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The Mid-Wilshire area has been on quite a roll in 2013. Construction is well underway on several new mixed-use developments and the J.H. Snyder Company has announced plans for a 13-story office tower overlooking Hancock Park. To top that, upwards of $1 billion in upgrades are potentially coming to LACMA by way of a new Motion Picture Museum (designed by Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali) and the proposed redesign of the main campus by Peter Zumthor.

Out to Beverly Hills we go, where McMansions reign supreme and subways under high schools cause natural disasters.. A trio of low-rise apartment buildings at 332-336 Oakhurst Drive are slated to be demolished to make way for 31 residences. The Oakhurst Condominiums, designed by Sherman Oaks-based Michael Ball Architects, would rise five stories above a subterranean parking garage. Residential amenities include a lounge and fitness center on the project’s ground level, with vehicular access provided by the alley at the back of the property.

Last September, Ohio-based Associated Estates Realty Group broke ground on a 175-unit apartment building adjacent to Desmond’s Tower on the Miracle Mile. Now eight months later, construction crews are busy with excavation for the building’s subterranean infrastructure. Designed by Architects Orange, the Desmond on Wilshire will rise seven stories above three floors of underground parking. The building will consist of one and two bedroom units, supplemented by residential amenities such as a pool, spa, fitness center and rooftop deck.

One of the Miracle Mile’s greatest architectural gems is about to get a contemporary next-door neighbor. New York-based Carnegie Hill Properties, owner of the historic Dominguez-Wilshire Building, plans to construct an apartment community adjacent to the pre-war office structure. Located at 727 South Cloverdale Avenue, the new building will rise four stories and contain 42 residential units. Designed by LA-based Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, the project received rave reviews from members of the Miracle Mile Neighborhood Association.

One year after purchasing Mid City’s Joseph Youngerman Building for $14 million, CIM Group is moving forward with plans to convert the mostly vacant structure into a mixed-use development. Located at 8436 West 3rd Street, the mid-rise office tower occupies a prominent location on the western end of the Third Street Shopping District, sitting within walking distance of the Beverly Center. Although standing just nine stories, the Joseph Youngerman Building is a well known landmark in Mid City, rising head and shoulders above nearly all surrounding commercial buildings.

Thanks to documents from the Mid City West Community Council’s Planning and Land Use Committee, details have emerged for CIM Group’s upcoming mixed-use conversion of the monolithic Joseph Youngerman Building. The nine-story office tower, currently vacant, is slated to become a 36-unit apartment complex featuring street-level commercial space. The mid-rise building occupies a prominent location along the Third Street shopping corridor, situated one block east of the Beverly Center and Cedars-Sinai Hospital.

According to a series of permit filings with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the long delayed Wetherly Luxury Residences are finally exhibiting signs of life. The $230 million development, in the works since prior to the global recession, calls for a mid-rise condominium tower at the corner of 3rd Street and Wetherly Drive. Renderings from the website of developer Genton Property Group portray a boxy, 12-story structure containing 55 for-sale units and more than 100 parking stalls.

Plans for a new mid-rise office building are still forging ahead on the Miracle Mile, albeit now in slightly truncated form. This coming Thursday, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission is scheduled to review phase two of Museum Square, a 7.5-acre office and retail complex located at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard. The proposed expansion calls for the construction of a new 13-story tower, which would add 250,000 square feet of Class-A office space on a current parking lot at 620 S.

Take another look at 727 Cloverdale Avenue, a striking low-rise apartment complex planned just south of the Miracle Mile. The purely residential development, designed by Los Angeles-based LOHA Architects, would rise from a half-acre parking lot adjacent to the landmark Dominguez-Wilshire Building. Plans submitted to the city call for a four-story structure, containing 43 dwelling units above a four-level underground garage. The project includes a total of 246 parking spaces, intended for use by both residents and office tenants.

Mid City West, with its vast array of trendy boutiques and popular restaurants, has long been one of Southern California’s most popular shopping districts. Now, a prominent local developer is betting that the neighborhood can also become a destination for those seeking high-rise living. Earlier this week, Rick Caruso filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to build a 19-story apartment tower at the northwest corner of La Cienega and San Vicente Boulevards.