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The Downtown Los Angeles construction boom continues to spread outward, as yet another tall development is slated for the nearby Westlake neighborhood. Last week, South Point of Nevada - a limited liability company - filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to construct a 12-story apartment building on an approximately .28-acre site at 734-740 South Hartford Avenue. The mid-rise building would feature 80 residential units and 100 automobile parking spaces on two subterranean garage levels.

With market rate residential development firing on all cylinders in both Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles, the formerly posh community of Westlake is beginning to catch spillover. Last week, plans were filed with the City of Los Angeles to construct a new residential-retail complexone block south of MacArthur Park. The mixed-use development, slated for a .93-acre site at 8th Street and Park View Avenue, would consist of a five-story building featuring 144 residential units, approximately 4,400 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 167-car parking garage.

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning has published an environmental report detailing a proposedoffice complex in Del Rey. The Alla Road Creative Campus, slated for a six-acre property near the terminus of the Marina Freeway, would feature a trio of two-story buildings containing 155,000 square feet of office space. Plans also call for a standalone four-story garage, as well as a surface lot, providing parking accommodations for a total of 600 vehicles and 47 bicycles.

One of Downtown’s most sought-after development sites could soon come up for grabs. Yesterday, a motion submitted by 14th District Councilmember Jose Huizar directs City staff to issue a request for proposals for the potential disposition and development of Bunker Hill Parcel Y-1. The approximately 2.4-acre site, located at the northwest corner of 4th and Hill Streets, sits within walking distance of a number of popular Downtown destinations, including Angel’s Flight and Grand Central Market.

SunCal, which describes itself as one of country’s largest real estate firms, has unveiled plans for its highly-anticipated foray into Downtown Los Angeles. The $2-billion project, slated for a 14.5-acre site at 6th and Alameda Streets, would raze a series of warehouses and industrial buildings to make way for a 2.8-million-square-foot mixed-use complex. According to the Downtown News, the proposed development would include: The developer has tapped the Priztker Prize-winning Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron to design the project, with assistance from local players A.C.

Holland Partner Group has taken construction vertical for the second phase of Apex, a high-rise development in the South Park neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles. The project, located at 9th and Figueroa Streets, would consist of 341 apartments and approximately 11,600 square feet of retail space in a 28-story, LEED-Silver building. Plans also call for a rooftop amenity deck and an underground parking garage. Designed by Gensler and the Preston Partnership, the tower will feature a glass curtain wall and a prominent digital sign.

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..

Los Angeles developer California Landmark Group continues to move forward with its seven-story apartment complex on the Palms - Culver City border. The podium-style building, located at 3838 Dunn Drive, will feature 86 apartments - including seven units of affordable housing. Resident amenties will include a fitness center, a community room and a rooftop deck. The building is being designed by Rios Clementi Hale Studios, which has drawn up plans for a white and grey building featuring yellow accents and a green wall to mask its parking garage.

Koreatown’s IB Plaza, a shopping center at 8th Street and Western Avenue, may not be long for this world. Property owner Western Plaza Capital Holding, LLC has filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to redevelop the underlying property at 800 S. Western Avenue as a mixed-use complex. The replacement project would consist of 96 dwelling units, 148 hotel rooms and approximatley 58,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The proposed development is contigent on several discretionary approvals by the City, including a general plan amendment.

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.