Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Whole Foods is coming to Downtown!
DTLA landscape has certainly changed over years. Not the DTLA  I remember growing up. I have many fond memories of this place. This is where my grandmother and I spent a lot of time. We would buy fresh produce at the Grand Central Market or catch a movie at the Million Dollar Theater. We would also frequent the fashion and toy district. It was NOT the place to visit after dark in those times!  Now a hipster haven with remnants of old world downtown. The area shows off its residential diversity. It is our citys' central business hub which includes the retail district and so you wont be bored a lively ART community, and of course who can forget about Staples Center and LA Live! You can go down there any given time and see folks walking there doggies, some hip art show, or a some cool sport or concert event.  For someone who was raised in Los Angeles, it is a bit of a mind trip to see it slowly transform. I have to say, it is definitely a welcomed change after so many years of neglect. 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

WOW, check out the Millennium Hollywood Project! It will break ground in about a year and take a total of of 30 months to complete! It will include, "more than a million square feet of residential, hotel, retail, restaurant, office, and sports club space in two towers". Pretty Impressive! Also the developer has agreed to some "community" benefits which will include, a skate park in Hollywood, a public observation deck in one of the hotels, and 4.8 million in affordable housing!! I'm Excited!!
Full article at LACurbed.com