent to the HOliday & car wash. 3) Hurrys and builds LA Central ASAP. 4)adds another structure on the parking deck across from NOkia to enliven that stretch of 11th with ground floor retail with later conv. center expansion above.

February 26th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#829
raymond3000 Citywatch #2 lol j/k Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 268 Likes (Received): 0	even Dallas has a W u should see the hollywood-plastic wannabees that I got soo tired of seeing in LA. funny thing is their texan accent/swagger overpowers the visual output. Anyhow that whole block between 9th, 110 fwy, Olympic and Figueroa Streets would be an ideal transitional block full of high-energy development for its location north of LA Live, south of Metropolis, and west of Concerto. Maybe W could buy the Hotel Figueroa keeping/upgrading it to a uber-boutique hotel and build a 50+ story addition next to it.

February 26th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#830
BEATSLIM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 619 Likes (Received): 0	Nothing is wrong with hotel fig. they just need to get rid of the car wash and add some ground level shops. apparently aeg has bought out the apartment complex next to it so we should expect to see something in its place. tie that in with possibly metropolis being built, convention ext, and maybe 755 fig and you got a totally new south park and thats not even including south fig or la central...

February 27th, 2008, 09:04 PM	#831
DinoVabec Worldwide Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In the clouds Posts: 5,783 Likes (Received): 94	Gensler, the architects behind the massive LA Live project, are now exhibiting new renderings on their website for the 874-room, 54-story Ritz Carlton Residences & Hotel tower. The artist’s renderings solidify the vision of AEG in its quest to make its corner of Downtown the entertainment destination of Los Angeles. This follows our recent post about LA Live’s steel frame already climbing above street level. A representative for Gensler explains, “The steel is going up a little faster than a floor a week. Each floor is 340 tons of steel. By the end of the year, all 54 stories (18,360 tons) should be up.” Seen from a distance, the staggered, multicolored glass pattern on the tower’s facade seems to echo the movement of the traffic on the 110 and 10 freeways — a less obvious take on LA’s iconic car-culture identity than the neon installation at the Caltrans Building, but visually stimulating nonetheless. Also notable is how the hotel’s ballroom facility will continue the theme westward in an elegant structure along Olympic Boulevard. From http://www.angelenic.com/

February 28th, 2008, 01:22 AM	#832
BEATSLIM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 619 Likes (Received): 0	hmmmm end of the year? thats a couple months faster then we predicted. im not complaining

February 28th, 2008, 05:33 AM	#833
Wolverineman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 159 Likes (Received): 0	The steel will be complete approximately February/March of 2009. The first column was stood on January 23rd. We are going up at about 1 1/2 + floors a week. 58 levels of steel counting the basement levels. Still this is very fast and with the exterior skin and glass going up just behind the steel erection it will be exciting to watch. The theater and ballrooms steel start is mid April. Stay tuned. image hosted on flickr

February 28th, 2008, 05:35 AM	#834
xXFallenXx Born to fade away Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 3,864 Likes (Received): 11	Wolverineman, i love you. __________________ "God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance."

February 28th, 2008, 05:41 AM	#835
anakinFromCoruscant Starwars From Coruscant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 62 Likes (Received): 0	..time to think about it... thats kinda fast __________________ LA New $money$::NY Old $money$

February 29th, 2008, 07:43 AM	#837
Wolverineman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 159 Likes (Received): 0	I may be loved by some () but this building will be loved by all that's for sure. View from the roof of LA LIVE. image hosted on flickr

March 1st, 2008, 08:37 PM	#838
DinoVabec Worldwide Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In the clouds Posts: 5,783 Likes (Received): 94	Hotel tower goes up fast, and that's good...Can't wait to see this one in the skyline...

March 2nd, 2008, 02:54 AM	#839
Joey313 JOEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,810 Likes (Received): 0	At about what time or floor will the the glass start to be installed..? __________________ In Los Angeles versus the San Gabriel Mountains, it is not always clear which side is losing. If a tidal wave hits L.A just grab a fake boob for safety.

March 3rd, 2008, 06:33 AM	#840
Wolverineman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 159 Likes (Received): 0	I predict the start of glass installation by July. I'll let you know more when it comes available.

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