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A New Look for the Former James Hotel Site at Sunset/Hilldale

We never thought we'd see forward movement on the long-languishing James Hotel project (now referred to as 8950 Sunset) near Hilldale and Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, but it looks like we were wrong. According to Wehoville, the project (in the works since 1999, when it was the Hotel Astra) has a date with the WeHo Design Review Subcommitee this week to see if these latest designs—which include shrinking the hotel down to 165 rooms instead of the once-proposed 195, plus four residences, a redesigned rooftop deck, and restaurants space—will get the go-ahead.
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milquetoast
That's wild!
I'd have to study this ...
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slipperydog
At least the temptation to bust through the fence and park my car there will be gone.
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Very nice. Style, class, suited to climate and surroundings.

An object lesson for those who love to talk about slamming mile-high grey buildings right up against the sidewalk and thinking they are creating something desirable. Instead how about light colors, rhythm, set-backs, views and greenery.
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unmentioned
The scale is appropriate, but it kind of looks like a rooftop pool party in search of a proper building.
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unmentioned said:
The scale is appropriate, but it kind of looks like a rooftop pool party in search of a proper building.
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:lol: That seems the rage nowadays; a couple of pools and a couple of bars minimum.
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