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. As reported by the Park La Brea News, the building's cast stone facade will feature a "strong vertical element," that complements the architecture of its art deco neighbor. The apartments will sit above a four-level underground garage, which would serve both residents and commercial tenants in the Dominguez-Wilshire Building. An eerily similar development is currently underway one block west, where Associated Estates Realty Group is building 175 apartments on the former parking lot of Desmond's Tower. Surface parking lots are somehow becoming an endangered species on the auto-dominated Miracle Mile.
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| The Dominguez-Wilshire Building, built in 1932. The future site of 727 S. Cloverdale sits in the foreground. |
- Case Information Summary Sheet (LADCP)
- Project to Complement Dominguez-Wilshire (Park La Brea News)
Great corresponding design! Looks good in the neighborhood!
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