Hollywood WELCOME HOME

Yesterday, GlobeSt.com reported that La Brea Regency, LLC had secured financing for the construction of a mixed-use development at the southeastern corner of La Brea and Hawthorn Avenues. The five-story La Brea Regency Lofts will contain 56 residential units above 9,000 square feet of ground level commercial space. The building shall be served by a three-level, subterranean garage with 124 parking stalls. A quick check of the Department of Building and Safety’s records indicates that construction permits were issued for the project back in August.

Lately, we’ve seen a lot of plans emerging for residential developments in the area to the southwest of Hollywood and Highland. Now, lets take a look at an upcoming development located north of Hollywood Boulevard: 1840 N Highland Avenue A new six-story, 118-unit multi-family residential building with approximately 166,000 square feet of floor area and 216 parking spaces on a 57,810 square foot site that is currently a surface parking lot and vacant.

A short walk south from Hollywood High School, the Miami-based Lennar Corporation recently started construction on a mixed-use development at 1411 N. Highland Avenue. Built on a vacant lot between Leland Way and DeLongpre Avenue, the six-story structure will contain 76 apartment units above 2,500 square feet of ground floor commercial space. A combination of studio, one, two and three bedroom units shall be served by 143 parking spaces, located within an 1 1⁄2 level underground garage.

According to a March report from Gray Construction, LA-based developer Five Chairs has broken ground on their long stalled hotel project near the intersection of Selma Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard. As a few keen observers have noticed, the shabby two-story parking structure which previously stood at 6417 Selma Avenue was quietly demolished earlier this year. In its place will rise the Dream Hollywood Hotel, containing 182 guest rooms above street level commercial space.

Blink and you’ll miss the departure of yet another Hollywood parking lot. Located at the the southeast corner of Vine Street and Selma Avenue, this dirt pit is the future site of the Camden Hollywood, a $140 million mixed-use development from the Houston-based Camden Property Trust. Designed by seemingly ubiquitous TCA Architects, the Camden Hollywood will rise seven stories, containing 287 market rate apartments and just under 40,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

After years of delay, Hollywood’s controversial La Brea Gateway is finally pushing dirt. Located at the northwest corner of La Brea and Willoughby Avenues, the mixed-use development will create 179 apartment units and a 33,500 square foot Sprouts Farmers Market. Designed by Van Tilburg, Banyard & Soderbergh, the five-story building will feature parking accommodations for 463 automobiles and 231 bicycles in an subterranean garage. Located at 915 North La Brea Avenue, the project is being developed by Holland Residential, a subsidiary of the Vancouver-based Holland Partner Group.

Even on a sleepy weekend morning, construction activity was in full swing on the blocks surrounding Metro’s Hollywood/Vine subway station. Take a quick tour through five mixed-use developments that will soon add more than one thousand apartments, hotel rooms and over 300,000 square feet of office space to the rapidly evolving neighborhood. 6201 Hollywood Boulevard, recently renamed Eastown LA, is nearing completion at the northeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue.

After nearly ten years of delay, Hollywood’s mixed-use La Brea Gateway complex is finally under construction. Hopefully a proposed next-door neighbor experiences a less arduous path moving forward. According to plans filed with the city last week, a low-rise office building is in works at 925 North La Brea Avenue. The development site was previously home to a nondescript commercial structure, which is currently being demolished to make way for the new, six-story edifice.

After numerous lawsuits and cries of corruption, CIM Group’s $100 million Sunset Gordon tower is expected to open later this year. The 23-story high-rise–which broke ground in 2012–will soon infuse a sleepy section of Sunset Boulevard with 300 apartments, 14,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and 40,000 square feet of creative office space. Although the building’s real-life appearance deviates significantly from earlier renderings (Hello, stucco!), a new set of promotional images paints a rosier picture for the project.

Although still rough around the edges, the blocks east of Hollywood/Vine Station have suddenly become a breeding ground for hotel developments. Earlier this year, the West Coast’s first Dream Hotel location broke ground on Selma Avenue. Soon, it will be joined by another hospitality project a half-block south. As first reported by Bisnow, an unspecified developer has recently leased a mid-block parcel on Cahuenga Boulevard with the intent of constructing a boutique hotel.