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Later this week, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission will review “The Rise Hollywood,” a mixed-use complex proposed by a joint venture between Cal-Coast Development and Rescore. The $110-million project is slated for an approximately two-acre site at 1311 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, currently developed with a collection of small commercial buildings. Plans call for seven-story structure featuring 369 apartments, including 12 live-work units, 30 micro units and 20 units reserved for moderate income households.

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A recommendation report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (CPC) has revealed renderings for Olive Hill, a proposed mixed-use development near Barnsdall Park in East Hollywood. The project, slated for a 1.6-acre site at 4900 Hollywood Boulevard, would consist of a six-story structure featuring 200 apartments, including 40 units reserved for low-income households. The proposed development would also contain slightly over 13,800 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, approximately 23,000 square feet of common amenities and 342 parking spaces in a partially underground garage.

Earlier this year, architecture firm Omgivning granted us a look inside the historic Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building in Boyle Heights. The 1.8-million-square-foot complex, built in 1927, is a well known landmark to freeway commuters, with a 226-foot-tall Art Deco tower that dominates the Eastside skyline. Mostly vacant since the early 1990s, it has been subject to numerous attempts at redevelopment in the decades since. Developer Izek Shomof, who purchased the building in 2013, has announced plans to convert the historic landmark and its surrounding property into a multi-use development featuring office space, apartments and pedestrian-oriented shops and restaurants.

This Tuesday, Fairfield Residential and Legendary Development will officially break ground on 950 E. Third Street, a large residential-retail complex in the Arts District. The project, slated for a six-acre lot adjacent to the Southern California Institute of Architecture, will consist of multiple low-rise buildings featuring 472 studio, one- and two-bedroom flat and loft apartments above 22,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Amenities will include a social lounge, a dog wash and play yard, a swimming pool, a courtyard and a rooftop deck Designs from Kava Massih Architects take inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood, incorporating industrial-themed exterior finishes and mid-century modern stylings.

With completion nearing for the Dream Hollywood, plans are now in the works for a second phase of the development. Last week, Hollywood International Regional Center (HIRC) filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to build a new wing of the hotel on an adjacent L-shaped site, featuring 114 guest rooms, a parking garage and several food and beverage venues. The project would consist of an eight-story structure, created by adding seven floors above an existing one-story retail building at Selma and Wilcox Avenues.

Four months away from its reopening date, Downtown’s Hotel Figueroa has provided a sneak peak at the results of its $30-million renovation. The building, which dates back 90 years, is in the midst of a year-long remodel which is restoring its common areas and approximately 270 guest rooms to their original Spanish Mediterranean decor. The project is being carried out by a joint venture between Green Oak Real Estate and Urban Lifestyle Hotels, which purchased the property for $65 million in 2014.

Shared workspace group Real Office Centers (ROC) has signed a 15-year lease for approximately 27,000 square feet of space at ROW DTLA, an adaptive reuse project on the outskirts of the Arts District. The 30-acre property, originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad, is being converted by New York-based real estate firm Atlas Capital Group into a two-million-square-foot creative campus featuring offices, green space, stores and restaurants. The complex is already home to the fashion brands Splendid and Ella Moss.

Jamison Services, one of Southern California’s largest office landlords, is looking to continue its residential building spree in Koreatown. Yesterday, the Los Angeles-based real estate firm filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to construct a new high-rise development at 3700 W. Wilshire Boulevard. According to a case filing from the Department of City Planning, the project would consist of a 36-story tower featuring 506 residential units and approximately 62,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

The adaptive reuse of a vintage office building in Downtown Los Angeles is beginning to show results. The Freehand Los Angeles, a $40-million undertaking by the Sydell Group, is repurposing the 13-story Commercial Exchange Building at the intersection of 8th and Olive Streets. The former office building, built in 1924, will feature 226 guest rooms and ancillary uses above ground-floor restaurant space. Under designs from Killefer Flammang Architects, the adaptive reuse project will offer a mixture of traditional hotel rooms and hostel-type accommodations.