Archive for October, 2022
Height limit agreed on by homeowners, developer on Melrose
Four neighborhood homeowner groups and a developer of a creative office building on Melrose Avenue and Seward Street have reached a deal which includes reducing the proposed project’s height from five stories to four. “We came to a win-win solution, starting with slicing a floor off the building, and setbacks on Melrose, opening retail to […]
How is the health of local legit theater? Challenges confront Center Theatre Group and others
Theaters large and small in Los Angeles are facing post-pandemic and other challenges. Very close by, on Santa Monica Boulevard west of Vine Street to about Hudson Avenue, is “Theatre Row” — a bustling center for theater performance and acting instruction for 50 years. The district received official City of Los Angeles designation in 2015. […]
Permanent supportive housing needed
With the recent and nearby dedication of additional permanent supportive housing, it becomes even clearer that one opportunity to address homeless encampments on our streets and sidewalks is to utilize available parcels in multi-family zoned neighborhoods and along arterial streets to build permanent housing. On Sept. 30, numerous community leaders came together near Beverly Boulevard, […]
LACMA’s Geffen Galleries half-done; construction above ground next
In mid-October, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced that construction of its new David Geffen Galleries building — that will span Wilshire Boulevard — is 50 percent complete and that the museum’s fundraising campaign has now secured $700 million of its $750 million goal. The accompanying aerial photograph from September shows the […]
Bass, Caruso will work to end homelessness — differently
One is a congresswoman who has worked with the underserved. The other is a billionaire businessman who builds tony properties. Both have ambitious plans to end or at least make a huge dent in the number of people living on the street. Caruso’s is more ambitious, and expensive. Bass would fine tune and expand the […]
