Dissecting the Hollywood/Vine Construction Binge

Construction cranes, looking east from the intersection of Selma Avenue and Vine Street

Even on a sleepy weekend morning, construction activity was in full swing on the blocks surrounding Metro's Hollywood/Vine subway station.  Take a quick tour through five mixed-use developments that will soon add more than one thousand apartments, hotel rooms and over 300,000 square feet of office space to the rapidly evolving neighborhood.

Blvd 6200 Moves Toward the Finish Line

Since I was already in Hollywood on Friday afternoon, I decided to have a look at the progress on Phase 1 of Clarett West Development's massive Blvd 6200 project.  As of today, construction of the two buildings fronting Hollywood Boulevard are up to their sixth and final levels, while the two buildings at the back of the property work on their third and fourth floors.  Phase 1 brings 535 new apartments and 75,000 square feet of retail space to Hollywood.

Image from Blvd 6200, designed by VTBS Architects

If you want to see progress for yourself, but are too lazy to take the subway up to Hollywood and Vine, I highly recommend checking out Blvd 6200's live construction camera.

An image captured from the Blvd 6200 construction camera, which is mounted atop the W Hollywood Hotel.

• Blvd 6200 (Official Website)
• Blvd 6200 (EarthCam Construction Camera)