Last September, Ohio-based Associated Estates Realty Group broke ground on a 175-unit apartment building adjacent to Desmond's Tower on the Miracle Mile. Now eight months later, construction crews are busy with excavation for the building's subterranean infrastructure. Designed by Architects Orange, the Desmond on Wilshire will rise seven stories above three floors of underground parking. The building will consist of one and two bedroom units, supplemented by residential amenities such as a pool, spa, fitness center and rooftop deck. Last year, representatives of Associated Estates told the Park La Brea News that their $70 million project is expected to open in Summer 2015. The Desmond on Wilshire is located just a few blocks west of BRE Properties' Wilshire La Brea, a 480-unit development whose architecture has engendered a great deal of humorous criticism from Skyscraperpage forumers and commenters onCurbed LA. Of course, as the long-awaited Purple Line extension comes closer to reality, more residential developments like these are inevitable on the Miracle Mile. Add in a new office tower and nearly $1 billion of proposed upgrades for LACMA and we're looking at a legitimate boom.
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- Construction Begins for the Desmond on Wilshire (Park La Brea News)
See that's nicer. Even clean lines, not broken geometry.
ReplyDeleteIt's clean and offers no cheap gimmicks. Definitely would like to see more like this in Downtown.
DeleteI moved some construction cones (lol) and parked right in front of this for a show at the El Rey last week! Had no idea.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to miss, since it's not actually on Wilshire. The name is really a bit of a misnomer.
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