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A Facebook post from construction services firm Morley Builders has revealed renderings for Blvd 6200 South, the second phase of a large residential-retail complex in Hollywood. The $200-million project, which is being developed by DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners and Clarett West, will consist of a series of seven-story structures featuring 507 apartments above approximately 60,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space and an underground parking garage. The renderings portray the development with contemporary-style buildings colored red, white and grey.

Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council approved plans for the Palladium Residences, a proposed $320-million development which would flank the Hollywood Palladium. Plans from Miami-based developer Crescent Heights call for the construction of two 28-story buildings on large parking lot which abuts the historic performance venue. The towers, each standing approximately 350 feet tall, would create a total of 731 residential units, 24,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space and residential amenities.

A draft environmental impact report published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning has unveiled a new look for the Academy, a proposed mixed-use complex in Hollywood. The project from Los Angeles-based Kilroy Realty would redevelop a 3.5-acre site bounded by Vine Street, De Longpre, Ivar and Homewood Avenues. Plans call for a mixture of high-rise and low-rise structures, containing nearly 500,000 square feet of multifamily residential units, office space, shops and restaurants.

A vacant commercial building in Central Hollywood has been demolished, setting the stage for the construction of a mid-rise hotel tower. The Thompson Hollywood, officially announced last year, would rise from an approximately half-acre site at 1523-1541 N. Wilcox Avenue. Plans call for a 10-story building which would feature 200 guest rooms, multiple food-and-beverage venues, and amenities such as a swimming pool and a rooftop deck. The hotel would be operated by Commune Hotels & Resorts, the San Francisco-based parent company of the Thompson brand.

Last week, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning published new environmental documents which provide a first look at Hollywood’s proposed Tommie Hotel. The project, which is being developed by Los Angeles-based real estate firm Five Chairs, is slated for a half-acre site at 1400 Cahuenga Boulevard. Plans call for a seven-story structure containing 175 guest rooms above 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Other features would include a two-level subterranean garage, with accommodations for 106 vehicles and 62 bicycles.

According to an agenda item from today’s meeting ot the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, local real estate firm Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) has revised its plan for a new high-rise office building in Hollywood. The proposed tower, slated for a 1.55-acre parking lot at 5901 Sunset Boulevard, has received a design overhaul in response to community feedback and staff review. HPP now intends to build a 15-story, 230-foot tall structure, in lieu of the 18-story, 260-foot tall building from its original plan.

Hollywood’s Mark Twain Hotel, a Spanish Colonial revival building built in 1924, is being renovated into a modern boutique inn. The three-story structure, located at 1622 N. Wilcox Avenue, has served as single room occupancy housing for much of its lifespan. Already regarded as somewhat of a “flophouse,” by the early 1930s, the Mark Twain has played host to countless down-on-their luck individuals through its nine-decade existence, including the famed animator Joe Barbera, who once compared the building to a prison.

Later today, the Central Hollywood Coalition will unveil Hollywood Pop!, a new pop-up park at the southwest corner of Selma and Ivar Avenues. The temporary park, which will be open through the end of 2016, includes cartoon-like furniture pieces, as well as seating, tables, landscaping, shade and wayfindins signage. The project is unique in that it is located on private property, and is seen as a potential model for expanding public space throughout Hollywood.

The $200-million sequel to Hollywood’s Eastown development is now kicking into high gear. Last week, a trio of tower cranes was raised at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue, setting the stage for vertical construction on Blvd 6200 South. The mixed-use complex, which is being jointly developed by Clarett West and DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, will feature a series of seven-story buildings containing 507 apartments, 60,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and an underground parking garage.