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Panel to Suggest Development Plans Around Union Station

By Eric Richardson — December 02, 2011 — 10 Comments

A panel of land use experts will study the area around Union Station next week, culminating their project with a Friday presentation on potential opportunities.

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New 'Light and Airy' Design for Farmers Field Unveiled

By Eric Richardson — November 15, 2011 — 13 Comments

The companies designing Farmers Field presented an ambitious new concept for the proposed NFL stadium on Tuesday, offering up a "light and airy" structure.

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Ownership of Skid Row Hotels Headed to Bankruptcy Judge

By Eric Richardson — November 14, 2011 — 2 Comments

The fate of three 100-year-old Skid Row residential hotels—the King Edward, the Leland and the Baltimore—will go in front of a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday as a creditor owed $9.8 million seeks to foreclose.

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Exhibition Highlights Ideas for Future of the Fashion District

By Eric Richardson — November 10, 2011 — 5 Comments

One year into their $1 million study, the team putting together a vision for the future of the Fashion District is holding an ideas exhibition to get more neighborhood input.

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Six Teams Chosen to Compete for Union Station Master Plan

By Eric Richardson — November 09, 2011 — 8 Comments

Six teams have been chosen to compete for the job of creating a future vision for Union Station and the 38 acres that surround the historic 1939 facility.

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1340 S. Figueroa Moves Forward with Shorter Vision

By Eric Richardson — November 03, 2011 — 8 Comments

The economic downturn has put a 36-story chop on plans for 1340 S. Figueroa. New owners are moving forward with plans for seven-story development with 250 apartments.

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CRA Tries Again with Scaled-Back Deal for Cleantech Center

By Eric Richardson — October 31, 2011

L.A. may finally have found a buyer for its Cleantech Manufacturing Center, but the terms appear to soften several key policies related to wages and potential tenants for the industrial site.

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USC Has Big Plans for Retail at Mixed-Use Village Development

By Eric Richardson — October 28, 2011 — 4 Comments

USC's students have long lived and played Downtown, but a major new development on the north side of campus could lure Downtowners south for retail and potentially Trader Joe's.

Arthur Golding / L.A. River Revitalization Corp.

River Corp Sees a Retail Future for the Historic 7th Street Viaduct

By Dando Guerra with Eric Richardson — October 21, 2011 — 6 Comments

The 7th Street Viaduct is a double-decker architectural oddity created in 1927. To the newly-created River Revitalization Corporation, the historic structure also represents a potential dining and retail marketplace destination.

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Women's Center Recognized with National Preservation Award

By Eric Richardson — October 20, 2011 — 2 Comments

The new home of the Downtown Women's Center—a former shoe factory built in 1926—will be one of 23 projects honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation this evening at its annual conference.

Kyoto Grand Finalizes DoubleTree Plans

By Eric Richardson — October 12, 2011 — 1 Comment

Little Tokyo's Kyoto Grand Hotel will officially become a DoubleTree in the Spring of 2012, completing plans first put in motion during the structure's recent bankruptcy case.