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| 8150 W Sunset, as it currently exists. |
A sizeable mixed-user appears to be on its way to the eastern edge of the Sunset Strip. Check out this filing with City Planning:
8150 W SUNSET BLVD 90046
DEMO EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCT A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT WITH 111,000 SF. OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES AND 249 RESIDENTIAL UNITS
This new proposal comes in the wake of a resurgence in hotel and residential development along the strip. The 100,000+ square feet of retail/restaurant space is unsurprising due to the location's ample Sunset Blvd. frontage. The residential units above are a nice touch, although this site is not within walking distance of a Metro station.
While I will not shed tears over the death of a strip mall at the back of the property, it will be a shame to lose the mid-century Chase Bank building fronting Sunset. Perhaps the facade can preserved as part of the new mixed-user?
Don't shed any tears even for that Chase bank as that strip mall and bank were the cause of the demise of the Garden of Allah. I hope this new project will look nice and be called (and in design) Garden of Allah in homage.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that until today. There's definitely a lot of history to the site. Thanks for the information!
DeleteIt also the parking lot that Joni Mitchell wrote the lyric in her classic song Big Yellow Taxi: "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" in reference to the demise of the Garden of Allah. Thank you to whomever is writing this site. You're like Curbed LA - except relevant, topical and well-written.
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