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Although Amoeba Music will remain in its Hollywood home for the duration of its lease, landlord GPI Companies is nonetheless moving forward with plans for a future redevelopment of the property at 6400 Sunset Boulevard. Yesterday, the Brentwood-based real estate firm filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to redevelop the property at 6400 Sunset Boulevard as a mixed-use complex. A case filing from the Department of City Planning indicates that the proposed development would feature 232 residential units above 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space..

A new tower crane has been raised high near the Capitol Records Building, heralding the latest change to Hollywood’s once low-slung skyline. Related California, the Irvine-based firm best known for the Grand Avenue Project, has started vertical construction for an 18-story apartment tower at the southwest corner of Yucca Street and Argyle Avenue. The project, which is targeting a completion date in 2018, will offer 114 one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings above 2,100 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

Under a new arrangement announced by WEHOville, the proposed northern extension of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX Line could begin construction earlier than currently planned. In a letter to West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath, Metro CEO Phil Washington provided insight on the agency’s effort to bring the planned light rail extension to “shovel ready,” condition, in the event that Los Angeles County voters approve the transportation ballot initiative Measure M. These steps include the completion of a feasibility study for the northern extension by June 2017 and an environmental impact report on the preferred route in 2018.

A proposed high-rise hotel and condominium complex in Hollywood could be one of the first beneficiaries of a new California law intended to speed the construction of large developments. Crossroads Hollywood, a $1-billion proposal from Harridge Development Group, has been submitted to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research as a potential “Environmental Leadership Development Project.“ This designation, limited to proposals budgeted at $100 million or more, requires the project to pay prevailing wages to construction workers and meet targets for renewable energy use and carbon emissions.

After nearly one year of construction, exterior work is in full swing for Hollywood’s Argyle Hotel. Located at 1800 N. Argyle Avenue, the project consists of a 16-story hotel featuring 220 guest rooms, restaurant space, and ancillary features such as meeting rooms, a swimming pool and a parking garage. The 184-foot tall building is being designed by San Diego-based ACRM Architects and developed by the Robert Green Co. City records indicate that San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels has signed on to operate the hotel.

An upcoming presentation to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission has unveiled new renderings for the Hollywood Ivar Gardens Project, R.D. Olson development’s proposed hotel at 6409 Sunset Boulevard. The project, intended for the current site of a Jack In The Box restaurants, would consist of a 21-story building featuring 275 guest rooms, 1,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space and accessory functions. Proposed guest amenities include a terrace garden, a rooftop swimming pool, a fitness center and four levels of underground parking for 135 vehicles.

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to approve Hudson Pacific Properties’ (HPP) planned office tower on Sunset Boulevard. The proposed development, slated for a parking lot catacorner to Sunset Bronson Studios (SBS), would consist of a 15-story building which would feature 274,000 square feet of commercial office space over 26,000 square feet of ground-level shops and restaurants. Earlier plans had called for a slightly taller 18-story structure with additional levels of above-grade parking.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame continues to shed its once-grungy reputation. Yesterday, plans were filed with the City of Los Angeles to construct a mixed-use development at Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue, featuring 260 residential units and 17,800 square feet of commercial space. According to a case filing from the Department of City Planning, the proposed 280,000-square-foot building would range from 42 feet to 160 feet in height. The development site is currently home to the Attie Building, an early 1930s structure at 6436 W.

A document from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission has unveiled renderings for a proposed development in Hollywood. A limited liability company linked to Wiseman Development is planning a multifamily residential complex at 7120 W. Sunset Boulevard. The property, currently a vacant lot, would become a five-story building featuring 60 apartments, seven of which would be set aside as affordable housing. Plans also call for approximately 3,400 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well parking accommodations for 125 vehicles and 88 bicycles.

Nearly two years after breaking ground, the J.H. Snyder Company is nearing completion on vertical construction for a $70-million office building near Hollywood and Vine. The eight-story structure, located at 1601 N. Vine Street, will provide will provide 110,000 square feet of Class-A office space in a creative setting, with high ceilings and open floor plans. The mid-rise development, designed by architecture firm Ware Malcomb, will also include an approximatley 2,000-square-foot ground-floor retail component, as well as 174 parking spaces in a five-level underground garage.