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Work Wraps on Broadway Building

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fter almost a year of work, developer RYDA has finished its transformation of the five-story Pettebone Building. The structure at 510 S. Broadway now has approximately 45,000 square feet of creative office space on its upper floors. The building currently houses the bar and restaurant Mezcalero, and Hong Kong restaurant Yardbird will fill a second ground-floor space next year. Wolcott Architecture handled the redesign of the 1905 building, which involved updating the infrastructure and adding new flooring and windows. No budget was revealed. RYDA is also working on the conversion of a four-story edifice at 810 E. Third St. in the Arts District. That project is expected to wrap by the end of the year.

Richelle Huizar Enters City Council Race

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nounced that she will run for the seat in 2020; the move had been expected by Downtown stakeholders who have seen Richelle Huizar accompany her husband to community events for more than a year. In a statement announcing her candidacy, Huizar said she has lived in the district for 20 years, and touted her role on the city’s Commission on the Status of Women. “While we have seen great improvements throughout the district, more work lies ahead,” she said. “We must ramp up our efforts to address homelessness, innovate the city’s approach to affordable housing, build stronger partnerships to protect our neighborhood schools, and improve the delivery of basic services to our constituents.” Huizar has worked in the past as an attorney specializing in family law.

The election is in March 2020.

Projections to Adorn Disney Hall

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s if the Walt Disney Concert Hall isn’t already stunning enough, The Los Angeles Philharmonic is partnering with Turkish artist Refik Anadol to project images onto the exterior of the building in animated, data-driven patterns. Dubbed WDCH Dreams, and in honor of the symphony’s 100th birthday, the projections will draw images from the L.A. Phil’s digital archives for a weeklong public art display. Free “shows” will take place every half hour from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on Sept.

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WDCH Dreams coincides with the opening of the Ira Gershwin Gallery, a mirrored, interactive galley space inside Disney Hall. The gallery will include images from the L.A. Phil stretching back to 1919.

Sales Center for Historic Core Condo Complex Opens

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ove-ins at the luxury high-rise Perla won’t begin until 2020, but Downtowners now have the chance to get a glimpse of the homes. A sales center for the 35-story condominium building at Fourth Street and Broadway opened last week, and new details on the 450 residences were revealed. Prices for studios that measure 406-416 square feet start in the low $400,000s, while the upper end of the spectrum features units on floors 31-35; one-bedrooms go from the mid $800,000s, and two-bedroom condos start north of $1.3 million. Units in the building from SCG America, a subsidiary of Shanghai Construction Group, will have oak floors, Bosch washer and dryers, and quartz countertops. CallisonRTKL is handling designs for the tower that has a curved 10-story podium, with a rectangular structure on top. The sales center is at 359 S. Broadway and is open daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Additional information is at perlaonbroadway.com.

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Fire Shutters Rossoblu

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small kitchen fire at Rossoblu last week has temporarily shuttered the Italian restaurant. The fire occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12; there were no injuries. On Thursday, a representative for the restaurant on San Julian Street in the City Market South complex characterized the damage as “very minimal.” The damage is being assessed in the establishment run by Steve and Dina Samson, and no timeframe for a reopening has been revealed. The fire forced the postponement of a scheduled party on Thursday at another Samson-owned eatery, Superfine Pizza. Superfine, however, will have normal business hours this week.

Latin American Festival at Senior Center

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he cultures of Mexico, Central and Latin America will be celebrated in Downtown this week at the 32nd annual Latin American Heritage Festival. Taking place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, at the courtyard of the Angelus Plaza Senior Activity Center (225 S. Hill St.), the free event will feature a performance by the Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Band, and dance instructor Don Russell will offer salsa lessons. The festival is open to the public and there will be vendors and information booths, as well as some food trucks. The first 200 seniors in attendance (60 or older) will get a free meal.

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Carol Schatz to Leave DCBID

Outcry Erupts in Wake of Aloud Leaders’ Departure

Longtime Downtown Leader to Depart Area’s Biggest Business Improvement District

By Jon Regardie arol Schatz, a force in Downtown Los Angeles for nearly three decades, will step down from her role running the Downtown Center Business Improvement District this month.

Schatz has served as president and CEO of the DCBID since it was founded in 1998. Two years ago she retired as the head of the Central City Association, the powerhouse business and lobbying organization that she had also helmed for more than two decades. She was succeeded there by Jessica Lall.

Schatz’s retirement from the DCBID will be effective Sept. 30.

“It’s been almost 30 years. I think I’ve accomplished a great deal,” Schatz said in an interview on Wednesday, Sept. 12, the day she announced her impending retirement. “But you reach a point in your career where you want to do something else. You want to have a different kind of life and I’m there.”

Schatz joined the CCA in 1990 and became CEO of the organization five years later. While at the CCA she sparked the creation of the DCBID, persuading area property owners to dip into their own pockets to pay for services beyond those provided by the city. The DCBID is responsible for the purple-shirted security teams and the cleaning crews that operate in a 65-block area. Additionally, it is involved in economic development work, including creating market reports on the state of Downtown.

The DCBID has a budget of $6.4 million. According to its 2017 annual report, it spent more than $1.8 million on public safety efforts and more than $1.5 million on maintenance.

Schatz led the DCBID through the renewal process four times, most recently in 2017, when it was extended for 10 years.

She has also been a prominent player in City Hall, working with, and occasionally battling, numerous political leaders. In recent years her office has worked frequently with 14th District City Councilman José Huizar.

“Carol Schatz had an unshakable vision for turning Downtown Los Angeles into a 24/7 city center, where people could live, work and play,” Huizar said in an email. “With dogged determination, Carol’s efforts led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, housing units, new businesses, and countless new ways for Angelenos and others from across the city, nation and world to enjoy Downtown Los Angeles. I wish her well in retirement, and thank her for helping us turn Downtown Los Angeles into a world-class urban center.”

Schatz has built a reputation as a forceful advocate for Downtown. With the CCA in the late 1990s, she helped author the adaptive reuse ordinance, the legislation that made it easier and less expensive for developers to turn defunct office buildings into housing. It was credited with igniting the area’s residential revival.

According to the DCBID, the Downtown population has grown from 18,000 inhabitants in 1998 to 72,000 today.

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Carol Schatz has served as president and CEO of the Downtown Center Business Improvement District since it was founded in 1998. It has a $6.4 million budget and oversees clean and safe teams in a 65-block area.

Schatz said that a highlight of her work was the delegations the DCBID brought to New York City to meet with the investment community in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Schatz said the trips, led by Eli Broad, paved the way for a litany of projects. According to a BID press statement, more than $30 billion has been invested in Downtown in the past two decades.

“We gave tours to those who were interested,” she said.

“That began the process of letting people know something was happening in Downtown Los Angeles.”

Schatz, who will turn 71 in October, said she has been considering retirement for about a year. She said she hopes to travel, and, “I want to be able to just hang out if I feel like it, because that’s something I probably haven’t done since I was 10.”

In May, the city christened the intersection of Hope Street and Wilshire Boulevard as Carol Schatz Square. A coterie of political and business leaders remarked on her tenacity and perseverance.

“Carol has been a one-woman agent for change in Downtown L.A.,” City Controller Ron Galperin said at the time. “She has relentless energy, she’s fierce, she’s effective. She really knows how to get things done.”

Schatz will be replaced as president and CEO by Suzanne Holley, who is currently the DCBID’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. Additionally, the BID is promoting Nick Griffin, its senior vice president and director of economic development, to the role of executive director. He has been with the BID for four years.

“We are delighted to have such qualified and committed executives in Suzanne Holley and Nick Griffin and we have great confidence in their ability to succeed Carol and lead the DCBID,” said Cari Wolk, chair of the DCBID board and president of Athena Parking Inc. Schatz will depart with the title of DCBID President Emeritus. She said she expects to continue to have a presence in Downtown.

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Rising and Shining

The Latest Information on 121 Downtown Projects

By Tom Fassbender, Jon Regardie, Nicholas Slayton and Sean P. Thomas decade ago, the Downtown Los Angeles development scene was barely moving. The residential revolution that ignited in 2000 had come to a close as the Great Recession pummeled lending markets. Proposed housing projects stalled. The anticipated Frank Gehry-designed mega-development on Grand Avenue never made it to a groundbreaking.

The Downtown of 2018 is almost unrecognizable from that of 2008. Tens of thousands of residential units have arrived since the economy began revving again, and right now we’re in a period in which more than 3,000 apartments are opening within six months. Office projects are spouting. The oncesleepy Arts District is among the hottest investment zones in the entire country.

Even the Gehry project is back. The $950 million The Grand, from developer Related Cos., is scheduled to break ground in the next few months.

The activity is everywhere and in every sector, from the massive College Station in Chinatown to a batch of boutique hotels on Broadway to the $482 million replacement of the Sixth Street Viaduct. There are the aforementioned residential developments, as well as a $100 million expansion of the venerable Good Samaritan Hospital in City West.

In the following pages, Los Angeles Downtown News runs down the latest information on 121 local projects. Given the past, one can only guess what the neighborhood will look like a decade from now.

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These projects were either publicly announced, were revived or gained prominence in the past six months.

643 N. SPRING ST.

Size: 300 apartments, 149 hotel rooms Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The developer in April released an initial environmental impact report with new details and renderings. Architecture firm Studio Gang is designing the sleek Chinatown project that would have a curving glass surface and get wider as it goes higher, resembling the bow of a ship. It would replace a parking lot and some small commercial buildings, and would be one of the tallest structures in the neighborhood. The establishment would be operated by MOB Hotel, and there would be a landscaped rooftop deck, along with public plazas on either side of the project.

ARRIS

1201 S. Grand Ave. Developer: City Century/Shenglong Budget: N/A Residences: 312 apartments Height: 40 stories Website: city-century.com/our-communities/arris Key Details: City Century in June revealed details on its plan to replace a 1930s-era warehouse with a 40-story high-rise rental complex. The South Park project, given the moniker Arris, would have a collection of “spa-inspired amenities,” according to a spokesperson. There would also be 7,100 square feet of retail space. City Century is in the process of securing entitlements.

AVA LOS ANGELES

668 S. Alameda St. Developer: AvalonBay Communities Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 475 live/work units Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: Ava Los Angeles would replace a cold storage facility on the 3.75-acre site. In addition to the residences, the project would have 61,200 square feet of commercial space, including a 15,000-square-foot grocery store. R&A Architecture + Design is the architect. AvalonBay released the final environmental impact report in the spring and is seeking city approvals.

COLBURN SCHOOL EXPANSION

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Developer: Companie de Phalsbourg and Creative Space Budget: N/A Height: 26 stories

Bunker Hill Between Olive and Hill Streets Developer: Colburn School Budget: N/A Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The Colburn School announced in March that it has tapped Frank Gehry to design an expansion that would replace a surface parking lot adjacent to the school. The 200,000-square-foot project would include a 1,100-seat concert hall — giving the school’s orchestra a home on its own campus — a 700-seat theater for dance and vocal performances, a 100-seat cabaret-style venue, and an outdoor performance area. There would also be 80 units of student housing and more space for dance rehearsals. Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics will handle the sound in the project.

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1201 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Anschutz Entertainment Group

Budget: $1.2 billion Height: 40 stories Rooms: 850 Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: In May, Staples Center and L.A. Live developer AEG unveiled the proposal to add 350,000 square feet of space to the Convention Center, and to transform the complex, now made up of two separate buildings, into a contiguous space. It would give the Convention Center 1.18 million square feet of space. The project would overhaul public space along Figueroa Street, and create the city’s largest hotel ballroom at 51,200 square feet. The Convention Center upgrade would cost $500 million, while the 40-story hotel tower would be priced at $700 million. The hotel would rise on about 20% of the parking structure that houses the L.A. Live Event Deck. The plan also calls for turning Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, currently used mainly as a bus hub and fronting Figueroa Street, into a 140,000-square-foot green space that could host events. Additionally, AEG plans to replace an existing, aged parking structure adjacent to the 110 Freeway with a new version.

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800 N. Alameda St. to 1000 Vin Scully Ave Developer: Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC Budget: N/A Length: 1.25 miles Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2022 Website: aerialrapidtransit.la Key Details: ARTT plans to run an aerial gondola system from Union Station to Dodger Stadium, which would allow up to 5,000 people an hour to avoid the traffic headache of Elysian Park on game nights. ARTT’s founder is Drew McCourt, the son of former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. The project, which would have 30-40 cars, each of which would hold 30-40 people, received initial support from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Mayor Eric Garcetti. ARRT is working on providing more precise information about the project’s funding and design. The price of a ride has not been determined.

HALO/WELLS FARGO CENTER

333 S. Grand Ave. Developer: Brookfield Budget: $60 million Height: 3 stories Anticipated Completion: Mid 2019 Key Details: Brookfield is renovating the atrium between the two early 1980s Wells Fargo Center towers. A creative team led by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is redesigning the Bunker Hill property to create an open area with more seating, two restaurants, a fitness center and a bar. Full plans and the Halo name were revealed in April, and crews have completed most of the demolition inside the courtyard. Now they are on to structural and mechanical construction.

HOTEL BALTIMORE RENOVATION

501 S. Los Angeles St. Developer: Healthy Housing Foundation Budget: $16.7 million Height: 6 stories Residences: 204 apartments Anticipated Opening: October Website: healthyhousingfoundation.net Key Details: The Healthy Housing Foundation, the housing arm of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, acquired the Historic Continued on page 6

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BUILDING L.A., 5 Core property in August and announced plans to modernize it. The 108-year-old Hotel Baltimore, which has long served low-income tenants, will see upgrades worth $4,000-$5,000 per room, with new paint, laminate flooring and fixes to the building’s plumbing. Of the 204 rooms, 137 have private bathrooms. The property’s 87 tenants will remain in place during the renovation, with the opportunity to move into an upgraded unit once construction is complete. Healthy Housing Foundation hopes to have new tenants move in to the refurbished rooms by the end of October.

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Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: 3 stories Residences: 42 apartments Anticipated Opening: Late 2018 Key Details: Onni’s newest South Park project is a micro-loft complex, with more than three dozen units measuring 150190 square feet. Crews have nearly finished interior construction and are expected to wrap in October.

Height: 41 stories Residences: 570 units Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: Jamison Properties in May announced plans to construct a tower that would replace the existing World Trade Center, and partially demolish an existing parking and retail structure. The project is in the entitlements phase.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL RENOVATION

121 E. Fifth St. Developer: Healthy Housing Foundation Budget: $15.6 million Height: 6 stories Residences: 150 apartments Key Details: In April, the Healthy Housing Foundation, the housing arm of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, announced that it had purchased the King Edward Hotel, with plans to transform the building into SRO units that have bathrooms but not kitchens. The structure was mostly empty when HHF acquired it, and the building will hold chronically homeless individuals. The building originally opened in 1906 and was designed by John Parkinson.

L.A. GRAND HOTEL REPLACEMENT

333 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Shenzen New World Group Height: 77 stories Budget: N/A Size: 599 hotel rooms, 242 condominiums, 224 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: In June, Shenzen New World Group filed plans with the city for a major mixed-use project. The existing L.A. Grand Hotel would be converted into 224 apartments. A 77-story tower, one of the tallest in Los Angeles, would rise alongside it, and the building would house the hotel rooms and the for-sale condominiums. The high-rise would include about 28,000 square feet of commercial space.

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206 W. Eighth St. Developer: Delijani family Budget: N/A Height: 12 stories Residences: 109 apartments Anticipated Opening: N/A Key Details: The Delijani family announced the project in August, shortly after securing Apple as a tenant in the nearby Tower Theatre. Architecture firm Omgivning is handling the redesign of the 1923 Lane Mortgage Building; the former office structure will be transformed into apartments of varying sizes. The tile mosaic lobby will be restored. The rooftop will become a landscaped deck for residents.

SINGER BUILDING

806 S. Broadway Developer: Anjac Fashion Co. Budget: N/A Height: 8 stories Residences: 7 live/work units Anticipated Opening: Late 2019 Key Details: The Historic Core’s Singer Sewing Building is getting a full renovation with a design from architecture firm Omgivning, turning old office space on the upper levels into one unit-per-floor live/work lofts, each 5,500 square feet. The top floor will house a 10,000-square-foot penthouse. Shoe company Vans is opening a flagship store on the ground level. Anjac and Omgivning released new renderings for the project in August.

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802 S. Broadway Developer: Apple Budget: N/A Size: 7,650 square feet Anticipated Opening: N/A Key Details: On Aug. 2, Apple announced that it intends to lease the Tower Theatre, which is owned by the Delijani family, and transform the 1927 Historic Core landmark into a two-level flagship store. Architecture firm Foster + Partners and Gruen Associates are working on the project, which will showcase Apple products on the ground floor. A mezzanine level and a balcony may have other uses, such as hosting seminars and classes. Apple reportedly intends to preserve old murals and other historic elements of the building.

825 S. Hill St. Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: 53 stories Residences: 490 apartments Anticipated Opening: Late fall/early winter Website: 825southhilldtla.com The Latest: Crews topped out the tower this year and are building out the last upper levels. The sleek, luxury tower is next to Onni’s new Studio House project.

1027 WILSHIRE

Developer: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Budget: $4.6 billion Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: 2022/2028 Website: metro.net/projects/west-santa-ana Key Details: Metro is planning a 20-mile light rail line with 15 stops that would connect Artesia in Southeast L.A. County with Downtown. Most of the route has been determined, but Metro is still considering whether the line should culminate at Union Station or in the heart of Downtown, either in the vicinity of Eighth and Flower Streets, or at Fifth and Hill streets near Pershing Square. A number of neighborhood meetings have been held for the project that will be funded with Measure M money. Metro expects to select a route in 2020.

Developer: Amidi Real Estate Group Budget: N/A Height: 9 floors Residences: 376 apartments Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: amidigroup.com/tenten-wilshire-expansion Key Details: The long-planned City West project broke ground in late 2017. Developer Amidi Real Estate Group is positioning the project as the second phase of TENTEN Wilshire, the corporate housing development across the street that offers furnished units for short-term guests. The new building will have a rooftop pool deck, a screening room, a fitness center with lockers and 800 parking stalls. The two buildings will together have 603 furnished units.

The Latest: Excavation has been completed and much of the foundation has been poured. Additionally, the basement columns are being poured.

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350 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Jamison Properties Budget: N/A

Developer: DHG Family Trust Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories

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Residences: 110 apartments Anticipated Opening: Spring 2019 Website: 1400Fig.com Key Details: The project near the Los Angeles Convention Center will contain studio, oneand two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a fitness center, parking, on-site electric car rentals, an outdoor pool, a rooftop bar, and multiple outdoor dining and lounge areas. The building contains blocks of balconies that jut out from the property.

The Latest: Construction is nearly complete and the project’s website has added floor plans. The website lists an opening of next spring.

AVEN

1120 S. Grand Ave. Developer: Mack Urban Budget: $1.2 billion (overall multi-phase project) Height: 38 stories Residences: 536 apartments Anticipated Opening: January 2019 Website: mackredev.com Key Details: Aven is the second phase of Mack Urban’s sprawling six-building, six-acre South Park project. The first was Wren, which opened in 2017. Aven will include two amenities decks, one on the seventh floor with a pool, movie lounge, gym and a dog park.

There will also be an on-site park that will be open to the public when the building debuts.

The Latest: The developer in August announced the anticipated January opening.

Construction is now in the final stages. Aven will be followed by a 60-story, 713-unit highrise would go up at 1120 S. Olive St. A 51-story building, also with 536 units, would be at 1115 S. Olive St. No groundbreaking date has been set for those buildings.

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cludes a fitness center, a resort pool and a lap pool, outdoor fireplaces, large and small dog parks, a two-acre amenity deck and 770 parking spaces. There is also 48,000 square feet of retail space and a large, ribbon-style LED billboard.

The Latest: Pre-leasing started in June for units priced from $2,800-$22,800, and the first tenants are expected to take up residence this month. Furnishing of the interiors was completed in August.

FERRANTE

1000 W. Temple St. Developer: G.H. Palmer Associates Budget: N/A Residences: 1,437 apartments Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: ghpalmer.com Key Details: The latest Downtown project from developer Geoff Palmer will rise on a 9.6-acre lot just west of the 110 Freeway.

Plans call for parking space for 2,600 vehicles and 1,680 bicycles. Approximately 30,000 square feet of commercial and retail space is also planned.

The Latest: Demolition of a former 10-story data center building is underway, though the shell of the edifice remains; other older structures on the site have been razed. G.H. Palmer Associates did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

FOREMAN & CLARK BUILDING

404 W. Seventh St. Developer: Bonnis Properties Budget: N/A Height: 16 stories Residences: 125 apartments Anticipated Completion: Fall 2019 Key Details: The transformation of a former department store in the Jewelry District is being designed by OKB Architecture. Plans call for restoring the building’s Art Deco lobby and creating a suite of modern amenities.

The Latest: Construction has been underway for four months, and the project is on schedule for a fall 2019 completion.

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1200 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Jamison Services and Hankey Investments Budget: $500 million Height: Two 35-story towers Residences: 648 apartments Anticipated Opening: This month Website: circala.com Key Details: The massive dual-tower project overlooking the Los Angeles Convention Center is in the home stretch. The project in-

700 W. Ninth St. Developer: Holland Partner Group Budget: N/A Height: 28 stories Residences: 341 apartments Website: hollandresidential.com/alina Anticipated Opening: December Key Details: The third in Holland Partners’ trio of Downtown Los Angeles residential high-rises, Alina features a resort-style pool and spa, dog run, movie theater and fitness center. There is also approximately 11,700 square feet of retail space.

The Latest: Holland Partner recently christened the South Park project Alina. The building is now in the pre-leasing phase, with move-ins expected by the end of the year.

Floor plans range from a 437-square-foot studio that rents for $2,395 to a 1,569-squarefoot, three-bedroom apartment that goes for $11,125.

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732 S. Spring St.

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The Latest: Construction continues, with the base of the towers built up above street level.

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LOTUS 77

118 Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka St. Developer: Etco Homes Budget: N/A Residences: 77 apartments Height: 9 stories Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: livelotus77.com Key Details: The project across from Little Tokyo’s Weller Court shopping center would primarily offer studio and one-bedroom apartments, though there would be seven two-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a rooftop deck with a pool and spa. There will be two levels of subterranean parking.

The Latest: Construction financing closed in March and the project broke ground in early April. The building is approximately 18 months from completion.

MUSEUM TOWER RENOVATION

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Developer: Holland Partner Group Budget: N/A Height: 24 stories Residences: 303 apartments Anticipated Opening: November Website: hollandresidential.com/the-grace-on-spring Key Details: Designed by architecture firm MVE + Partners, the project is one of two sister towers developed by the Vancouver-based developer. Amenities will include a two-story fitness center, a dog run, a rooftop pool lounge and a coffee bar. Units will have quartz countertops, washer and dryers, and Nest thermostats.

The Latest: The developer recently chose a name for the project, and finishing touches are being put on the building.

Grace On Spring has begun pre-leasing.

255 S. Olive St. Developer: Goldrich and Kest Industries and Shappell Properties Budget: $26 million Residences: 217 apartments Height: 20 stories Anticipated Completion: Late 2019 Website: themuseumtowerapts.com Key Details: Renovation of the landmark Bunker Hill residential complex began in July 2017 and will take place in phases.

The work is occurring two floors at a time. New amenities in the 1992 building will include a fitness center, yoga studio and swimming pool.

The Latest: Apartments on five floors have been renovated and are being leased, with another 24 units scheduled to be finished on Oct. 1. The third floor lounge, screening room and library opened this month. A pool deck and a new rooftop lounge will be completed by the end of the year.

PARK FIFTH

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HOPE + FLOWER

PERLA

Developer: SCG America, a subsidiary of Shanghai Construction Group Budget: N/A Height: 35 floors Residences: 450 condominiums Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: perlacondosdtla.com Key Details: The southeast corner of Fourth and Broadway will become home to the Historic Core’s first residential highrise. Architecture firm CallisonRTKL is handling designs for the tower that has a curved 10-story podium, with a rectangular structure on top. The project encompasses more than a half-million square feet of space. The studio, one- and two-bedroom residences will be 400-1,300 square feet. Parking will be on the second through sixth floors. The podium will hold a four-story, Art Deco-style atrium, and amenities will include outdoor areas with a pool, kitchens and dog runs.

The Latest: Construction is well under way, with the fourth floor completed in late August, and work starting on the fifth level. The project’s sales office had its grand opening on Sept.

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SIX FOUR NINE LOFTS

649 S. Wall St. Developer: Skid Row Housing Trust Budget: N/A Height: 6 stories Residences: 55 apartments Website: skidrow.org Anticipated Completion: Late 2019 Key Details: Partly funded with Proposition HHH funds, the 55-unit permanent supportive housing project in the heart of Skid Row will include a three-story, 25,000-square-foot clinic that will be operated by the Los Angeles Christian Health Centers.

The Latest: The project broke ground in February. Currently, the concrete foundation of the building is being put in place.

Plans are to finish the project by the end of 2019.

THE ALISO

751 S. Spring St. Developer: Holland Partner Group Budget: N/A Height: 24 stories Residences: 287 apartments Anticipated Opening: October Website: hollandresidential.com/the-griffin-on-spring Key Details: The tower will be the first of two Holland Partner projects on the block to open. Architecture firm MVE + Partners designed the building that features a weave exterior design that pays homage to the Fashion District. Amenities include a pool, dog run and fitness center.

The Latest: As with the nearby project, Holland Partner recently selected a name for the project. Pre-leasing has begun and some pricing has been set: The studios start at $2,400; a three-bedroom penthouse goes for up to $10,150.

1212 S. Flower St. Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: A 40-story tower and a 31-story tower Residences: 730 apartments Anticipated Opening: Summer 2019 Website: hopeflowerdtla.com Key Details: The pair of glass and steel towers will be linked by a podium with an amenities deck. The apartments are being pitched as luxury residences, and some will sport cantilevered balconies. The total development will include 842 parking spaces.

of combined retail space.

The Latest: MacFarlane recently announced that the shorter building will be called the Trademark. A topping-out of the high-rise will take place this month, and work on the facade is underway. Both buildings will include rooftop pools and landscaped open spaces.

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Fifth Street between Olive and Hill Developer: MacFarlane Partners Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories and 24 stories Residences: 660 apartments Anticipated Completion: Mid-2019 Website: macfarlanepartners.com Key Details: This twin-tower project occupies a full block along Fifth Street just north of Pershing Square and consists of a seven-story building with 313 apartments and a 24-story edifice with 347 units. The project will have 12,700 square feet

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950 E. Third St. Developer: Legendary Investors Group and Fairfield Residential Budget: $215 million

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Height: 6 stories Residences: 472 apartments Anticipated Completion: March 2019 Key Details: The six-building Arts District complex draws on the industrial look of the neighborhood, with concrete and corrugated metal exteriors. Kava Massih Architects is handling designs for the project across from SCI-Arc. The development will have 22,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor of the buildings, and there will be a path linking Third Street with Traction Avenue.

The Latest: Crews are nearly done with the first building, while the facade is in the works on the rest. Leasing for the first structure is expected to start in November.

Residences: 794 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: 2019/2023 Key Details: Crescent Heights’ tower would replace existing warehouses with a sleek high-rise ringed by cantilevered balconies. The design from ODA features a number of terraces cut into the tower, with roughly three-story levels of open space along the structure. It would include more than 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

The Latest: The developer is still seeking entitlements for the South Park project.

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WALNUT BUILDING

1745 E. Seventh St. Developer: Hillcrest Company Budget: N/A Residences: 57 live/work units Height: 8 stories Anticipated Opening: Late 2018 Key Details: The Hillcrest Company’s renovation of the former home of the California Walnut Growers Association will feature a rooftop bar/restaurant space, a separate residential roof deck, conference centers, and a suite of concierge services for residents.

The Latest: A representative for the Arts District development said final touches on the building are being applied and plans are to open within the next couple of months.

RESIDENTIAL-IN PLANNING 11TH AND OLIVE

1045 S. Olive St. Developer: Crescent Heights Budget: $300 million Height: 70 stories

said 47 units would be priced as workforce housing, and 12 others would be for very low income tenants.

The Latest: New renderings for the project were revealed in July. The designs from architecture firm Humphreys & Partners show a mostly white exterior with blue-paneled splashes, balconies on some units and a third-floor deck overlooking the street.

211 ALPINE

211 W. Alpine St. Developer: Izek Shomof Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 153 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2018 Key Details: This Gold Line-adjacent development is the latest project from the veteran Downtown developer. Seventeen units will be set aside for low-income tenants. The Chinatown building will also have 2,500 square feet of retail space.

The Latest: In August, revised plans for the development, with 31 additional apartments, were filed with the city.

520 MATEO

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1340 S. Hill St. Developer: Chernoff Family Trust Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 235 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The project at the southern end of South Park would sit on a 1.24-acre site and would have a two-story NB:9.81” podium with 259 parking spaces. The developer previously

520 S. Mateo St. Developer: Carmel Partners Budget: N/A Height: 35-story housing tower and a 6-story office building Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2020 Anticipated Opening: 2023 Residential: 475 live/work lofts Website: carmelpartners.com/property/520-mateo Key Details: The project from the Bay Area developer is planned for grounds that currently hold a warehouse and a parking lot. The Arts District project would also have 125,000 square feet for restaurants and shops. Approximately 10% of Continued on page 10

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high-rise on the site of a surface parking lot. Chris Dikeakos Architects is behind the design, which would feature a glass and steel edifice, a seven-floor amenities deck and a large rooftop deck. The tower would also have 15,000 square feet of commercial space and 1,075 parking spaces. Construction is expected to take 30 months.

The Latest: The developer released an environmental impact report in the spring, with new renderings.

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1111 SUNSET

Developer: Mitsui Fudosan America Budget: N/A Height: 41 stories Residences: 438 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Website: mfamerica.com/portfolio Key Details: According to the most recent information available, the developer is seeking entitlements for the Financial District tower. The project would overlook the FIGat7th shopping center and rise on a one-acre plot that is currently a surface parking lot. There would be a landscaped podium and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Johnson Fain is handling the designs.

EIGHTH, GRAND AND HOPE TOWER

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the residential units would be set aside as affordable housing.

The Latest: The project is still in the conceptualization phase and plans are being cemented. Recently an original 13-story proposal was scrapped in favor of the 35-story vision.

641 IMPERIAL ST.

Developer: Adam Lindemann Budget: N/A Height: 12 stories Residences: 140 live/work units Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The New York-based art collector’s Arts District project would, in addition to the residential units, have 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Architecture firm Johnson Fain is behind the design, which features bricks on the first level, glass for the second, and concrete on the higher floors, with many units sporting balconies.

The Latest: The developer is looking to make the project sustainable and energy-efficient and achieve LEED Platinum status.

920 S. HILL ST.

Developer: Barry Shy Budget: N/A Residences: 239 condominiums Height: 32 stories Key Details: The project from prolific Downtown developer Barry Shy will rise at the southern end of the Historic Core and is being designed by architect David Takacs. It will offer studio to three-bedroom residences. Amenities in the high-rise would include a gym and rooftop deck. The project with 300 parking spaces will also include improvements to an adjacent alley and lush landscaping, and there will be 5,700 square feet of retail space.

The Latest: The project is fully entitled and work is commencing on permitting. Once construction starts it will take approximately two years.

949 S. HOPE ST.

Developer: Forest City Budget: N/A Residences: 236 apartments Height: 27 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The project from the veteran developer was announced last year and is being designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz. The tower would replace an existing threestory building across from Grand Hope Park. Amenities would include a rooftop pool and hot tub, and there would be a second mid-level outdoor deck. There would be 6,700 square feet of retail space.

1000 S. HILL ST.

Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: 60 stories Residences: 700 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The Vancouver-based developer aims to build a

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Developer: Palisades Capital Partners Budget: $600 million Size: 778 units Anticipated Opening: 2023 Website: 1111sunsetblvd.com Key Details: Palisades acquired the 5.5-acre plot in 2015 for $30 million. The site, the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District, will hold a mix of low-slung and highrise buildings, including towers that stand 31 and 49 stories. There would also be a 17-story hotel with 98 rooms, retail along Sunset Boulevard, and 48,000 square feet of office space. Additionally, plans call for two acres of public space designed by James Corner Field Operations. Architect Kengo Kuma is working with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, handling plans for the hotel. Natoma Architects is also part of the design team.

The Latest: Palisades revealed designs for the project in January and is currently preparing the environmental impact report. The project team has held several community meetings, including a public scoping section in May.

BROADWAY AND OLYMPIC CONDOS

995 S. Broadway Developer: Barry Shy Budget: N/A Residences: 163 condominiums Height: 15 stories Key Details: The long-planned project being designed by David Takacs would have amenities including a pool, gym and multiple recreational terraces.

The Latest: The project is fully entitled and is in the plan check stage. Once construction begins it will take approximately two years.

BROOKFIELD TOWER

945 W. Eighth St. Developer: Brookfield Properties Budget: N/A Height: 64 stories Residences: 781 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The residential high-rise would fill a grassy lot next to two Brookfield-owned office towers, the Ernst & Young Plaza and 777 Figueroa. Designed by Marmol Radziner and Large Architecture, the glass and steel tower would have a direct connection to the adjacent FIGat7th mall and also an 831-space parking podium off Eighth Street.

The Latest: Brookfield is still in the entitlement and environmental review stage.

EIGHTH AND FIGUEROA TOWER

744 S. Figueroa St.

754 S. Hope St. Developer: Mitsui Fudosan America Budget: N/A Height: 39 stories Residences: 409 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Website: mfamerica.com/portfolio Key Details: Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan is planning a 39-story tower on the site of a current parking structure in the Financial District. Architecture Firm Johnson Fain will handle the designs. A parking podium would have 494 spaces.

ELYSIAN PARK LOFTS

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1251 N. Spring St. Developer: S&R Partners and Lincoln Property Company Budget: N/A Height: Up to 14 stories Residences: 920 apartments, including 17-live work units Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: Planned for a skinny strip of land bordering Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Chinatown project would include almost 18,000 square feet of retail space. It would be split across two parcels, each containing three buildings.

The Latest: The developer is conducting an environmental impact report for the mega-project.

FASHION DISTRICT RESIDENCES

212 E. Seventh St. Developer: Realm Group and Urban Offerings Height: 33 stories Residences: 452 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: A rare proposed high-rise in the Fashion District, the project is being designed by Humphreys and Partners Architects. It would include 19 live-work units and 11% of the residences would be set aside for low-income tenants.

The Latest: The developer is seeking entitlements for the project.

JADE ENTERPRISES/EMERALD

1340 S. Olive St. Developer: Jade Enterprises Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories

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Residences: 154 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: As with several other Jade projects, MVE+Partners is the architect. Plans call for an emphasis on open space, with a roof deck and a pool deck on the third floor.

A number of apartments would sport balconies and the project would have 13,000 square feet of commercial space.

The Latest: Entitlements have been secured, but Jade has not yet broken ground. Jade representatives did not respond to multiple calls or emails.

JADE ENTERPRISES/ MAIN STREET PARK

1100 S. Main St. Developer: Jade Enterprises Budget: N/A Height: 8 stories Residences: 379 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2019 Key Details: Jade’s Fashion District project would rise near its office development the Harris Building. The glass-heavy design from architecture firm MVE+Partners includes balconies on nearly every unit and trees on the roof. Of the 379 apartments, 42 would be aimed at “moderate” income tenants. The development would include 26,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and office space, plus a gym and a pool.

The Latest: The City Council approved the project on Aug. 15.

JADE ENTERPRISES/SAPPHIRE

1111 W. Sixth St. Developer: Jade Enterprises Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 369 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The design from Steinberg Architects shows two buildings with glass, metal and plaster exteriors, linked by a sky bridge. Renderings include a landscaped roof deck. The ground floor will hold 22,000 square feet of commercial space. The buildings will collectively have 390 parking stalls and 429 bicycle stalls.

MACK URBAN/SOUTH PARK

1120 and 1115 S. Olive St. Developer: Mack Urban Budget: N/A Height: 60 and 51 stories Residences: 713 and 536 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The two South Park towers are the next part of Mack Urban’s plan for six buildings along Grand Avenue and Olive Street, following Wren, which opened last year, and Aven, which is nearing the finish line.

The Latest: The developer filed plans with the Department of City Planning in May. No start of construction has been announced.

PALMETTO COLYTON

527 Colyton St. Developer: Bolour Associates Budget: N/A Residences: 310 condominiums Height: 12 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: Late 2020 to early 2021 Website: bolourassociates.com

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The Latest: Bolour Associates plans to build a mixed-use mid-rise structure in the heart of the Arts District. In addition to 310 residential units, the building, designed by architectural firm Ankrom Moisan, will have 25,000 square feet of commercial space.

The Latest: Palmetto Colyton is still in the early stage. A representative from Bolour Associates said some initial documents should be issued by the end of this month.

SB OMEGA

601 S. Main St. Developer: Barry Shy Budget: N/A Residences: 452 condominiums Height: 38 stories Key Details: The high-rise from Shy would be one of the tallest new buildings in the Historic Core. In addition to the for-sale residences, there would be 15 ground-floor retail spaces totaling 23,000 square feet. There would also be an acre of open space for residents and a pedestrian promenade on Main Street.

The Latest: Entitlements for the project being designed by David Takacs are almost complete. Permitting work will commence soon.

SP7 APARTMENTS

519 E. Seventh St., 647 S. San Pedro St. Developer: Skid Row Housing Trust Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 100 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: October Key Details: The Skid Row project will have 99 supportive housing units for chronically homeless individuals. The development will be split across two sites. The larger facility will include ground-floor space for case management and service providers. There will also be onsite parking and an outdoor courtyard with a community garden. Killefer Flammang Architects is handling the design.

The Latest: Planning is under way and the developer hopes to begin construction next month.

VARA

1233 S. Grand Ave. Developer: City Century/Shenglong Budget: N/A Residences: 161 condominiums Height: 24 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: Mid-2019 Website: city-century.com/our-communities/ vara Key Details: The third and smallest of City Century’s proposed developments in Downtown is being designed by Steinberg Architects. The building would have amenities that include a rooftop terrace, private dining lounge, and a pool and spa with city views.

The Latest: City Century is finalizing the South Park building’s design with the aim of starting construction in the first half of next year.

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BUILDING L.A., 11 Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The Skid Row service provider plans to build a modern, glass and steel tower on a parking lot next to its homeless services facility. The project would mostly serve as permanent supportive housing, although approximately 20% of the units would be affordable housing.

The Latest: Joseph Wong Design Architects has been hired to design the project, which will feature some communal decks on upper floors. Late last year the Weingart Center revealed that it ultimately plans to build three towers on the site.

MIXED USE

400 apartments and 250 condominiums; 20 rental units will be set aside as affordable housing. There would also be 500 hotel rooms in two brands: One building would have an SLS hotel, and the other structure would house a Mondrian. The project would include 57,000 square feet of open space, including a 25,400-square-foot plaza, partially laid out in a series of platforms and staircases descending from Grand Avenue to the Metro rail stop at Fourth and Hill.

The Latest: The city late last year awarded a contract to Angels Landing Partners to develop the site, culminating a public bidding competition. The developers will purchase the land for $50 million. Permits and entitlements are expected to take years to secure.

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Sixth and Alameda streets or 1211 Wholesale St. Developer: SunCal Budget: $2 billion Height: Up to 58 stories Residences: 1,305 apartments and 431 condos Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Website: suncal.com/our-communities/6am Key Details: Initially proposed in 2015, Irvine-based developer SunCal plans to erect a pair of 58-story towers and multiple seven-story buildings with a total of 265,000 square feet of hotel and office space, 64,000 square feet of retail and space for a school. The project that would change the look and feel of the Arts District will also feature open space for recreational amenities. Herzog & de Meuron will design the project.

The Latest: Entitlements for the complex are expected to be secured by the end of the year.

333 S. ALAMEDA ST.

Developer: 3 Alameda Plaza Budget: N/A Height: 34 stories Residences: 994 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The mixed-use complex would replace the existing Little Tokyo Galleria, creating a series of buildings that stand up to 34 stories. Architecture firm DGB+Line is designing the project that would also have 100,000 square feet of commercial space. Plans call for 160 housing units to be dedicated to low-income residents.

The Latest: The developer is preparing an environmental impact report for the Little Tokyo project.

670 MESQUIT

670 Mesquit St. Developer: VE Equities and the Gallo Family Budget: N/A Size: 1.8 million square feet Residences: 308 units, 236 hotel rooms Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The developers plan to replace an existing cold storage facility near the Los Angeles River with a massive mixed-use complex. Alongside the residential and hotel components, it would have roughly 136,000 square feet of commercial space plus a museum. The 670 Mesquit project would comprise five buildings, all designed by the architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group.

The Latest: The development team is still seeking entitlements.

ANGELS LANDING

Northwest corner of Fourth and Hill streets Developer: Peebles Corporation, MacFarlane Partners and Claridge Properties Budget: $1.2 billion Size: an 88-story high-rise and a 24-floor structure Anticipated Opening: 2024 Key Details: The 2.24-acre property that had once been envisioned as the home for the third phase of the Cal Plaza complex will see a different sort of mega-project. Angels Landing will have two buildings, linked by a sky bridge, with a total of

Size: 200 condominiums, 220 hotel rooms Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: 2020/2023 Key Details: The mixed-use tower would rise on the site of a current parking lot next to the Hotel Figueroa. Figueroa Centre would be one of the tallest projects in Downtown, and would contain 22,766 square feet of ballroom and event space, plus 50,000 square feet for restaurants.

The Latest: The project is still in the entitlements phase.

LA PLAZA CULTURA VILLAGE

Broadway and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Developer: Trammell Crow Company and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Budget: $160 million Height: 5- and 8-story buildings Residences: 355 apartments Anticipated Opening: 2019 Key Details: The mixed-use development rising on former County-owned parking lots will include more than 43,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Of the 355 apartments, 20% will be priced at affordable rates. Johnson Fain is handling the designs.

The Latest: Construction crews are installing the wooden framing of the buildings. Additionally, renderings of the murals by four local Chicano artists that will be featured at La Plaza Cultura Village were unveiled on Aug. 16.

LUXE HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT

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Eighth Street between Hill and Broadway Developer: Broadbridge Capital Budget: $130 million purchase price; construction budget not disclosed Height: 10 stories Size: 1.1 million square feet Anticipated Opening: N/A Key Details: When complete, the 1908 Beaux Arts complex, formerly the home of Hamburger & Sons department store, will house a hotel with 156 rooms, and offer restaurant and retail spaces on the ground floor. There would also be creative office space, a private club, and a public park on the roof.

The Latest: The project has long been in construction.

Demolition has been completed and crews are now working on upgrading infrastructure and building systems. No date for an opening has been announced.

CHINATOWN STATION

924 N. Spring St. Developer: Atlas Capital Group Budget: N/A Height: 6 five-story towers Residences: 770 apartments Anticipated Opening: 2023 Website: atlas-cap.com Key Details: Neighboring Los Angeles State Historic Park and the Chinatown Gold Line station, the project would include more than 51,000 square feet of commercial space on 5.7 acres. Initially, Chinatown Station (previously known as College Station) included two 20-story towers, but that plan was scrapped in favor of the shorter apartment buildings.

The Latest: The final environmental impact report for Chinatown Station is in the review phase and is expected to wrap up early next year. Once groundbreaking occurs, developers expect the project would take 43 months to construct. Additionally, the developer last month agreed to cover the 8% rent increase for tenants of the 123 units at the Metro Lofts, a nearby housing project for low-income seniors.

FIGUEROA CENTRE

913 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Regalian Budget: N/A Height: 66 stories

1020 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Shenzhen Hazens Budget: $700 million Height: a 49-story tower and a 29-floor hotel Residences: 435 apartments, 300 hotel rooms Anticipated Groundbreaking: December 2018 Key Details: Chinese developer Shenzhen Hazens plans to build a mega-project on the site of the current Luxe City Center Hotel near L.A. Live and Staples Center. Steinberg Hart will design the taller condominium structure, while Gensler is the architect for the shorter building that will house a W hotel.

The project will include 59,000 square feet of retail space.

The Latest: Entitlements have been secured. Previous plans to break ground in the middle of this year have been pushed back to December.

METROPOLIS PHASE II AND III

877 Francisco St. Developer: Greenland USA Budget: $1 billion (total for all phases) Height: 40 stories phase II/56 stories phase III Residences: 514 condominiums/736 condominiums Opened: July 28, 2018/2019 Website: metropolislosangeles.com Key Details: The 6.5-acre development includes three residential towers, the 350-room Hotel Indigo and 70,000 square feet of retail space. Tower II opened in July with units from 482-1,431 square feet; the studio to two-bedroom residences sell for $600,000-$1.2 million. It includes a 1.5-acre “sky park,” a putting green and a children’s playground. Units boast oak floors and floor-to-ceiling windows. The first phase, with a 308-unit residential tower and the Hotel Indigo, opened last year.

The Latest: Tower II tenants are now moving in, while work continues on the final skyscraper. The latter property was put up for sale this year even as construction continues.

OCEANWIDE PLAZA

1101 S Flower St. Developer: Oceanwide Real Estate Group Budget: $1 billion Height: Two 40-story towers, and a 49-story Park Hyatt Hotel Size: 504 residential units, 184 hotel rooms.

Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: oceanwideplaza.com Key Details: The first North American development from China’s Oceanwide Holdings, the mixed-use campus across from Staples Center will include 153,000 square feet of retail space adorned with a 700-foot LED sign. Condominiums will start

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The Latest: Onni released an initial environmental study in May.

ONNI GROUP/TIMES MIRROR SQUARE TRANSFORMATION

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at 675 square feet and will have floor-to-ceiling windows. The five-star hotel will include a spa and a “sky lounge.” The plaza will offer 37,000 square feet of outdoor space.

The Latest: The third tower of Oceanwide Plaza topped out in April. Crews are now working on the interiors of the buildings. Harley Pasternak, a fitness expert, was brought on to help iron out the fitness offerings and amenities.

OLYMPIA

1001 W. Olympic Blvd.

Developer: City Century/Shenglong Budget: N/A Residences: Up to 1,367 residences, 1,000 hotel rooms Height: 65 stories, 53 stories and 43 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Website: city-century.com/our-communities/ olympia Key Details: City Century is considering two options for the South Park mega-project that would overlook the 110 Freeway: One is for the Olympia to have a 1,000-room hotel and 867 residential units. Also being considered is creating 1,367 housing units.

The design of the three towers would remain the same regardless of which option is chosen. Plans also call for 40,000 square feet of retail space.

The Latest: The developer recently submitted a draft environmental impact report for the project and is working through entitlements as plans are finalized. Construction is expected to take four years.

202 W. First St. Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Residences: 1,127 units Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: Onni Group is seeking entitlements to transform the five-building Civic Center campus bordered by Broadway and First, Second and Spring streets. The two western buildings, which now hold an office tower and a parking structure, would be demolished to make way for a pair of 37-story and 53-story residential properties. The project would create a total of 34,500 square feet of commercial space. The future of the Art Deco former L.A. Times headquarters building has not been revealed The Latest: The Los Angeles Times, which had been in the building since the 1930s, left the complex in July.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FLOWER MART

755 S. Wall St. Developer: Southern California Flower Market, Inc. Budget: N/A Height: 15 stories Residences: 323 apartments Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2020 Key Details: The project will include 12 stories of housing over three floors of commercial space. Plan call for two buildings, with the developers intending to demolish the existing southern edifice in preparation for a new structure and subterranean parking. The north building would be expanded and renovated.

The flower market will continue to operate during construction in the northern building.

THE GRAND

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ONNI GROUP/2143 E. VIOLET ST.

Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: 15 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2020 Key Details: Onni plans to replace two structures on the seven-building site and erect a mid-rise tower with 347 live/work units, as well as 22,000 square feet of commercial space and 188,000 square feet of office space. The remaining five buildings in the Arts District complex south of Seventh Street would remain, providing a total of 57,000 square feet of office, commercial and live/ work space.

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Southeast corner of First Street and Grand Avenue Developer: Related Companies Budget: $950 million Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: Fall/2021 Website: related.com Key Details: The complex being designed

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The Latest: A groundbreaking is approaching for the project that has been in the works for more than a decade. In January Related released updated designs for the project and announced that the Downtown office of the firm AECOM will serve as construction manager on The Grand. The Chinese company CCCG Overseas Real Estate Pte. Ltd., also known as CORE, will invest $290 million in the project.

THE REEF

1933 S. Broadway Developer: Avedis and Ara Tavitian Budget: $1.2 billion Residences: 208 hotel rooms, 900 condominiums, 540 apartments Anticipated Opening: 2021 Key Details: This massive development south of the Downtown core will take up two city blocks and will be split into two separate campuses. The first phase will include a 208room hotel, a seven-story building with about 100 apartments and an eight-story parking structure. Retail, commercial and 17,000 square feet of public plaza space would round out the phase. Phase two would add mid-rise buildings with 440 apartments, as well as 32- and 35-story towers with nearly 900 combined condos. The developer is setting aside 5% of the units for low-income renters.

The Latest: In March the project received final city approvals and construction is slated to begin with the west block. Plans call for the second phase to start construction once the parking structure in the first phase is complete.

in 2053, but project backers want to expedite the schedule to complete the streetcar in 2021. Officials are also searching for a federal Small Starts grant and are looking at potential publicprivate financing options.

MERCED THEATER AND MASONIC HALL

420 N. Main St. Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $40 million Size: 18,000 square feet Anticipated Completion: Late 2022 Key Details: The transformation of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument property will retain the east and west facades while adding more natural light along the south perimeter. Public access Channel 35 will be a tenant and there may be a 49-seat television studio that can host performances and events.

The Latest: The city has opted to take a phased approach to the project. Phase 1, scheduled to begin in early 2019, will consist of the structural retrofit of the Merced Theater and Masonic Hall, as well as seismic work on the Pico House. Phase 2 will entail more construction and tenant improvements.

MUSIC CENTER PLAZA RENOVATION

REGIONAL CONNECTOR

FIRST AND BROADWAY PARK

LOS ANGELES STREETCAR

Budget: $291 million-$306 million Anticipated Opening: 2021 Website: streetcar.la Key Details: The 3.8-mile urban circulator would travel in a loop from the Civic Center to South Park, with a main spine on Broadway. A spur to Grand Avenue would add $15 million to the $291 million price tag. The streetcar has secured $65 million for construction via a tax that would be levied on property owners along the route.

The Latest: A new environmental assessment was published by the Bureau of Engineering in July. It added new details, including that the streetcar would have 23 stops, with nine on Broadway, and that platforms would be about eight feet wide and 70 feet long. It said cars would arrive every 10-15 minutes, and annual operating costs would be $6.6 million. Streetcar officials and 14th District City Councilman José Huizar are still seeking to secure $200 million for the project from Metro’s Measure M pot. The money is currently set to arrive

PERSHING SQUARE REDESIGN

532 S. Olive St. Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $15 million Anticipated Groundbreaking: 2020 Anticipated Opening: 2022 Key Details: Plans to overhaul the 1990 redesign of Pershing Square have been in the works since 2015. Paris-based design firm Agence Ter’s vision for the park was selected in 2016.

The proposal, powered by the office of City Councilman José Huizar, includes interconnected gardens, lawn space for community events, and a solar-powered canopy that would provide shade during the day and illumination during the evening.

The Latest: A feasibility study for the project is in the works. It will help iron out specific costs and construction details.

Developer: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Budget: $1.77 billion Anticipated Opening: December 2021 Website: metro.net/projects/connector Key Details: The Regional Connector will streamline cross-county rail travel by allowing people to ride from Santa Monica to East Los Angeles, and Azusa to Long Beach, without having to switch trains. In Downtown, the work includes extensive tunneling and the creation of three new stations, including an underground stop in Little Tokyo, and stops in the Historic Core and Bunker Hill.

The Latest: The Regional Connector reached the halfway point of construction in May and is on track to be completed by 2021. Both of the almost 20-foot tall twin tunnels have been completed and work continues on the three Downtown stations. Metro will soon begin looking for a developer to build a transit-oriented project atop the Little Tokyo station.

CIVIC Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $35 million Size: 2 acres Anticipated Groundbreaking: August 2019 Anticipated Opening: Early 2021 Key Details: The two-acre park is being designed by landscape architecture firm Mia Lehrer + Associates. Plans for the space adjacent to Grand Park include an amphitheater, as well as a two-story, 19,200-square-foot structure with a cafe and beer garden on the ground floor, a restaurant on the second level and a bar and lounge on the roof. The Civic Center park will also have a 10,000-square-foot meadow, and entry points at the corners.

The Latest: The project remains in the design phase. Recently, the groundbreaking was pushed back from winter of next year to August of 2019.

torn down to make way for a high-rise, up to 29 stories, that will hold city workers now scattered in various office buildings across Los Angeles. The 753,740-square-foot building will include a subterranean garage with space for 1,100 cars.

The Latest: Demolition of Parker Center began on Aug. 20.

The takedown is expected to last 500 days.

SIXTH STREET VIADUCT REPLACEMENT

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135 N. Grand Ave. Developer: The Music Center and the County of Los Angeles Budget: $40 million Opening: Labor Day 2019 Key Details: The project will rework the 54-year-old Bunker Hill performing arts campus, flattening various rises and dips, and increasing visibility and access from Grand Avenue. Plaza capacity will increase from 2,500 to 5,000 people, and there will be five dining and drinking options at a variety of price points. The updated plaza will also have permanent restrooms.

The Latest: The Jacques Lipchitz “Peace on Earth” sculpture has been relocated to its new home on the west side of the plaza near Hope Street. The new buildings that will house a welcome center, restaurant and wine bar are taking shape, with two of the structures framed and under construction. In addition, the concrete for the Grand Avenue stairs has been poured and the escalators are scheduled for installation in early 2019.

PARKER CENTER REPLACEMENT/ CIVIC CENTER TOWER

150 N. Los Angeles St. Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $740.3 million Height: 27 stories Anticipated Opening: 2023 Key Details: Part of City Councilman José Huizar’s Civic Center Master Plan, the 1955 former police headquarters is being

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Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $482 million Size: 3,500 feet long Anticipated Opening: Late 2020 Website: sixthstreetviaduct.org Key Details: The Sixth Street Viaduct, designed by Michael Maltzan, will have a “ribbon of arches” theme along with bicycle and pedestrian paths. There will also be a 12-acre park

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underneath the bridge. While much of the park will be on the Boyle Heights side, an art park on the Arts District side will be named for the late area housing developer Leonard Hill. A public art component is being designed by artist Glen Kaino.

The Latest: Demolition of the old bridge was completed in 2016. Construction continues with columns, Y-bents (to hold up the deck) and the placement of seismic bearings. The next milestone will be the construction of the deck, which will begin later this year. The next community meeting update will take place this fall.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART

3800 S. Vermont Ave. Developer: George Lucas Budget: $1 billion Size: 312,000 square feet Anticipated Opening: 2021 Website: lucasmuseum.org Key Details: Filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, chose Exposition Park as the site for their privately funded art museum. The structure being designed by Ma Yansong will display their collection of film artifacts, animation and art. The museum will have two wings, with a theater in each one. The main exhibit space will be on the fourth floor. There will also be a fifth-floor terrace with trees, along with 11 acres of open space and 2,425 parking stalls.

The Latest: Construction began March 14 and work is in the early stage. The project’s first crane was set up in July.

TERASAKI BUDOKAN

237-249 S. Los Angeles St. Developer: Little Tokyo Service Center Budget: $38.8 million Size: 51,000 square feet Anticipated Opening: Early 2020 Website: terasakibudokan.org Key Details: The sports, activities and community complex being designed by Gruen Associates will include a two-court gymnasium, a terrace, outdoor event space and a community meeting room. It will host basketball games, martial arts tournaments, programs for seniors, community activities and more.

The Latest: Demolition of two old buildings on the site began in April, and the project is now in the excavation stage. The long-awaited center is expected to arrive nearly a quarter-century after it was first proposed. The Budokan has been named for the late scientist and philanthropist Dr. Paul I. Terasaki, whose foundation donated $3.5 million to the project. Most of the money has been raised, though a $2.9 million funding gap remains, and some naming rights for the development are still available.

Developer: Urban Offerings and ESI Ventures Budget: N/A Height: 5 stories Size: 100,000 square feet each Anticipated Opening: Late 2019 Website: urban-offerings.com Key Details: After buying and initiating a transformation of the Norton Building in 2017, Urban Offerings and ESI Ventures partnered in acquiring Dearden’s furniture store after it closed that same year. Omgivning is handling designs for the project, and each of the buildings will hold about 100,000 square feet of offices, restaurants and retail.

The Latest: Work on both buildings is underway. The developers hope to create a food hall on the ground floor of the Norton Building, and to have a restaurant on the roof.

FORD FACTORY BUILDING

VARIETY ARTS CENTER

940 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Robhana Group Budget: N/A Key Details: The Variety Arts Center was originally built in 1923 as the Friday Morning Club. In 2016 a deal was announced for mega-church Hillsong L.A. to lease office space and use the 1,100-seat theater for weekly services. Additional offices would be rented out.

The Latest: While much of the work in the South Park landmark appears to have been completed, the status of the project is uncertain. A representative for Hillsong did not comment on the progress.

BUSINESS CALIFORNIA MARKET CENTER REDESIGN

110 W. Ninth St. Developer: Jamison Properties and Brookfield Properties Budget: N/A Height: 13 stories Size: 1.8 million square feet Anticipated Groundbreaking/Completion: Late 2018/January 2021 Key Details: The huge four-building complex of fashion showrooms will be partially converted into an office campus with a new assortment of ground-floor retail. An undisclosed amount of space will remain as showrooms for fashion firms.

The developers plan to complete the updates in a series of phases.

The Latest: The developers are preparing to start work on the renovation, and expect to be in construction by the end of the year.

DEARDEN’S AND NORTON BUILDINGS

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777 S. Santa Fe. Ave. Developer: Shorenstein Properties Budget: N/A Height: 5 stories Size: 254,000 square feet Website: thefordfactoryla.com Anticipated Opening: 2018 Key Details: Warner Music Group has a 13-year lease on the 1912 building, which was purchased by Shorenstein Properties in 2014 and is being turned into creative office space.

The Arts District project includes a 600-stall parking structure.

Shorenstein is seeking LEED Gold certification for the project. Additionally, a 15,000-square-foot outdoor paseo is being created.

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Building is now the Trust Building. Rising and its partner Lionstone Investments are overseeing the renovation of the 1928 Art Deco landmark originally designed by Parkinson and Parkinson. The firm Architectural Resources Group is the preservation architect. Genlser is handling interior elements that do not require specific preservation.

The Latest: The developers in March released new designs and details including a 3D tour of the Historic Core edifice. The recent renderings show a lobby with preserved historic elements, upper-floor offices with exposed ducts and a roof deck with outdoor seating areas. There will also be ground-floor retail and restaurant space.

BUILDING L.A., 15 The Latest: Warner Music Group is expected to move in to the building before the end of the year.

FOURTH AND COLYTON

400 S. Colyton St. Developer: Legendary Investors Group Budget: N/A Height: 11 stories Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: An office tower would rise on a surface parking lot, creating 255,000 square feet of creative office space. The ground floor would hold 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The A+D Museum, already on the site, would be incorporated into the new structure.

The Latest: The developer is working on securing entitlements.

SOHO WAREHOUSE

HERALD EXAMINER BUILDING

1111 S. Broadway Developer: Hearst Corporation and Georgetown Co. Budget: $50 million Height: 5 stories Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: heraldexaminerbulding.com Key Details: Constructed by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst in 1914, the building that formerly housed the afternoon Los Angeles Herald Examiner has 80,000 square feet of office space. Hearst Castle architect Julia Morgan also designed the Downtown historic structure.

The Latest: Last month, the owners announced that Arizona State University will lease the upper four floors of the building. The structure will house a Los Angeles outpost of the university’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication; there will also be other ASU uses. Much of the interior work has already been completed. The ground floor will hold a restaurant from Walter and Margarita Manzke.

HYPERLOOP CAMPUS REPLACEMENT

2159 E. Bay St. Developer: Tishman Speyer Budget: N/A Height: an 8-story building and two 2-story buildings Anticipated Opening: 2025 Website: tishmanspeyer.com Key Details: Prominent developer Tishman Speyer plans to raze the current warehouse buildings that house the offices of Hyperloop One and replace them with three structures.

The project will be focused on commercial office space. It is uncertain if Hyperloop will remain a tenant.

The Latest: Tishman Speyer in August filed an initial environmental impact report with the Department of City Planning revealing new details. The project will hold an eight-story building with nearly 203,000 square feet of creative office space and a pair of shorter structures with a combined 16,000 square feet of retail space. Shimoda Design Group is designing the project that will also have three parking levels with a total of 711 stalls.

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opening of summer has been missed. The developer did not return calls seeking comment.

MERRITT BUILDING

761 S. Broadway Developer: Bonnis Properties Budget: N/A Height: 9 stories Size: 50,000 square feet Anticipated Opening: N/A Key Details: The long-vacant Historic Core building with the stately columns is getting a modern makeover, with the upper eight floors becoming creative office space. The ground level will have 9,400 square feet of retail space. OKB Architecture is handling the redevelopment, which includes plans for a rooftop garden and lounge, plus a basement gym.

The Latest: Construction crews continue to work on the interior demolition and redevelopment.

TRUST BUILDING

WESTERN PACIFIC BUILDING

1023 S. Broadway Developer: Onni Group Budget: N/A Height: 12 stories Anticipated Opening: October Website: thewpla.com Key Details: The Canadian developer last summer began a renovation that will turn the 1925 Beaux Arts building into a modern creative office structure. The H-shaped edifice will have approximately 250,000 square feet of office space. There will also be a series of amenities on the second floor including a fitness center and gaming zone, plus a rooftop deck.

The Latest: Construction crews are doing interior work. According to the project’s website, office units will be available starting Oct. 1.

HOTELS ARTS DISTRICT FIREHOUSE

710 S. Santa Fe. Ave. Developer: Creative Space Budget: N/A Height: 2 stories Rooms: 9 Website: artsdistrictfirehouse.com Anticipated Opening: Late 2018 Key Details: The former Engine Co. No. 17 fire station’s renovation includes adding a ground-floor restaurant and patio.

The tiny boutique hotel sits opposite the revamped Ford Factory Building.

The Latest: Crews continue to work on the interior of the structure.

L.A. JEWELRY MART RENOVATION

712 S. Olive St. Developer: Atlas Capital Group Budget: N/A Height: 6 stories Size: 169,000 square feet Anticipated Opening: N/A Website: atlas-cap.com/portfolio/712-south-olive Key Details: The 101-year-old L.A. Jewelry Mart originally opened in 1917 as a Villa de Paris department store. Architecture firm Rapt Studio is working on the renovation of the Jewelry District edifice with the distinctive red brick exterior. The project will have office space, ground floor retail and a 47-car garage in the basement.

The Latest: Construction on the lower portions of the edifice can be seen from the street, and a previously announced

1000 S. Santa Fe. Ave. Developer: BLVD Hospitality Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Rooms: 48 Anticipated Opening: Summer 2019 Key Details: The Downtown branch of the Soho House will feature private rooms, a fitness center, a pool and a movie theater. The ground floor will be open to non-members. Killefer Flammang Architecture is handling the redesign of the industrial building near the 10 Freeway.

The Latest: Crews continue to work on the build-out of the interior.

CAMBRIA HOTEL L.A. LIVE

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433 S. Spring St. Developer: Rising Realty Partners Budget: N/A Height: 11 stories Size: 338,000 square feet Anticipated Opening: Fall Website: thetrustbldg.com Key Details: The property long known as the Title Insurance

926 James M. Wood Blvd.

Developer: Sun Holdings DTLA, Pacific Property Partners, Barry Beitler, and Choice Hotels Budget: N/A Height: 18 stories Rooms: 247 Anticipated Groundbreaking: Fall Key Details: The South Park hotel will rise on a parking lot near the 110 Freeway. The hotel will be one of Choice Hotel’s Cambria brands, aimed at business travelers coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center or the Financial District. The project will have a rooftop pool deck.

The Latest: The developers have pulled permits to start work, and anticipate breaking ground in the coming weeks.

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419 S. Spring St. Developer: PNK Group Budget: N/A Height: 14 stories Size: 180 rooms Anticipated Opening: 2019 Key Details: As with other Cambria hotels, this Historic Core project will target business travelers. The 1927 building is getting a seismic upgrade. Amenities will include a ground-floor restaurant, a bar and a lounge.

The Latest: Crews continue to work on the interior build-out of the hotel floors and the infrastructure.

CAMBRIA HOTEL SPRING STREET

Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: 2019/2021 Key Details: The two-tower project would have a total of three hotels, and plans call for ground-floor retail space fronting Figueroa, Pico and Flower. The hotels would have restaurants, bars, lounges and event space. The project, which would rise on an 18,800-square-foot lot across from the Convention Center, would include a six-story parking lot with signage and retail. Last year, the city and Lightstone agreed on a deal that will allow the developer to keep $67.4 million in transient occupancy tax over a 25-year period. A city report estimated the cost of the project at $454 million.

The Latest: The City Council approved the project in May, clearing the path for construction to begin next year.

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HABITA ARTS DISTRICT

361 S. Spring St. Developer: BLVD Hospitality Budget: N/A Height: 11 stories Rooms: 315 Anticipated Opening: Early 2020 Key Details: The hotel that would be operated by the Dutch firm citizenM would replace a current parking lot. The building would sport a dark metal exterior with a grid-like pattern, courtesy of architecture firm HLW International.

The Latest: Entitlements are being sought for the Historic Core project.

CITY LIGHTS HOTEL

1300 S. Figueroa St. Developer: TriCal Construction Inc. Budget: N/A Height: 53 stories Residences: 1,024 Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Website: tricalconstruction.com Key Details: TriCal plans to construct a high-rise on the site of the developer’s current 100-apartment City Lights on Fig building. Renderings for the South Park project shows a sleek, glistening tower with a pointed top. There are also plans for a pool deck.

The Latest: Entitlements are being sought for the project that would be across from the Convention Center.

FIG + PICO

Ritz Milner opened in 1917 and closed last year for renovations. Pacifica acquired the property in 2016 and hired Rockefeller Partners Architects to redesign the space. Infrastructure including electrical, lighting and HVAC systems are being updated.

The Latest: Although details were slim when Pacifica closed the hotel, the company in July revealed that the building that formerly had 180 rooms will have 156 after the remodel, and that there will be a mix of traditional rooms and hostel-style accommodations. Pacifica also detailed plans for a groundfloor cafe, a basement bar and a restaurant/bar on the rooftop.

MORRISON HOTEL

400 S. Alameda St. Developer: Creative Space Budget: N/A Height: 3 stories Rooms: 66 Anticipated Groundbreaking/Opening: Fall 2018/Late 2019 Key Details: A former industrial warehouse will become a boutique hotel, operated by the Mexican hospitality firm Grupo Habita. The 44,600-square-foot brick building along Alameda will be fully restored, with an amenities deck added to the roof.

The Latest: The project is in the plan check phase and a groundbreaking is expected shortly.

HOXTON HOTEL

1060 S. Broadway Developer: BLVD Hospitality Budget: N/A Height: 10 stories Rooms: 174 Anticipated Opening: Late 2018 Key Details: The former Los Angeles Railway Building is nearing the end of a conversion to house Ennismore’s Hoxton boutique hotel brand. The rooftop will get an amenities deck, while the basement will feature a bar.

The Latest: Crews are continuing the interior build-out and are preparing for final installation of hotel features.

MILNER HOTEL

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1220 S. Hope St. Developer: Relevant Group Budget: N/A Height: A 15-story tower and a 12-story tower Size: 100 apartments, 476 hotel rooms Anticipated Opening: 2020 Website: relevantgroup.com Key Details: Architecture firm Steinberg Hart is handling designs for a project with a total of three buildings. Relevant aims to completely reimagine the South Park edifice. The project would include two landscaped spaces and a pair of rooftop decks.

The Latest: The developer in April added a 15-story building to the mix, in addition to previously announced plans to refurbish the original 1904 building, and construct a 12-story edifice. Eighty of the residential units would be in the old South Park hotel.

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Figueroa Street and Pico Boulevard Developer: Lightstone Group Budget: N/A Height: 38 and 27 stories Size: 1,100-plus rooms

813 S. Flower St. Developer: Pacifica Hotels Height: 12 stories Size: 156 rooms Anticipated Opening: Early 2019 Key Details: The Financial District hotel also known as the

1106 S. Broadway Developer: Kor Group and Stork/Alma Development Budget: N/A Height: 13 floors Size: 148 rooms Opening: Spring 2019 Website: properhotel.com/hotels/downtown-la The Latest: Architecture firm Omgivning is handling designs for the transformation of the historic structure. The project will feature three food and beverage spaces and a rooftop pool. The hotel’s suites will include one that previously served as a basketball court. Another will have an indoor pool. The hotel will include a fitness center.

The Latest: The developers are deep in the transformation of the 1924 Case Hotel. A previous opening for this fall has been pushed back several months.

SPRING STREET HOTEL

633 S. Spring St. Developer: Lizard Capital

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BUILDING L.A., 17 Budget: N/A Height: 26 stories Rooms: 176 Anticipated Groundbreaking: N/A Key Details: The slim concrete and steel hotel in the Historic Core, previously known as Lizard In Los Angeles, will feature a rooftop lounge and restaurant. Designs are being handled by Adam Sokol Architecture Practice.

The Latest: Plans for a 63-car underground automated garage have been added to the project. Further updates were not available.

OPENED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS 537 S. BROADWAY

Developer: King’s Arch Budget: $7.35 million purchase price; $4 million for renovations Height: 6 stories Size: 45,000 square feet Opened: Sept. 15 Website: kingsarch.com Key Details: The six-story Art Deco building has been turned into creative office space.

The suites feature concrete floors and 14-foot ceilings each with a kitchen and restrooms.

The building also offers a large shared roof deck.

The Latest: The years-long renovation has been completed and the project is 50% leased. The developer continues to search for a retail tenant for the ground floor.

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a fitness center with a yoga studio. There is 24-hour concierge service.

The Latest: Final design touches were completed in the summer and move-ins are underway for the studio to two-bedroom apartments. Rates start at approximately $2,500 and go up to about $4,750.

AT MATEO

555 Mateo St. Developer: ASB Real Estate Investments and Blatteis & Schnur Budget: $90 million Size: 195,000 square feet Opened: May Key Details: The 3.5-acre office campus has an industrial design mimicking the warehouses of the Arts District; reclaimed bricks and wood were used in the construction.

Food and beverage company Soylent leased 30,000 square feet of space, while the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Art and Design has 16,000 square feet.

The Latest: The project was repositioned from a retail and restaurant destination to an office hub. Streaming giant Spotify announced in July that it is moving its Los Angeles offices from West Hollywood to At Mateo. The company will fill 109,706 square feet of space and is expected to move in next year.

AXIS APARTMENTS

1100 S. Hill St. and 1200 S. Broadway Developer: Forest City Budget: $135 million Height: 7 stories Residences: 391 apartments total Opened: phase two in June Website: axisdtla.com Key Details: This development is made up of two different apartment buildings a few blocks apart. Axis on Eleventh (at Hill and 11th), has 177 apartments, and there are 214 units in Axis on Twelfth (at Broadway and 12th). Amenities include a private courtyard, rooftop deck, a resident lounge, fitness center, pet facilities and a film room.

The Latest: Axis on Eleventh opened in June, following Axis on Twelfth, where move-ins began last August. Apartments are available in both buildings.

BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM

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Developer: CIM Group Budget: N/A Height: 34 stories Residences: 534 apartments Opened: Sept. 5 Website: 888hope.com Key Details: Overlooking FIDM park, the high-rise includes its own 30,000-square-foot park with a pool, space for lawn games and an outdoor screening area. Architecture firm CallisonRTKL designed the building that has

3939 S. Figueroa St. Developer: Los Angeles Football Club Budget: $350 million Size: 22,000 capacity Opened: April 29 Website: lafc.com/stadium The Latest: The home of Los Angeles’ new soccer franchise opened to a sold-out crowd on April 29. The open-air stadium, on the site of the former Los Angeles Sports Arena, can hold 22,000 people, though that includes a standing area for 3,252 “supporters,” the moniker for the most ardent fans. Gensler designed the stadium that has 35 luxury suites, seven entrances and also includes bicycle parking space.

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Size: 4 stories Opened: April 23 The Latest: A 40-year-old Healthcare Partners complex in Downtown was replaced by a 60,000-square-foot modern medical facility and urgent care clinic. Architecture firm Ware Malcomb designed the project that includes an adjacent eight-story parking garage. Although a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held April 23, the project officially opened last month. Services include pediatric care and there is on-site radiology and a lab.

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711 N. Alameda St. Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $2.7 million Size: 5 trailers with 45 beds Opened: Sept. 10 Key Details: Local leaders in the spring announced plans to turn a city-owned parking lot near the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument into a shelter for homeless individuals already residing in tents in the area.

The trailers were installed on the site in June, and occupancy began Sept. 10. Three of the trailers house beds, while a fourth has toilets and showers. Social workers operate out of a fifth one, with the goal of transitioning residents into permanent housing. The project includes a 7,000-square-foot deck that serves as a gathering space.

FIGUEROA CORRIDOR BIKEWAY

Developer: City of Los Angeles Budget: $20 million Opened: Aug. 30 Website: myfigueroa.com Key Details: The Figueroa streetscape project, formally known as MyFigueroa, runs from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Seventh Street and includes a three-mile bike lane along Figueroa Street, as well as improved signage and crosswalks. The road diet, which includes work on 11th Street, is part of the effort to get more people out of cars and, with protected lanes, make it safer to bicycle.

The Latest: A grand opening for the project was held on Aug. 30, and riders are now using the dedicated lanes.

GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL PAVILION

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Developer: Good Samaritan Hospital Budget: $100 million Size: 196,000 square feet Opened: Sept. 4 Website: goodsam.org The Latest: The City West medical institution has fully opened its long-awaited next phase.

The seven-story building offers 105,000 square feet of space for physicians’ offices, and the Radiation/Oncology Services on the first floor received a license on Sept. 4. The project’s Frank R. Seaver Ambulatory Surgery Center has 32 pre- and post-operative private suites, and eight full operating rooms.

The building also has a pharmacy and outpatient clinics.

MAYFAIR HOTEL RENOVATION

1256 W. Seventh St. Developer: ICO Group of Companies Budget: N/A Height: 15 stories

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Size: 294 rooms Opened: July 10 Website: mayfairla.com The Latest: Although the 1926 Mayfair never actually shut down during a four-year renovation, it officially re-launched July 10. Veteran Downtown developer ICO acquired the property in 2014 and began a top-to-bottom transformation. Architect Gulla Jónsdóttir oversaw the redesign. The lobby and guest rooms have all been redone, and there is a new food and beverage program highlighted by the restaurant Eve American Bistro.

ONYX APARTMENTS

424 W. Pico Blvd.

Developer: Jade Enterprises Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 410 apartments Opened: July 2 Website: onyxdtla.com Key Details: Move-ins are underway at the South Park project designed by architecture firm TCA. The complex has studio apartments starting at $1,675, one-bedrooms beginning at $2,375 and two-bedroom residences at $3,255 and up. Units feature NEST thermostats and washer and dryers. Some apartments have small balconies. Building amenities include EV charging stations, a sky deck and 30,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

TOPAZ APARTMENTS

550 S. Main St. Developer: Jade Enterprises Budget: N/A Height: 7 stories Residences: 159 apartments Opened: April 2 Website: topazdtla.com Key Details: The building in the heart of the Historic Core includes studio to three-bedroom apartments that range from 508-1,646 square feet. There are 14 floor plans with rents starting at $1,789. Residences have keyless entry systems, NEST thermostats and walk-in closets. Building amenities include EV charging stations, bike storage, a fitness center, a saltwater pool and a hot tub.

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RESIDENTIAL SPOTLIGHT Pilgrim School Celebrates 60 Years With Beautiful New Play Spaces Sports Field and Sensory Learning Areas Offer New Opportunities for Students design that includes a grassy hill with working water pump, slide and stream, an organic garden, a super-sized sandbox, a playhouse, and lots of tools for water play.

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All day, every day, the students have room to run, play and compete.

In February, Pilgrim celebrated the opening of the beautiful, spacious Early Education Play Space, filled with sensory learning to promote physical, cognitive and social development in students from age 2 to junior kindergarten.

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he building 255 Grand, previously known as Grand Promenade, a Goldrich Kest apartment community, is in the final phase of a multi-million dollar renovation. It is located in prestigious Bunker Hill, the go-to neighborhood for fine dining, world-class museums, upscale hotels, and a thriving arts and entertainment scene. 255 Grand is in immediate proximity to attractions such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art and The Broad.

With breathtaking views, oversized balconies and spacious floor plans, the 391-unit high-rise property includes studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 480 to 1,335 square feet. Renovated apartments include Whirlpool appliances, quartz countertops, deep soaking tubs and Moen faucets.

Enjoy the highest quality living experience at the allnew 255 Grand “Sky Level.” The 26th and 27th floors feature exclusive, premium finishes and enhanced amenities to complement some of the best views in L.A. Sky Level residents also enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi, cable and parking.

255 Grand features a host of amenities for residents, including a Wi-Fi lounge with a gourmet kitchen, theater, a 2,400-square-foot fitness center, yoga studio and a meeting room. Outdoor amenities include a modern pool deck with heated pool, spa, fireplaces, barbecues and lush landscaping.

More practical details include a laundry lounge with laundry alert, concierge service, on-site restaurants, dry-cleaning and a 24-hour staffed lobby.

With the 255 Grand renovations nearing an end, Goldrich Kest and Shapell Industries have already begun work on their next marquee property: Museum Tower. It is also located in Bunker Hill, just steps from MOCA, Grand Central Market and historic Angels Flight.

Nadel Architects, with the help of APT Design Studio, have reimagined Museum Tower with an emphasis on artistic design. An elegant, 24-hour attended lobby with modern finishes welcomes residents. The ground floor also plays home to a new fitness and cardio studio featuring Life Fitness equipment, a Freedom Climber and Well Beats on-demand classes. The third floor hosts a resident lounge and library, a theater and a modern pool deck with heated pool, spa, fireplaces, gourmet BBQs and cabanas. The amenities are set to open soon.

Museum Tower’s 212 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences come complete with high-speed Internet, quartz counters, stainless steel appliances and private balconies. Museum Tower is now pre-leasing some of these fully remodeled residences.

The 20th floor is where you’ll find five ultra-luxury penthouse residences, where no expense or detail have been spared. The residences feature GE Monogram appliances and the latest in smart home technology.

Museum Tower is taking things to the next level with an all-new rooftop amenity deck, which will offer panoramic views in a modern, relaxing indoor/outdoor setting.

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here are very few consistencies in urban metro living, but local Realtor Randelle Green, Broker/CEO of The RandelleGreen Group seems to be fighting those odds. With over 13 years of representing the communities, buyers, sellers and renters, Green continues to stand on the old-fashioned concept of customer service. Green states that he founded his company on a Midwestern work ethic, giving his clients something not seen much these days, one-on-one attention.

“I’m just simple enough to think that people want to work with a Realtor that is accessible, answers the phone and does what he promises.”

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EDCAT’s 2018-2019 season is replete with dance, video, performance and multimedia shows. Executive Director Mark Murphy detailed five highlights.

Halfway to Dawn | Oct. 4-7

Choreographer David Rousséve based the show on the life of composer Billy “Sweat Pea” Strayhorn, who wrote classics such as “Lush Life” and “Take the ‘A’ Train.” Rousséve called Strayhorn “fascinating,” pointing out that he lived as a gay man in mid-20th century Harlem. The two-act mixes straight-up biography — a chronological timeline of Strayhorn’s life is projected on screens — with a mix of modern and jazz dance.

“I know this sounds kind of nebulous, but I’m trying to capture the truth of his life,” Rousséve said. “He was so private and personal, yet had these incredible issues of privacy versus fame.”

Ken Jacobs | Oct. 8

Theater troupe Hotel Modern’s Kamp uses 3,000 miniature figurines, of prisoners, guards and more, to explore the horrors of the Holocaust. It is at REDCAT on Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 20-23.

Reidemeister Move | Oct. 10

The duo known as Reidemeister Move is Robin Hayward (on tuba) and Christopher Williams (bass), and together they create a unique sonic environment. At REDCAT, audio speakers will be positioned around the theater, allowing people to hear certain sounds at specific levels.

Murphy said audiences will be moved from the risers to the stage so they can experience the sounds the way the performers intended.

“It creates this kind of sonic soup, but is really almost meditative, complex, penetrating and soothing,” Murphy said.

Dutch Troupe’s ‘Kamp’ Uses Figurines to Revisit Auschwitz

By Nicholas Slayton ore than seven decades ago, human cruelty was unleashed on a scale never before imagined. Up to 17 million people, including 6 million Jews, were slaughtered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its allies.

That evil is still invoked as a warning today, but modern generations can be unfamiliar with exactly what occured inside concentration camps. Those horrors are explored in Kamp, a unique theatrical work that makes its Los Angeles premiere at REDCAT this week.

The show, first staged in 2005, comes from the Dutch theatrical troupe Hotel Modern, last seen at REDCAT in 2015 with The Great War. There are four performances of Kamp on Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 20-23.

Kamp, the first show in REDCAT’s 2018-2019 season, utilizes approximately 3,000 miniature figurines, each about the size of a finger, to show daily life in the death camp and the suffering that took place, according to company member Pauline Kalker. There are clay figures in striped prisoner uniforms, hat-wearing SS officers and barbed wire fences.

Barracks and tracks take up part of the set.

Three performers including Kalker, whose grandfather died in Auschwitz, are on stage, moving pieces one at a time. They are followed by a camera, which broadcasts visuals to an overhead screen, creating a story with a through-line.

Kalker described Kamp as a kind of “living animation.”

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Performance and video artist Ken Jacobs has been crafting visual experiences for six decades. Using a projector, he casts a 3-D image onto a screen, creating unique visual experiences with what he calls “the nervous magic lantern.” This piece is titled Metropolis Looms and the Bad Maria Is Tuned Up. “The tech is simple, a homemade projector, hand-manipulated images, bits of cellophane and film,” Murphy said, “and he uses them to create these spellbindingly beautiful projected images that have movement and life to them.”

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Creation (Pictures for Dorian) | Oct. 18-21

British-German art collective Gob Squad turns its focus to aging. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Creation explores what it means to be young, to be old and how each age group views the other. The show involves six performers — three in their 20s, three in their 70s —who play off each other in a kind of structured improvisation, with sets and video pieces.

Pura Entraña | Nov. 9-10

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Parts of Kamp hold scenes of life inside Auschwitz, including detailed models of SS guards overseeing captive prisoners.

In Pura Entraña, or “Pure Thought,” experimental singer Carmina Escobar teams up with musicians who will play on a piano suspended from the ceiling. The show involves multiple performers, from pianists to the butoh dancer Oguri. Escobar said not to expect a straight concert, as the performers will play off each other and Escobar herself will take advantage of different sonic spaces, including underneath the piano.

“Since it’s floating six feet above the floor, I can play with the resonance. It’s very striking and surreal,” she said. “Oh my God, it’s so fun.”

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L.A. Master Chorale Kicks Off New Season With Landmark ‘Requiem’ Grant Gershon will lead the 100-voice Los Angeles Master Chorale through Mozart’s epic “Requiem” on SaturdaySunday, Sept. 22-23, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

By Sean P. Thomas n the waning months of 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lay on his deathbed in Vienna, feverishly trying to complete what would be his final work. Though he died before penning the last notes of “Requiem,” it was later finished by his contemporaries.

Considered one of the pillars of choral music, the drama surrounding the author only elevates the work.

“There is this quality that you are feeling knowing that he has one foot on the other side,” Los Angeles Master Chorale Artistic Director Grant Gershon said. “It’s really powerful and very moving.”

The 100-voice LAMC will attempt to deliver that same drama and energy when it opens its 2018/2019 season with the

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Gershon, who joined the Master Chorale in 2001, has a special affinity for “Requiem.” It was the first major work that he performed in choir the summer after his freshman year at Alhambra High School.

“It changed my life,” Gershon said. “This piece for me, and that experience, is the reason that I am in music.”

The Master Chorale performed portions of the piece alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in August 2017, but hasn’t tackled “Requiem” as a company since 2009.

It is also a highlight for Amy Fogerson, an alto who has sung with the LAMC for 31 years. She said she remembers

singing portions of “Requiem” in college.

“It’s one of those pieces that is well-known for a reason,” Fogerson said. “It’s beautifully constructed. It lends to a certain pathos, knowing that he was writing something that could be possibly played at his own funeral.”

The work is a 14-section requiem mass “anonymously” commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg. An amateur composer himself, Walsegg supposedly wanted a requiem mass that he could pass off as his own to be played at his wife’s funeral. Following Mozart’s death, multiple composers were hired by his widow to help complete the work. Franz Xaver Süssmayr finished the mass in 1792.

The work calls for four vocal soloists in conjunction with the choir. This weekend the roles will be handled by soprano Liv Redpath, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Brides, tenor David Portillo and baritone Rod Gilfry.

“All four of these singers are great Mozart singers. That in and of itself is a real specialty,” Gershon said.

Past and Present The theme of the upcoming season involves pairing contemporary works with choral masterpieces from the likes of Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Verdi and George Handel. Gershon said this tactic exposes fans of chorale warhorses to contemporary compositions.

“It’s emphasizing that the choral music that we love is very alive and vibrant and that Los Angeles is really leading the way forward,” Gershon said. “The composers who call L.A. home are writing some of the most popular and transformative music.”

That is born out in the opening piece, Los Angeles-based composer Shawn Kirchner’s nearly 45-minute “Songs of Ascent.”

Elyse Willis, a soprano who is heading into her 10th season with the Master Chorale, said there are similarities between the two pieces that were written centuries apart.

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MOZART, 27 of going on a journey, and you definitely feel the same way with ‘Songs of Ascent,’” Willis said.

Kirchner joined the Master Chorale as a singer the same year as Gershon, and in 2012 he was appointed the chorus’ Composer-in-Residence.

The Master Chorale first performed “Songs of Ascent” in 2015.

The gravity of having his work paired with one of the most renowned pieces of classical music isn’t lost on Kirchner.

“There is this intimidation factor because we all grew up with these master composers,” Kirchner said. “It is a tall order to be paired with Mozart, for example, but at the same time, it is an interesting dialogue because we are shaped by the music.”

While “Requiem” evokes almost haunting feelings, “Songs of Ascent’ draws from themes of peace and optimism. Kirchner said his mother was a pacifist and his father was a Marine. He remembers learning to play the Marine Corps hymn shortly before heading off to church to learn of nonviolent heroes such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. “This whole piece is actually trying to show a vision that peace is even possible,” Kirchner said. “There has to be a turning point where

you lay down your weapons, fists or words and move toward forgiveness.”

Kirchner takes pride in being able to write complex and engaging lines for members of the LAMC, especially the alto section, which typically is in the background in choral compositions. Fogerson credits that to the time Kirchner spent on stage singing.

“Shawn knows our sounds so well,” Fogerson said. “So when he writes for us, we know he’s writing with our sounds in mind. It’s just a wonderful symbiotic relationship.”

Gershon said that the group’s emotional commitment to the pieces is what pushes the Master Chorale into the upper echelon of choirs.

The 2,200-seat Downtown venue should also amplify the experience.

“Even for people who have heard the ‘Requiem’ on a recording or in other venues, to hear this work with the Chorale at Disney Hall, the combination of the acoustics, the intimacy and the energy of the space itself, it really makes everything memorable,” he said.

So is the mix of the past and the present.

Mozart’s “Requiem” will be performed Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 2223, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave. or lamasterchorale.org. sean@downtownnews.com

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REDCAT, 26 er said, referring to the infamous camp in Poland.

“With cameras that project, you see actors walking through this 10-by-15 meter model. The three performers, we walk through it, manipulating the models, and just let a day and a night play out.”

The show is devoid of dialogue, driven solely by an ominous score and the occasional siren from inside the camp. REDCAT Executive Director Mark Murphy said Kamp has been out in the world for some time, but it felt right to bring it to REDCAT in response to political patterns in Europe and the United States that recall history leading up to World War II. “It’s about the notion of how something as atrocious as the Holocaust could ever have happened, and could ever happen again,” Murphy said. “This is an unusual way to do it, but it is profoundly effective.”

Murphy said Kamp was chosen to open the season in part because it takes a new approach to theater, but also because it is topical and poetic. He pointed to other shows, such as David Rousseve’s dance piece Halfway to Dawn (Oct. 4-7), about the life of gay composer Billy Strayhorn in the mid-20th century, as another example of a work dealing with human rights. (See sidebar for more on the season.)

The experience of Kamp doesn’t end with the performance. Hotel Modern invites the audience to come on stage and see the models up close.

Additionally, people are encouraged to talk with the performers about the show, the process and

how Kamp impacted them.

Kalker noted the use of miniatures can have an effect different than that sparked by flesh-andblood characters. Miniatures were also employed at the troupe’s last visit to REDCAT. “It evolved with The Great War. People were very curious when they left, they were always looking at the models,” Kalker said. “We brought out emotions in the audience, and they can express it to you, whether they’re shocked, confused or sad. I think it’s a good thing to hear. With Kamp especially, we think it is needed. It’s also about sharing this horror.”

Murphy echoed the sentiment, saying that when such difficult themes are raised, it is helpful to have direct personal contact with the artists.

Those interactions can help diffuse, but not soften, the impact of what people see, he added.

Kalker said that at past stagings of Kamp audiences were familiar with the facts of the Holocaust, but many people told the company that seeing the show helped them truly grasp the horrors of the genocide.

“It’s not like you see the blood or hear the screaming,” she said. “It’s a little abstract but it’s there in front of your eyes.”

The use of figurines allows people to get a visceral look at the topic, but without getting distasteful, Kalker said. The models, she added, give audience members an opportunity to get a little distance from their feelings.

Hotel Modern: Kamp runs Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 20-23, at REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 2372800 or redcat.org. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/calendar/los-angeles.

Sept. 21: Go back into exile… on Guyville. Liz Phair is performing.

Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Sept. 18: GE Stinson, Steuart Liebig, Jim Black.

Sept. 19-20: Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio.

Sept. 21: David Binney’s residency continues.

Sept. 22: Anthony Fung Group.

Sept. 23: Johnaye Kendrick, Sara Gazarek.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

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The happening, which doubles as Bumps and Brewses’ first anniversary party, features seven matches and starts at 3 p.m. At 700 Jackson St., (213) 617-8497 or boomtownbrew.com.

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How often do you see Bruins in Downtown? Make that, how often do you see artistic Bruins in Downtown? That will become commonplace in coming months, as this week UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, better known as CAP UCLA, kicks off its second season of Downtown shows. Coming Saturday, Sept.

22, is a collaboration between Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and writer and photographer Teju Cole. The pair are partnering on an event dubbed Blind Spot, which is based on Cole’s book of the same name. The evening at the Theatre at Ace Hotel will explore humanity’s historic blindness to tragedy and injustice. The 8 p.m. performance features trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, percussionist Patricia Brennan and cellist Tomeka Reid. At 929 S. Broadway, (310) 825-2101 or cap.ucla.edu.

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With more than 400 million records sold, a spot in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song under his belt, Jermaine Dupri is a true mogul of popular music. But do people truly appreciate the producer’s contributions to the culture? They will when they glean Jermaine Dupri & So So Def: 25 Years of Elevating Culture. The exhibit opening at the Grammy Museum on Thursday, Sept. 20, will explore Dupri’s career, alongside the rise of the Atlanta hip-hop scene. The exhibit includes awards, documents and notebooks of Dupri’s earliest work and the wardrobe of So So Def (Dupri’s record label) artists including Jagged Edge, Dem Franchise Boyz and Xscape. There is also an opening night conversation in the museum at 7:30 p.m. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

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MONDAY, SEPT. 17 The Browns of California Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St. or lfla.org.

7:30 p.m.: Journalist Miriam Pawel comes to the Aloud series to chat with Kathleen Brown about the latter’s family and their impact on California. BTW, Jerry Brown is Kathleen’s brother.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 Los Angeles Times Ideas Exchange with Jose Andres 929 S. Broadway, (213) 235-9614 or acehotel.com/calendar/los-angeles 7:30 p.m.: The celebrated chef discusses his relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the island’s ongoing recovery from the hurricanes of 2017.

What Can Termites Teach Us About the Future of Technology?

Redzone at Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa St. or zocalopublicsquare.org.

7:30 p.m.: KCRW’s Warren Olney talks with author Lisa Margonelli about the many uses of termites.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 Alex Beard at The Last Bookstore 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

7 p.m.: Artist and author Beard’s latest book, “The Lying King,” is about a warthog. He’ll share how that story came about.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 The Un-Private Collection Workshop The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave., (213) 232-6200 or thebroad.org.

2 p.m.: Artist Edgar Arceneaux’s latest project looks at the impact that financial support systems have on artists.

Vijay Iyer & Teju Cole: Blind Spot 929 S. Broadway, (213) 235-9614 or cap.ucla.edu.

7 p.m.: Pianist Iyer and author/photographer Cole team up for a new show exploring various forms of injustice in the modern world. It’s the kickoff event in the new season from UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance.

Retrocade Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St. or unionstationla.com/happenings.

Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sept. 23 11 a.m.-7 p.m.: The free play installation features all of the classic arcade games — Pac Man, Galaga and even pinball — for people to enjoy.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 An Evening with Karl Ove Knausgaard Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St. or lfla.org.

5 p.m.: The Norwegian philosopher discusses his work and the final installment of his “My Struggle” series. It’s part of the Aloud series, but unlike the free events in the Central Library, this one requires tickets.

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Stake your claim to the top of leaderboard by showing off your joystick mastery at Retrocade. If that was utterly confusing, we’ll put it this way: On Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 22-23, Union Station will be filled with classic arcade games that will be free to play. Retrocade, taking place in the ticket concourse, will feature more than 40 games, from Donkey Kong to Street Fighter. Guests will be issued a wristband for two hours of play, and when your thumbs need a rest, there is a day-glow lounge where a house DJ will spin. Need more? There is also a Pac-Man tournament each day at 5 p.m. for those who want to chase down Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The tournament entry fee is $5. Hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday. Wristbands will be dispensed each day on a first-come, first-served basis. At 800 N. Alameda St. or unionstationla.com.

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You’ve heard of Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner. But how about William Saroyan? Dive into the work of one of the 20th century’s most underrated writers in the exhibit My Name Is Aram, now at the Central Library. The show features more than 45 images, paired with quotes, highlighting the life of the late artist who collected both a Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award. The photos were snapped primarily by Boghos Boghossian during two visits Saroyan made to Armenia (his parents hailed from the country) in 1976 and ’78. The exhibit is on display until Oct. 7. At 630 W. Fifth St. (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

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electropop duo BUHU. Sept. 19: Remember Carbon Leaf? The band is celebrating 25 years together and has ended up in Los Angeles.

Sept. 20: Healing Gems had nothing to do with that one crystal heist Father John Misty pulled off.

Sept. 21: Patrick Sweany offers a taste of Nashville.

Sept. 22: Ethereal and hip dream pop courtesy of Hatchie.

The Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 theescondite.com.

Sept. 21: Emily Shelia, Trouble in the Wind.

Sept. 23: Francesca Brown & the Moon Howlers, Tom West.

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

Sept. 22: R3hab.

Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Sept. 17: Charlie Puth is apparently a pop wunderkind and producer, and now he performs in the Clive Davis Theater.

Microsoft Theater 777 Chick Hearn Ct., (213) 763-6030 or microsofttheater.com.

Sept. 21: The Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert performs some of the most iconic songs from Studio Ghibli’s animated classics. Totoro is in the house!

Moroccan Lounge 901 E. First St., (213) 395-0610 or themoroccan.com.

Sept. 17: Dream Machines thinks all of this is a simulation.

Sept. 18: ISLAND leaves audiences with a deep and clawing urge to re-watch “Lost.” We have to go back!

Sept. 19: Benjamin Lanz of The National goes solo as LANZ. Sept. 20: Ryler Walker likes hoodies and blues rock.

Sept. 21: Hey kids! It’s The Zeros. Gabriel Garzón-Montano has the late show.

Sept. 22: Let indie pop-rockers Neil Frances get you dancing.

Sept. 23: Bluegrass-punk-goth-rocker Lincoln Durham has a goatee that would have been a huge hit in Silver Lake in 2012.

Resident 428 S. Hewitt St. or (323) 316-5311 or residentdtla.com.

Sept. 18: Belgian black metal act Wiegedood might have done a sacrifice at some point. Maybe. Possibly.

Sept. 19: Perfume, Fois Grois, and Paige Emery are your Gilded Age-inducing acts for the night.

Sept. 20: Captured! By Robots is a band where a guy performs with a coterie of musical robots. As awesome as it sounds, the live show is even better.

Sept. 21: Dance the night away at the No Chaperone party.

Sept. 23: Brighter Death Now, Birthright, and Torture Gallery want you to stay positive when invoking doom and Valhalla.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Sept. 17: Michael Starr sees farther than you.

Sept. 18: Despite all their rage, The Makers are still just a rat in a cage.

Sept. 19: The Midnight Blues Revue probably starts before midnight.

Sept. 20: Organ Donors want you to join them.

Sept. 21: Big Chiefs.

Sept. 22: The Junkyard Duo. Sept. 23: Jazz Knights.

The Novo 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or thenovodtla.com.

Sept. 20: Honne is the electronic music duo you probably don’t desperately need in your life but should check out.

Sept. 21: Flight Facilities is also an electronic music duo, with a more disco sound.

The duo is Australian. Do with that info what you will.

The Redwood 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com.

Sept. 17-18: Danny B. Harvey and Annie Marie Lewis have two nights, alongside BAT. Sept. 19: Machetres, The Mercury Wheel, the Give.

Sept. 21: Vixen Vendetta, Satellite Sky. Sept. 22: Generacion Suicida, Deseos Primitivos, Flesh Trade, Situations.

Sept. 23: !Damelo!, Betty’s Mustache, Spahetti Cumbia, Cara Borracho.

The Regent 448 S. Main St., (323) 284-5727, or theregenttheater.com.

Sept. 19: Donnie McCaslin and Kneebody are here for the puns.

Sept. 20: Nothing, Culture Abuse, Big Bite, and Smut. Bring the family.

Sept. 21: Tokyo’s own Toe is here for a night of post-rock.

The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

Sept. 21: Night School, Sports Coach, Mama Kokomo, Edges.

Sept. 22: Kuromi, The Chonks, Clown Sounds, Alice.

Sept. 23: Adam Hirsch, Bobey, Goose Pimple/Carol For, Charles, Prince of Wales.

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Teragram Ballroom 1234 W. Seventh St. or teragramballroom.com.

Sept. 18: Rina Sawayama brings her pop sounds to City West.

Sept. 19: The Holdup is a reggae group, not an immersive theater troupe trying to get your money.

Sept. 21: The Charlatans are the real deal.

Sept. 22: Elderbrook leans heavily into the electronic genre for his latest single, “Sleepwalking.”

Sept. 23: Rise Above is a multi-artist concert benefitting voter registration efforts.

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Sept. 18: Tonsler Park looks at black staffers at a polling station in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the day of the 2016 presidential election.

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Finally, demonic possession gets updated for the cell phone generation.

IMAX California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 744-2019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Who doesn’t love pandas? The adorable bears take center stage in the appropriately titled Pandas 3D. Kristen Bell narrates the film about the efforts to reintroduce captive-born pandas into the wild.

It’s all about space in Hubble 3D, which carries audiences on a celestial journey, touching on everything from spacewalking astronauts to distant galaxies.

Dive into the history of Egypt and the impact of the Nile River as Omar Sharif hosts Mysteries of Egypt.

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the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased storage units with the items contained herein are sold on an “as-is” basis and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between Thriftee Storage Co. and obligated party.

Thriftee Storage Company LLC Dated at Los Angeles, CA

by Felipe F. Islas / Manager September 17 and 24, 2018.

LEGAL NOTICE

County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector Notice of Divided Publication Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector is publishing in divided distribution, the Notice of Sale of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

Notice of Public Auction of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2018A) Whereas, on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, directed me, JOSEPH KELLY, Treasurer and Tax Collector, to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted properties.

I hereby give public notice, that unless said properties are redeemed, prior to the close of business on the last business day prior to the first day of the public auction, or Friday, October 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

Pacific Time, I will offer for sale and sell said properties on Monday, October 22, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, to the highest bidder, for cash or cashier’s check in lawful money of the United States, for not less than the minimum bid, at the Fairplex, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Building 7, Pomona, California.

I will re-offer any properties that did not sell, for a reduced minimum bid, on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

(Assessor) pertaining to improvement of the property.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by R&TC Section 3698.5.

Please direct requests for information concerning redemption of tax-defaulted property to the Treasurer and Tax Collector, at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012. You may also call (213) 974-2045, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pacific Time, visit our website at tt.lacounty.gov or email us at auction@tt.lacounty.gov.

The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor’s Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the AIN occurred, the publication will show both prior and current AINs. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the referenced maps are available at the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

If a property does not sell at the public auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, November 30, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Beginning Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, I will re-offer for sale any unimproved properties that did not sell or were not redeemed prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on Friday, November 30, 2018, at online auction at www.bid4assests.com/losangeles.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC) at http:// ttc.lacounty.gov/. Bidders are required to pre-register at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California and submit a refundable $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier’s check or bank-issued money order at the time of registration. The TTC will not accept personal checks, two-party checks or business checks for the registration deposit. The TTC will apply the registration deposit towards the minimum bid. Registration will begin on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. and end on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.3, the TTC sells all property ``as is`` and the County and its employees are not liable for any known or unknown conditions of the property, including, but not limited to, errors in the records of the Office of the Assessor

If the TTC sells a property, parties of interest, as defined

by R&TC Section 4675, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If there are any excess proceeds after the application of the minimum bid, the TTC will send notice to all parties of interest, pursuant to law.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 24, 2018.

JOSEPH KELLY Treasurer and Tax Collector County of Los Angeles State of California The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows: PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAXDEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE (SALE NO. 2018A) 2346 AIN 5538-015-028 SIMANIAN, DAVID CO TR BBJ TRUST LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $73,736.00 CN953324 553 Sep 17,24, Oct 1, 2018

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on to say, “We would like a place at the table as the Library Foundation discusses what happens next to ALOUD.” A committee headed by authors and journalists David Ulin and Héctor Tobar organized the petition. It has been submitted to the Library Foundation Board of Directors and Mayor Eric Garcetti.

A press release sent out on Wednesday, Sept. 12, stated, “The petition calls for more just recognition of the contributions of Steinman and Moore, who were let go without warning, and a commitment to maintaining the strengths Steinman and Moore unwaveringly brought to the program.”

Steinman, reached last week by phone, said she could not comment on the situation.

The Library Foundation last week declined to comment on the petition or the removal of the directors.

An Aug. 30 email to Los Angeles Downtown News noted that the foundation was “in the preliminary stages of re-envisioning” the series.

Library Foundation Communications Director Leah Price would not comment on what that new direction might look like.

Steinman founded the ALOUD series 25 years ago, and Moore had served as associate director for eight years. The nonprofit Library Foundation was created in 1992 to support the Los Angeles Public Library system and its 73 branches.

The ALOUD series brings scores of prominent writers each year to events usually held in the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. Nearly all of the happenings are free.

“ALOUD brings authors face to face with their readers, and thus helps spread the idea that writing and reading are social acts, accessible to all,” the petition states. “The nation’s top publishing houses fight to get their writers on ALOUD’s stages, and ALOUD’s auditoriums fill with readers, young and old, who might not meet an author otherwise.”

Given the success of the series, Los Angeles author and journalist Lynell George said the question of transparency has been raised in literary circles.

“When you sign up to go to an ALOUD event, so often they are sold out, so this news is shocking and this made us wonder from the outside, what is broken?” George said in an interview with Los Angeles Downtown News.

Ulin said a goal of the petition is to engage the Library Foundation in discussion on its plans for the series.

The petition includes signatures from acclaimed authors Viet Thanh Nyugen, Jonathan Lethem, Geoff Dyer and Rachel Kushner, as well as Los Angeles Poet Laureate Robin Coste Lewis.

Rubén Martinez, a journalist, author and professor at Loyola Marymount University, has circulated a letter of his own to Library Foundation President Ken Brecher through social media platforms. It calls for more accountability from the nonprofit.

Over the course of 25 years, Martinez said in an interview, ALOUD “dipped into about every constituency in town, and I think that’s what is special about it. The Downtown library, the ALOUD series in particular, was a clearinghouse for about every community you could imagine.”

The Library Foundation has not made Brecher available for an interview. Price said that the Library Foundation is aware of the petition, but declined to comment on it.

Tobar, a longtime Los Angeles Times journalist who wrote a highly praised 2014 book about the 33 trapped Chilean miners, said that he can’t speak for the other signatories, but he personally would like to see Moore and Steinman return.

“I think many of us would really love to see Louise and Maureen be reinstated,” Tobar said. “To us that would be an ideal outcome.”

The fall ALOUD lineup has 12 upcoming events, with guests including Karl Ove Knausgaard, poets Eloise Klein Healy and Kim Dower, and TV showrunner Jill Soloway. sean@downtownnews.com