Tag: Park La Brea
Park La Brea: vibrant dwellings at heart of Miracle Mile
At the heart of the Miracle Mile on 155 acres of land, from Third to Sixth streets and from Fairfax to Cochran avenues, sits Park La Brea, a collection of 4,248 apartment units in buildings that have been part of Los Angeles history for more than 70 years. The complex is at the center of […]
Town & Country is on PLBRA agenda
Representatives of Town & Country — who originally proposed a 26-story residential tower on Third St. east of Fairfax Ave. — will be keynote speakers at the Park La Brea Residents Association (PLBRA) annual meeting. Developer Tom Warren, executive managing director for the Holland Partner Group, and property owner John Nahas, of Regency Centers, are expected […]
Walk for your U.S. Mail?
What’s next for residents in single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and townhouses in our local communities? Walk two blocks to a “cluster mailbox” on a street corner…instead of having your mail put in your mail slot or your mail box at your residence with its individual street address? Problems for Park La Brea What the U.S. […]
Stand-up series draws comedy talent
Did you hear the one about the British knight who started a comedy club in the middle of L.A.’s largest apartment complex? As they say in the world of stand-up: “True story!” The apartment complex is Park La Brea, the sprawling city-within-a-city. Once a month for the last three years the charming 100-seat Park La […]
Elevators at Park La Brea need upgrading, residents say
Park La Brea is under “gentle pressure” by residents and City Hall to upgrade and repair its elevators… soon. City Fire Dept. paramedics have responded 41 times to rescue people stuck in broken elevators the past year. Make that 43, as a few more people were pried out from elevators last month, said Jon Neustadter, […]
Elevator issues addressed at Park La Brea meeting
Lately, there isn’t a day all of the 36 elevators at Park La Brea’s towers operate smoothly, according to Zhita Rea, a member of the newly formed Tenants Health & Safety Committee. While an ongoing concern, the problems at the 18 towers have escalated in the past year, the Park La Brea resident added. Frustrated […]
