25 California Buildings News • Q2 2020
New Projects DTLA's California Market Center Committed to the California Market Center’s long history as a fashion hub on the West Coast, Brookfield Properties recently completed a full-building renovation of one of three interconnected buildings at CMC— which is now home to over 600,000 square feet of fashion showroom and event space geared toward the wholesale apparel industry. Designed by Gensler, the new fashion hub features polished concrete floors, open concept space, modern lighting elements, and state of the art technology creating an exciting canvas for fashion tenants and visitors to conduct business. Brookfield consolidated fashion tenants and fashion activity from across the complex to create a modern destination for fashion commerce and creativity. Committed to the renaissance of Downtown Los Angeles and its future as a primary location for tech, media, and other forward-thinking industries, Brookfield Properties is underway with a comprehensive repositioning plan to transform the entire 1.85 million square foot CMC complex into an interconnected, 21st-century mixed-use creative office and fashion industry campus. The entire site is expected to be completed by mid-2021.
Connecting bridges. Image credit: Genlser/Brookfield Properties.
Artesa at Menifee Town Center Debuts
Entrance to Artesa. Photo courtesy of MBK Rental Living.
MBK Rental Living announced that Artesa at Menifee Town Center, a Spanish mission-style apartment community in Menifee, is leasing and providing virtual tours. Offering urbanstyle living in a walkable, small-town setting, the new 15-acre community will include 37 two- and three-story walk-up apartment buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Artesa is located within walking distance to plentiful shopping, dining and entertainment options. Project partners for Artesa at Menifee Town Center include R.D. Olson Construction, SummA Architecture, Gouvis Engineering, Alliance Residential Company and Sitescapes. In 2019 Menifee ranked in the top 35 “Boomtowns in America,” according to a SmartAsset study.
USC Roski School of Art Expansion Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announced construction is complete on the expansion of the University of Southern California (USC) Gayle Garner Roski School of Art and Design located in the Arts District of Los Angeles. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the project. The first phase of the project included 15,000 square feet of offices and classrooms. After the initial occupancy, USC realized an immediate need for more space and teamed with Ware Malcomb to design an additional 10,000 SF expansion including 18 student studios and an expanded professional gallery. The expansion also enables the school to present arts programming and public events in the Arts District neighborhood, contributing to the creative community.
Workspaces at USC. Photo credit: Haley Hill Photography.
