Blood in the Elevator
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We saw this moving into our new apartment at the Lofts at the NoHo Commons. I had just left the elevator 5 minutes before, so someone must have just left with a bloody nose or something.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
MARK VALLEN'S "ART FOR A CHANGE"
MARK VALLEN'S "ART FOR A CHANGE"
A WORKING ARTIST'S WEBLOG FOR ART THEORY AND COMMENTARY.
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/blog/archive/2007_10_01_archive.html
I’m mindful of the fact that active state intervention in the arts cannot be looked upon as a universal remedy. Autonomous circles of artists and their supporters can accomplish great things if left to their own devices. But in the case of the NoHo Arts District, where a commercial development project is being imposed upon a community, city government must put aside buildings and resources so that artists may continue to explore and expand independently of mainstream corporate culture.
I feel great unease over the likelihood that the region’s relatively low rents and affordable housing costs will skyrocket due to commercial development - pushing out the majority working class and Latino populations who live and find employment in the community. For instance, a 930 sqft live-in/work studio space at the just completed, The Lofts at NoHo Commons, runs anywhere from $2,559 to $4,000, with the stipulation that residents be able to prove that their "monthly gross income must be equal 3 times the amount of the monthly rent." It is well and good that apartments and condos aplenty are being made available to people of upper income brackets, but where are the low-rent studios, workplaces and galleries being built for actual artists in this arts district?
I’m alarmed that there has been a total lack of transparency and democratic procedure in the entire process of developing NoHo - I can’t recollect a single community meeting being called by city government or private developers to access community needs and desires. A good example of the "behind your back - while you weren’t looking" nature of this development project, can be found in a Los Angeles Daily News article by staff writer Rick Orlov. His piece revealed that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board faced a conflict of interest over its vote to approve the $1.3 billion development project. It seems that 11 of the 13 MTA board members "had received campaign contributions connected to projects considered for the site." For instance, MTA board member David Fleming runs the law firm - Latham and Watkins - which represents Lowe Enterprises.
A WORKING ARTIST'S WEBLOG FOR ART THEORY AND COMMENTARY.
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/blog/archive/2007_10_01_archive.html
I’m mindful of the fact that active state intervention in the arts cannot be looked upon as a universal remedy. Autonomous circles of artists and their supporters can accomplish great things if left to their own devices. But in the case of the NoHo Arts District, where a commercial development project is being imposed upon a community, city government must put aside buildings and resources so that artists may continue to explore and expand independently of mainstream corporate culture.
I feel great unease over the likelihood that the region’s relatively low rents and affordable housing costs will skyrocket due to commercial development - pushing out the majority working class and Latino populations who live and find employment in the community. For instance, a 930 sqft live-in/work studio space at the just completed, The Lofts at NoHo Commons, runs anywhere from $2,559 to $4,000, with the stipulation that residents be able to prove that their "monthly gross income must be equal 3 times the amount of the monthly rent." It is well and good that apartments and condos aplenty are being made available to people of upper income brackets, but where are the low-rent studios, workplaces and galleries being built for actual artists in this arts district?
I’m alarmed that there has been a total lack of transparency and democratic procedure in the entire process of developing NoHo - I can’t recollect a single community meeting being called by city government or private developers to access community needs and desires. A good example of the "behind your back - while you weren’t looking" nature of this development project, can be found in a Los Angeles Daily News article by staff writer Rick Orlov. His piece revealed that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board faced a conflict of interest over its vote to approve the $1.3 billion development project. It seems that 11 of the 13 MTA board members "had received campaign contributions connected to projects considered for the site." For instance, MTA board member David Fleming runs the law firm - Latham and Watkins - which represents Lowe Enterprises.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Construction projects: ranked by project cost
Construction projects: ranked by project cost.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Construction+projects%3a+ranked+by+project+cost.-a0169023096
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE Business Journal expanded its list of construction projects to 50 this year. All projects listed have a construction value of at least $100 million excluding soft costs, such as architect fees.
Hospital projects remain some of the biggest projects on the list and many large facilities are to be completed in the next 12 months.
Ronald Reagan Hospital at UCLA should complete construction within the next 60 days, LAC+USC Medical Center will finish its 600-bed inpatient tower by the end of the year and Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center may also finish construction in 2008. Hospitals have been required to renovate or build new buildings to meet seismic requirements that were passed following the Northridge Earthquake.
A number of large projects on last year's list completed construction including some major retail and office properties. Westfield Topanga completed its redevelopment and expansion, adding 250 shops, restaurants and other amenities at a cost of $330 million. The 2000 Avenue of the Stars office building in Century City finished construction at a cost of $300 million and tenants have been moving in since January. Del Amo Fashion Center opened its lifestyle wing late last year at a cost of $180 million.
Other completed projects include David Murdock's Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, which cost $250 million to build and includes a hotel, conference center and television studio. NoHo Commons in North Hollywood finished the first phase of construction valued at $180 million
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The PACESETTER
THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
THE Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority's six-mile $869 million project connecting Union Station and East Los Angeles is more than halfway complete.
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Construction began in July 2004 and is set for completion by December 2009, although the project is already moving into its later stages. Tracks are being laid along the alignment from Alameda and First streets to Atlantic and Pomona. As soon as the track is laid, the project can start testing the rail cars. Eight stops planned along the route.
The project is on schedule and one of the safest construction sites in the area, with no accidents so far.
All along the route, developers have been moving forward with residential and retail projects. City planners had hoped that would happen when they implemented the public transit plan.
Overall, the Metro Rail system will expand to serve 70 stations throughout the county when the project is completed.
Project Construction
* name Cost
Rank * location (millions) Description
1 Eastside Extension of $868.8 six-mile light rail
the Metro Gold Line extension of Metro
Union Station to East GoldLine with eight
Los Angeles Los Angeles stations from Union
County Station to East Los
Angeles
2 Expo Light Rail Line 640 8.6-mile light rail
Phase I with eight new stations
Downtown Los Angeles to
Culver City Los Angeles
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz 600 54-story, 1,001-room,
Carlton/The Ritz 224 luxury condominium
Carlton Residences tower at L.A. Live
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los 600 400-bed state-of-the-
Angeles Medical Center art replacement
4867 Sunset Blvd. hospital, new medical
Los Angeles 90027 office building,
central plant
5 LAC+USC Medical Center 597.4 600-bed inpatient
Replacement tower, diagnostic and
1849 Marengo St. treatment facility,
Los Angeles 90033 outpatient tower,
central plant and site
work
6 LAX Tom Bradley 575.6 modernization and
International Terminal addition including
1 World Way replacement of the
Los Angeles 90045 baggage handling
system, all signage,
elevators
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA 465 520-bed replacement
Hospital hospital
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital 414 hospital building
Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
9 Kaiser Downey Medical 349.9 six story patient tower
Center Replacement with a three story
Hospital diagnostic treatment
93018 Imperial Highway center
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield 333 LAX south runway
One World Way relocation and taxiway
Los Angeles 90041 improvements
11 Concerto 300 619 luxury condomi-
Ninth and Figueroa niums units with
Los Angeles 90015 25,000 square-feet of
retail, 1 acre urban
park, spa and
restaurant
12 The Century 300 42-story condominium
Avenue of the Stars tower, 147 units,
Century City 90067 restaurant, parking,
pools, spa, library,
screening room,
business center
13 Santa Monica UCLA 300 271-bed replacement
Medical Center & hospital, new central
Orthopaedic Hospital plant and four wings,
1344 16th St. renovation to existing
Santa Monica 90404 wing, parking struc-
ture, demolition of
nine-story hospital
14 The Americana at Brand 291.2 mixed-use, retail/
Brand Blvd., Central residential develop-
Ave. and Colorado St. ment, 430,000 square-
Glendale 91202 feet retail, 100
condominium homes, 238
apartments
15 Horizon at Playa Vista 280 urban office campus
Bluff Creek Drive and development
Campus Center
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort 275 102 oceanfront acres
6610 Palos Verdes Drive with 582-room hotel,
South Rancho Palos villas, casitas, and
Verdes 90275 bungalows, restaurants
and bars, golf course
17 JMB Condo Towers 250.0 (1) twin 47-story towers
Century City with 483 condominium
Constellation Blvd. units
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly 240 hotel, condos, spa,
Hills public gardens, parking
Wilshire Blvd. garage and commercial
Beverly Hills 90210 building
19 Police Headquarters 231.4 16-story police headq-
Facility uarters building, 450-
1st St. and Spring St. seat auditorium, cafe,
Los Angeles 90012 parking garage
20 Luma Evo 226 residential, commercial
11th and Grand Ave. and parking development
Los Angles 90015
21 Symantec Corp. Office 215 two four-story
Campus buildings and a six-
800-900 Corporate level subterranean
Pointe Culver City structured parking
90230 garage
22 W Hollywood Hotel and 210 11-story hotel and
Residences 14-story condominium
Hollywood and Vine tower, 300 guest rooms
Hollywood 90028 and 144 condo units
23 California Veterans 183.6 veteran's home
Home
800 S. Bingham Ave.
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial 183 167-bed patient care
Medical Center tower
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez
Ave. Los Angeles 90033
25 Palazzo Westwood 175 luxury apartments,
Village retail
1073 Glendon Ave.
Westwood 90024
26 Vue 174 16-story, 318 unit
255 Fifth St. waterfront building
San Pedro with rooftop sky deck,
lounge, and fitness
center
27 Central High School 171.9 performing arts high
No. 9 school
450 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center 167.4 35-acre campus with
21255 Burbank Blvd. seven mid-rise office
Woodland Hills 91367 buildings and three
five-level parking
structures
29 The Pointe 167 14-story, class A
2900 W. Alameda Ave. office building
Burbank 91505
30 I-405 High Occupancy 167 3.6-mile high occupancy
Vehicle Lane vehicle lane construc-
Route 90 to I-10 tion on I-405 from
Los Angeles County Route 90 to I-10
31 Central Los Angeles 163.5 seven small learning
High School No. 11 communities
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building 160 class A office project
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood 90069
33 Kaiser Panorama City 153.4 218-bed hospital,
Medical Center Hospital central utility plan
Replacement & Central
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine 150 375 apartment units,
Apartments retail space, restau-
Hollywood Blvd. and rant, bar, spa, fit-
Vine St. Hollywood ness center, parking
90028
35 St. John's Health 149.8 diagnostic and treat-
Center Keck Diagnostic ment center, four-story
and Treatment Center atrium, operating rooms
Step 2A & 2B for heart and orthope-
1301 22nd St. dics, cath labs,
Santa Monica 90404 imaging department and
site work
36 Palmdale Regional 138 171-bed hospital,
Medical Center emergency room facili-
N/A ties, ICU unit,
Palmdale operating rooms,
nursery
37 Eastside High School 136.4 comprehensive 9-12
3200 E. J-8 grade high school
Lancaster 93535
38 LACMA Phase I 132 65,000 square-feet
5905 Wilshire Blvd. gallery space,
Los Angeles 90036 entrance, underground
parking and
infrastructure
39 Huntington Memorial 127.7 seven story tower addi-
Hospital West Tower tion with utility
100 W. California tunnel for tie-in to
Pasadena 91109 Central Plant and
associated site work
40 Life Sciences 122.9 wet and dry research
Replacement Building labs and related space
N/A
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention 122 renovation and expan-
Center sion of the facilities
128 S. Morengo Ave. located at Pasadena
Pasadena 91101 Civic Auditorium
42 NoHo Commons, Phases 117.3 six story office
II and III building, multiplex
5300 Lankershim Blvd. cinema, neighborhood
North Hollywood 91601 retail center with
underground and above
ground parking
43 East Valley Middle 116.8 1,809 seat middle
School No. 1 school
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire 108 186-unit condominium
3785 Wilshire Blvd. high-rise, restaurant/
Los Angeles 90010 retail space, parking
45 LA Live Buildings 105 two core and shell
A & B entertainment buildings
N/A of multi-use space
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's 104 four-story patient
Hospital tower, central utility
2801 Atlantic Ave. plant and site work
Long Beach 90801 improvements
47 717 Ninth Street 100 214 loft-style units,
717 W. Ninth St. approximately 6,800
Los Angeles 90021 square-feet of ground
floor retail space
48 Plaza Tower 100 in-patient surgery
Presbyterian Inter- department, imaging
community Hospital department, critical
Whittier 90602 care and additional
medical/surgical beds
49 California Science 100 science museum exhi-
Center Phase II bits, administrative
700 State Drive office space and
Los Angeles 90037 back-of-house support
spaces
50 Sony--Culver Office 100 two office buildings
Project and a 1,011-car parking
Sony Picture structure
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
Profile
* start date
* completion
Project date Planners
* name * square * owner
Rank * location footage * architect
1 Eastside Extension of July 2004 L.A. County
the Metro Gold Line December 2009 Metropolitan
Union Station to East N/A Transportation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Authority
County N/A
2 Expo Light Rail Line October 2006 Los Angeles County
Phase I 2010 Metropolitan
Downtown Los Angeles to N/A Transit Authority
Culver City Los Angeles N/A
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz June 2007 AEG
Carlton/The Ritz Winter 2010 Gensler
Carlton Residences 2,000,000
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los March 2001 Kaiser Foundation
Angeles Medical Center 2008 Hospitals Inc.
4867 Sunset Blvd. 792,000 SmithGroup/Chong
Los Angeles 90027 Partners
Architecture
5 LAC+USC Medical Center April 2003 Los Angeles County
Replacement December 2007 Hellmuth, Obata +
1849 Marengo St. 1,501,000 Kassabaum Inc./
Los Angeles 90033 Lee Burkhart Liu Inc.
6 LAX Tom Bradley February 2007 Los Angeles World
International Terminal January 2010 Airports
1 World Way 511,000 Leo A. Daly
Los Angeles 90045
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA Winter 2000 UCLA
Hospital Fall 2007 Perkins + Will
750 Westwood Blvd. 1,100,000
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital January 2005 Childrens Hospital
Los Angeles February 2010 Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd. 460,000 Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca
Los Angeles 90027 Partnership
9 Kaiser Downey Medical May 2006 Kaiser Permanente
Center Replacement March 2009 HMC Architects
Hospital 657,783
93018 Imperial Highway
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield July 2006 Los Angeles World
One World Way June 2008 Airports
Los Angeles 90041 N/A HNTB Architects
11 Concerto May 2006 Astani Enterprises
Ninth and Figueroa May 2009 Inc.
Los Angeles 90015 835,000 De Stefano and
Partners Ltd.
12 The Century 2005 The Related Cos.
Avenue of the Stars 2008 Robert AM Stern/HKS
Century City 90067 712,658 Inc.
13 Santa Monica UCLA March 2000 UCLA
Medical Center & Fall 2009 CO Architects
Orthopaedic Hospital 523,000
1344 16th St.
Santa Monica 90404
14 The Americana at Brand June 2006 Caruso Affiliated
Brand Blvd., Central April 2008 Harley Ellis
Ave. and Colorado St. 850,000 Devereaux
Glendale 91202
15 Horizon at Playa Vista May 2007 Lincoln ASB Playa
Bluff Creek Drive and December 2008 Vista Phase I LLC
Campus Center 950,000 Johnson Fain/HKS Inc.
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort May 2007 Lowe Destination
6610 Palos Verdes Drive May 2009 Development
South Rancho Palos 680,000 HKS Hill Glazier
Verdes 90275 Studio/Scheurer
Architects Inc.
17 JMB Condo Towers 2006 JMB Corp.
Century City 2009 N/A
Constellation Blvd. N/A
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly February 2006 BHLH LLC
Hills October 2008 Hill Glazier
Wilshire Blvd. 1,013,000
Beverly Hills 90210
19 Police Headquarters Fall 2006 City of Los Angeles
Facility 2009 DMJM-Roth/Sheppard
1st St. and Spring St. 500,000 Design
Los Angeles 90012
20 Luma Evo June 2005 South Group
11th and Grand Ave. June 2008 Ankrom Moisan
Los Angles 90015 1,098,500 Architects, GBD
Architects,
TVA Architects
21 Symantec Corp. Office Fall 2005 Symantec Corp. (2)
Campus October 2007 Hellmuth Obata +
800-900 Corporate 550,000 Inc. Kassabaum
Pointe Culver City
90230
22 W Hollywood Hotel and June 2007 HEI Hospitality/
Residences August 2009 Gatehouse Capital
Hollywood and Vine 1,981,000 Corp., Legacy
Hollywood 90028 Partners
HKS Architects
23 California Veterans July 2007 California Deparment
Home December 2009 of Veterans Affairs
800 S. Bingham Ave. 385,000 Smith Group
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial August 2001 Adventist Health
Medical Center April 2009 Taylor Associates,
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez 779,253 Kaplan McLaughlin
Ave. Los Angeles 90033 Diaz Stephen
Wen Associates
25 Palazzo Westwood 2006 Casden Glendon LLC
Village 2008 Van Tilburg Banvard &
1073 Glendon Ave. 528,000 Soderbergh
Westwood 90024
26 Vue 2006 Galaxy Commercial
255 Fifth St. 2008 Holding LLC
San Pedro 700,170 GMP Architects
27 Central High School March 2006 LAUSD
No. 9 September 2008 Coop Himmelb(l)au/HMC
450 N. Grand Avenue 238,000 Architects
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center January 2000 LNR Property Corp.
21255 Burbank Blvd. December 2007 Poliquin Kellogg
Woodland Hills 91367 1,400,000 Design Group
29 The Pointe March 2007 M. David Paul
2900 W. Alameda Ave. February 2009 Ventures LLC
Burbank 91505 485,000 HLW
30 I-405 High Occupancy October 2004 California Department
Vehicle Lane Winter 2009 of Transportation
Route 90 to I-10 N/A N/A
Los Angeles County
31 Central Los Angeles Fall 2005 LAUSD
High School No. 11 Spring 2008 WWCOT
1200 W. Colton St. 320,046
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building March 2007 Charles Cohen
8687 Melrose Ave. December 2009 Cesar Pelli
West Hollywood 90069 400,000
33 Kaiser Panorama City December 2003 Kaiser Permanente
Medical Center Hospital September 2007 CO Architects
Replacement & Central 421,187
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine 2006 Legacy Partners
Apartments 2009 Residential
Hollywood Blvd. and 425,000 McLarend Vasquez/HKS
Vine St. Hollywood
90028
35 St. John's Health September 2004 St. John's Health
Center Keck Diagnostic September 2009 Center
and Treatment Center 268,252 Inc. Hellmuth Obata +
Step 2A & 2B Kassabaum
1301 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
36 Palmdale Regional September 2006 Universal Health
Medical Center August 2008 Services
N/A 371,000 HKS Architects
Palmdale
37 Eastside High School February 2005 Antelope Valley Joint
3200 E. J-8 December 2008 Union High
Lancaster 93535 296,478 School District
NTDStichler
Architecture
38 LACMA Phase I June 2005 LACMA
5905 Wilshire Blvd. February 2008 Renzo Piano Building
Los Angeles 90036 350,000 Workshop
39 Hospital West Tower June 2005 Huntington Hospital
100 W. California November 2007 HDR Inc.
Pasadena 91109 245,226
40 Life Sciences June 2007 UCLA
Replacement Building March 2010 Bohlin Cywinski
N/A 175,911 Jackson
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention August 2006 City of Pasadena
Center April 2009 Fentress Architects
128 S. Morengo Ave. 219,000
Pasadena 91101
42 NoHo Commons, Phases June 2005 J. H. Snyder Co.
II and III September 2009 The Jerde Partnership
5300 Lankershim Blvd. 550,000
North Hollywood 91601
43 East Valley Middle Summer 2004 LAUSD
School No. 1 Fall 2007 Johnson/Fain
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd. 162,000
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire September 2006 KOAR Institutional
3785 Wilshire Blvd. December 2008 Advisors LLC
Los Angeles 90010 780,000 Archeon Group
45 LA Live Buildings January 2007 Anschutz Entertain-
A & B August 2008 ment Group
N/A 540,000 RTKL Architects Inc.
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's January 2006 Long Beach Memorial
Hospital December 2008 Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave. 124,000 Taylor and Associates
Long Beach 90801
47 717 Ninth Street Fall 2006 MerueloMaddux
717 W. Ninth St. Winter 2009 Properties Inc.
Los Angeles 90021 500,000 Mambo Architecture
48 Plaza Tower 2007 Presbyterian
Presbyterian Inter- 2012 Intercommunity
community Hospital 250,000 Hospital
Whittier 90602 RBB Architects Inc.
49 California Science September 2006 California Science
Center Phase II June 2009 Center Foundation
700 State Drive 170,000 EHDD Architecture
Los Angeles 90037
50 Sony--Culver Office May 2007 Sony Pictures
Project May 2009 Entertainment
Sony Picture N/A Gensler
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
Project General Contractor
* name * name
Rank * location * phone
1 Eastside Extension of Washington/Obayashi/Shimmick Joint
the Metro Gold Line Venture
Union Station to East (510) 293-1100
Los Angeles Los Angeles
County
2 Expo Light Rail Line FCI/Fluor/Parsons, a joint venture
Phase I (626) 440-2000
Downtown Los Angeles to
Culver City Los Angeles
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz PCL/Webcor/Clark Construction
Carlton/The Ritz (818) 246-3481
Carlton Residences
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Angeles Medical Center (650) 216-3600
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
5 LAC+USC Medical Center McCarthy, Clark, Hunt, a joint venture
Replacement (949) 851-8383
1849 Marengo St.
Los Angeles 90033
6 LAX Tom Bradley Clark/McCarthy, a joint venture
International Terminal (714) 252-9779
1 World Way
Los Angeles 90045
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA Tutor-Saliba-Perini Corps.
Hospital (310) 824-5053
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Los Angeles (323) 660-2450
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
9 Kaiser Downey Medical McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Center Replacement (949) 851-8383
Hospital
93018 Imperial Highway
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield Tutor-Saliba Corp./O&G Industries JV
One World Way (310) 491-3100
Los Angeles 90041
11 Concerto Astani Construction Inc.
Ninth and Figueroa (310) 276-6751
Los Angeles 90015
12 The Century Webcor Builders
Avenue of the Stars (650) 349-2727
Century City 90067
13 Santa Monica UCLA Tutor-Saliba Corp./
Medical Center & S.J. Amaroso Construction Co. Inc.
Orthopaedic Hospital (818) 362-8391
1344 16th St.
Santa Monica 90404
14 The Americana at Brand Bernards
Brand Blvd., Central (818) 898-1521
Ave. and Colorado St.
Glendale 91202
15 Horizon at Playa Vista Morley Construction Co.
Bluff Creek Drive and (310) 399-1600
Campus Center
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort Turner Construction Co.
6610 Palos Verdes Drive (310) 802-7040
South Rancho Palos
Verdes 90275
17 JMB Condo Towers N/A
Century City N/A
Constellation Blvd.
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.
Hills (626) 304-1190
Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90210
19 Police Headquarters Tutor-Saliba Corp.
Facility (818) 362-8391
1st St. and Spring St.
Los Angeles 90012
20 Luma Evo Howard S. Wright Construction Co.
11th and Grand Ave. (949) 567-1909
Los Angles 90015
21 Symantec Corp. Office Webcor Builders
Campus (650) 349-2727
800-900 Corporate
Pointe Culver City
90230
22 W Hollywood Hotel and Webcor Builders
Residences (650) 349-2727
Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood 90028
23 California Veterans S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. Inc.
Home (650) 654-1900
800 S. Bingham Ave.
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial Charles Pankow Builders Ltd., Bernards
Medical Center Construction
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez (626) 791-1125, (818) 898-1521
Ave. Los Angeles 90033
25 Palazzo Westwood Casden Builders Inc.
Village (310) 274-5553
1073 Glendon Ave.
Westwood 90024
26 Vue Bovis Lend Lease
255 Fifth St. (213) 430-4660
San Pedro
27 Central High School PCL Construction Services Inc.
No. 9 (818) 246-3481
450 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center Snyder Langston
21255 Burbank Blvd. (949) 863-9200
Woodland Hills 91367
29 The Pointe Krismar Construction Co.
2900 W. Alameda Ave. (310) 458-3170
Burbank 91505
30 I-405 High Occupancy Balfour Beatty Construction Inc.
Vehicle Lane (310) 216-9300
Route 90 to I-10
Los Angeles County
31 Central Los Angeles Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
High School No. 11 (949) 852-0111
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building Jones & Jones
8687 Melrose Ave. (805) 640-3050
West Hollywood 90069
33 Kaiser Panorama City McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Medical Center Hospital (949) 851-8383
Replacement & Central
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine Webcor Builders
Apartments (650) 349-2727
Hollywood Blvd. and
Vine St. Hollywood
90028
35 St. John's Health McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Center Keck Diagnostic 949) 851-8383
and Treatment Center
Step 2A & 2B
1301 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
36 Palmdale Regional Layton Construction Co.
Medical Center (661) 266-1599
N/A
Palmdale
37 Eastside High School Multiple Contractors
3200 E. J-8 N/A
Lancaster 93535
38 LACMA Phase I Matt Construction Corp.
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (562) 903-2277
Los Angeles 90036
39 Hospital West Tower McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
100 W. California (949) 851-8383
Pasadena 91109
40 Life Sciences PCL Construction Services Inc.
Replacement Building (818) 246-3481
N/A
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention Clark Construction Group LP
Center (714) 429-977
128 S. Morengo Ave.
Pasadena 91101
42 NoHo Commons, Phases J. H. Snyder Co.
II and III (323) 857-5546
5300 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
43 East Valley Middle Bernards
School No. 1 (818) 898-1521
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire Bovis Lend Lease
3785 Wilshire Blvd. (213) 430-4660
Los Angeles 90010
45 LA Live Buildings Clark Construction Group LP
A & B (714) 429-9779
N/A
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's Turner Construction Co.
Hospital (714) 940-9000
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach 90801
47 717 Ninth Street Kajima Corp.
717 W. Ninth St. (323) 269-0020
Los Angeles 90021
48 Plaza Tower Millie & Severson Inc.
Presbyterian Inter- (562) 493-3611
community Hospital
Whittier 90602
49 California Science Morley Construction Company
Center Phase II (310) 399-1600
700 State Drive
Los Angeles 90037
50 Sony--Culver Office C.W. Driver
Project (626) 351-8800
Sony Picture
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
N/A--Not Applicable
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE Business Journal expanded its list of construction projects to 50 this year. All projects listed have a construction value of at least $100 million excluding soft costs, such as architect fees.
Hospital projects remain some of the biggest projects on the list and many large facilities are to be completed in the next 12 months.
Ronald Reagan Hospital at UCLA should complete construction within the next 60 days, LAC+USC Medical Center will finish its 600-bed inpatient tower by the end of the year and Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center may also finish construction in 2008. Hospitals have been required to renovate or build new buildings to meet seismic requirements that were passed following the Northridge Earthquake.
A number of large projects on last year's list completed construction including some major retail and office properties. Westfield Topanga completed its redevelopment and expansion, adding 250 shops, restaurants and other amenities at a cost of $330 million. The 2000 Avenue of the Stars office building in Century City finished construction at a cost of $300 million and tenants have been moving in since January. Del Amo Fashion Center opened its lifestyle wing late last year at a cost of $180 million.
Other completed projects include David Murdock's Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, which cost $250 million to build and includes a hotel, conference center and television studio. NoHo Commons in North Hollywood finished the first phase of construction valued at $180 million
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THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
THE Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority's six-mile $869 million project connecting Union Station and East Los Angeles is more than halfway complete.
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Construction began in July 2004 and is set for completion by December 2009, although the project is already moving into its later stages. Tracks are being laid along the alignment from Alameda and First streets to Atlantic and Pomona. As soon as the track is laid, the project can start testing the rail cars. Eight stops planned along the route.
The project is on schedule and one of the safest construction sites in the area, with no accidents so far.
All along the route, developers have been moving forward with residential and retail projects. City planners had hoped that would happen when they implemented the public transit plan.
Overall, the Metro Rail system will expand to serve 70 stations throughout the county when the project is completed.
Project Construction
* name Cost
Rank * location (millions) Description
1 Eastside Extension of $868.8 six-mile light rail
the Metro Gold Line extension of Metro
Union Station to East GoldLine with eight
Los Angeles Los Angeles stations from Union
County Station to East Los
Angeles
2 Expo Light Rail Line 640 8.6-mile light rail
Phase I with eight new stations
Downtown Los Angeles to
Culver City Los Angeles
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz 600 54-story, 1,001-room,
Carlton/The Ritz 224 luxury condominium
Carlton Residences tower at L.A. Live
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los 600 400-bed state-of-the-
Angeles Medical Center art replacement
4867 Sunset Blvd. hospital, new medical
Los Angeles 90027 office building,
central plant
5 LAC+USC Medical Center 597.4 600-bed inpatient
Replacement tower, diagnostic and
1849 Marengo St. treatment facility,
Los Angeles 90033 outpatient tower,
central plant and site
work
6 LAX Tom Bradley 575.6 modernization and
International Terminal addition including
1 World Way replacement of the
Los Angeles 90045 baggage handling
system, all signage,
elevators
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA 465 520-bed replacement
Hospital hospital
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital 414 hospital building
Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
9 Kaiser Downey Medical 349.9 six story patient tower
Center Replacement with a three story
Hospital diagnostic treatment
93018 Imperial Highway center
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield 333 LAX south runway
One World Way relocation and taxiway
Los Angeles 90041 improvements
11 Concerto 300 619 luxury condomi-
Ninth and Figueroa niums units with
Los Angeles 90015 25,000 square-feet of
retail, 1 acre urban
park, spa and
restaurant
12 The Century 300 42-story condominium
Avenue of the Stars tower, 147 units,
Century City 90067 restaurant, parking,
pools, spa, library,
screening room,
business center
13 Santa Monica UCLA 300 271-bed replacement
Medical Center & hospital, new central
Orthopaedic Hospital plant and four wings,
1344 16th St. renovation to existing
Santa Monica 90404 wing, parking struc-
ture, demolition of
nine-story hospital
14 The Americana at Brand 291.2 mixed-use, retail/
Brand Blvd., Central residential develop-
Ave. and Colorado St. ment, 430,000 square-
Glendale 91202 feet retail, 100
condominium homes, 238
apartments
15 Horizon at Playa Vista 280 urban office campus
Bluff Creek Drive and development
Campus Center
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort 275 102 oceanfront acres
6610 Palos Verdes Drive with 582-room hotel,
South Rancho Palos villas, casitas, and
Verdes 90275 bungalows, restaurants
and bars, golf course
17 JMB Condo Towers 250.0 (1) twin 47-story towers
Century City with 483 condominium
Constellation Blvd. units
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly 240 hotel, condos, spa,
Hills public gardens, parking
Wilshire Blvd. garage and commercial
Beverly Hills 90210 building
19 Police Headquarters 231.4 16-story police headq-
Facility uarters building, 450-
1st St. and Spring St. seat auditorium, cafe,
Los Angeles 90012 parking garage
20 Luma Evo 226 residential, commercial
11th and Grand Ave. and parking development
Los Angles 90015
21 Symantec Corp. Office 215 two four-story
Campus buildings and a six-
800-900 Corporate level subterranean
Pointe Culver City structured parking
90230 garage
22 W Hollywood Hotel and 210 11-story hotel and
Residences 14-story condominium
Hollywood and Vine tower, 300 guest rooms
Hollywood 90028 and 144 condo units
23 California Veterans 183.6 veteran's home
Home
800 S. Bingham Ave.
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial 183 167-bed patient care
Medical Center tower
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez
Ave. Los Angeles 90033
25 Palazzo Westwood 175 luxury apartments,
Village retail
1073 Glendon Ave.
Westwood 90024
26 Vue 174 16-story, 318 unit
255 Fifth St. waterfront building
San Pedro with rooftop sky deck,
lounge, and fitness
center
27 Central High School 171.9 performing arts high
No. 9 school
450 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center 167.4 35-acre campus with
21255 Burbank Blvd. seven mid-rise office
Woodland Hills 91367 buildings and three
five-level parking
structures
29 The Pointe 167 14-story, class A
2900 W. Alameda Ave. office building
Burbank 91505
30 I-405 High Occupancy 167 3.6-mile high occupancy
Vehicle Lane vehicle lane construc-
Route 90 to I-10 tion on I-405 from
Los Angeles County Route 90 to I-10
31 Central Los Angeles 163.5 seven small learning
High School No. 11 communities
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building 160 class A office project
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood 90069
33 Kaiser Panorama City 153.4 218-bed hospital,
Medical Center Hospital central utility plan
Replacement & Central
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine 150 375 apartment units,
Apartments retail space, restau-
Hollywood Blvd. and rant, bar, spa, fit-
Vine St. Hollywood ness center, parking
90028
35 St. John's Health 149.8 diagnostic and treat-
Center Keck Diagnostic ment center, four-story
and Treatment Center atrium, operating rooms
Step 2A & 2B for heart and orthope-
1301 22nd St. dics, cath labs,
Santa Monica 90404 imaging department and
site work
36 Palmdale Regional 138 171-bed hospital,
Medical Center emergency room facili-
N/A ties, ICU unit,
Palmdale operating rooms,
nursery
37 Eastside High School 136.4 comprehensive 9-12
3200 E. J-8 grade high school
Lancaster 93535
38 LACMA Phase I 132 65,000 square-feet
5905 Wilshire Blvd. gallery space,
Los Angeles 90036 entrance, underground
parking and
infrastructure
39 Huntington Memorial 127.7 seven story tower addi-
Hospital West Tower tion with utility
100 W. California tunnel for tie-in to
Pasadena 91109 Central Plant and
associated site work
40 Life Sciences 122.9 wet and dry research
Replacement Building labs and related space
N/A
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention 122 renovation and expan-
Center sion of the facilities
128 S. Morengo Ave. located at Pasadena
Pasadena 91101 Civic Auditorium
42 NoHo Commons, Phases 117.3 six story office
II and III building, multiplex
5300 Lankershim Blvd. cinema, neighborhood
North Hollywood 91601 retail center with
underground and above
ground parking
43 East Valley Middle 116.8 1,809 seat middle
School No. 1 school
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire 108 186-unit condominium
3785 Wilshire Blvd. high-rise, restaurant/
Los Angeles 90010 retail space, parking
45 LA Live Buildings 105 two core and shell
A & B entertainment buildings
N/A of multi-use space
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's 104 four-story patient
Hospital tower, central utility
2801 Atlantic Ave. plant and site work
Long Beach 90801 improvements
47 717 Ninth Street 100 214 loft-style units,
717 W. Ninth St. approximately 6,800
Los Angeles 90021 square-feet of ground
floor retail space
48 Plaza Tower 100 in-patient surgery
Presbyterian Inter- department, imaging
community Hospital department, critical
Whittier 90602 care and additional
medical/surgical beds
49 California Science 100 science museum exhi-
Center Phase II bits, administrative
700 State Drive office space and
Los Angeles 90037 back-of-house support
spaces
50 Sony--Culver Office 100 two office buildings
Project and a 1,011-car parking
Sony Picture structure
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
Profile
* start date
* completion
Project date Planners
* name * square * owner
Rank * location footage * architect
1 Eastside Extension of July 2004 L.A. County
the Metro Gold Line December 2009 Metropolitan
Union Station to East N/A Transportation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Authority
County N/A
2 Expo Light Rail Line October 2006 Los Angeles County
Phase I 2010 Metropolitan
Downtown Los Angeles to N/A Transit Authority
Culver City Los Angeles N/A
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz June 2007 AEG
Carlton/The Ritz Winter 2010 Gensler
Carlton Residences 2,000,000
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los March 2001 Kaiser Foundation
Angeles Medical Center 2008 Hospitals Inc.
4867 Sunset Blvd. 792,000 SmithGroup/Chong
Los Angeles 90027 Partners
Architecture
5 LAC+USC Medical Center April 2003 Los Angeles County
Replacement December 2007 Hellmuth, Obata +
1849 Marengo St. 1,501,000 Kassabaum Inc./
Los Angeles 90033 Lee Burkhart Liu Inc.
6 LAX Tom Bradley February 2007 Los Angeles World
International Terminal January 2010 Airports
1 World Way 511,000 Leo A. Daly
Los Angeles 90045
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA Winter 2000 UCLA
Hospital Fall 2007 Perkins + Will
750 Westwood Blvd. 1,100,000
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital January 2005 Childrens Hospital
Los Angeles February 2010 Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd. 460,000 Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca
Los Angeles 90027 Partnership
9 Kaiser Downey Medical May 2006 Kaiser Permanente
Center Replacement March 2009 HMC Architects
Hospital 657,783
93018 Imperial Highway
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield July 2006 Los Angeles World
One World Way June 2008 Airports
Los Angeles 90041 N/A HNTB Architects
11 Concerto May 2006 Astani Enterprises
Ninth and Figueroa May 2009 Inc.
Los Angeles 90015 835,000 De Stefano and
Partners Ltd.
12 The Century 2005 The Related Cos.
Avenue of the Stars 2008 Robert AM Stern/HKS
Century City 90067 712,658 Inc.
13 Santa Monica UCLA March 2000 UCLA
Medical Center & Fall 2009 CO Architects
Orthopaedic Hospital 523,000
1344 16th St.
Santa Monica 90404
14 The Americana at Brand June 2006 Caruso Affiliated
Brand Blvd., Central April 2008 Harley Ellis
Ave. and Colorado St. 850,000 Devereaux
Glendale 91202
15 Horizon at Playa Vista May 2007 Lincoln ASB Playa
Bluff Creek Drive and December 2008 Vista Phase I LLC
Campus Center 950,000 Johnson Fain/HKS Inc.
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort May 2007 Lowe Destination
6610 Palos Verdes Drive May 2009 Development
South Rancho Palos 680,000 HKS Hill Glazier
Verdes 90275 Studio/Scheurer
Architects Inc.
17 JMB Condo Towers 2006 JMB Corp.
Century City 2009 N/A
Constellation Blvd. N/A
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly February 2006 BHLH LLC
Hills October 2008 Hill Glazier
Wilshire Blvd. 1,013,000
Beverly Hills 90210
19 Police Headquarters Fall 2006 City of Los Angeles
Facility 2009 DMJM-Roth/Sheppard
1st St. and Spring St. 500,000 Design
Los Angeles 90012
20 Luma Evo June 2005 South Group
11th and Grand Ave. June 2008 Ankrom Moisan
Los Angles 90015 1,098,500 Architects, GBD
Architects,
TVA Architects
21 Symantec Corp. Office Fall 2005 Symantec Corp. (2)
Campus October 2007 Hellmuth Obata +
800-900 Corporate 550,000 Inc. Kassabaum
Pointe Culver City
90230
22 W Hollywood Hotel and June 2007 HEI Hospitality/
Residences August 2009 Gatehouse Capital
Hollywood and Vine 1,981,000 Corp., Legacy
Hollywood 90028 Partners
HKS Architects
23 California Veterans July 2007 California Deparment
Home December 2009 of Veterans Affairs
800 S. Bingham Ave. 385,000 Smith Group
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial August 2001 Adventist Health
Medical Center April 2009 Taylor Associates,
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez 779,253 Kaplan McLaughlin
Ave. Los Angeles 90033 Diaz Stephen
Wen Associates
25 Palazzo Westwood 2006 Casden Glendon LLC
Village 2008 Van Tilburg Banvard &
1073 Glendon Ave. 528,000 Soderbergh
Westwood 90024
26 Vue 2006 Galaxy Commercial
255 Fifth St. 2008 Holding LLC
San Pedro 700,170 GMP Architects
27 Central High School March 2006 LAUSD
No. 9 September 2008 Coop Himmelb(l)au/HMC
450 N. Grand Avenue 238,000 Architects
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center January 2000 LNR Property Corp.
21255 Burbank Blvd. December 2007 Poliquin Kellogg
Woodland Hills 91367 1,400,000 Design Group
29 The Pointe March 2007 M. David Paul
2900 W. Alameda Ave. February 2009 Ventures LLC
Burbank 91505 485,000 HLW
30 I-405 High Occupancy October 2004 California Department
Vehicle Lane Winter 2009 of Transportation
Route 90 to I-10 N/A N/A
Los Angeles County
31 Central Los Angeles Fall 2005 LAUSD
High School No. 11 Spring 2008 WWCOT
1200 W. Colton St. 320,046
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building March 2007 Charles Cohen
8687 Melrose Ave. December 2009 Cesar Pelli
West Hollywood 90069 400,000
33 Kaiser Panorama City December 2003 Kaiser Permanente
Medical Center Hospital September 2007 CO Architects
Replacement & Central 421,187
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine 2006 Legacy Partners
Apartments 2009 Residential
Hollywood Blvd. and 425,000 McLarend Vasquez/HKS
Vine St. Hollywood
90028
35 St. John's Health September 2004 St. John's Health
Center Keck Diagnostic September 2009 Center
and Treatment Center 268,252 Inc. Hellmuth Obata +
Step 2A & 2B Kassabaum
1301 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
36 Palmdale Regional September 2006 Universal Health
Medical Center August 2008 Services
N/A 371,000 HKS Architects
Palmdale
37 Eastside High School February 2005 Antelope Valley Joint
3200 E. J-8 December 2008 Union High
Lancaster 93535 296,478 School District
NTDStichler
Architecture
38 LACMA Phase I June 2005 LACMA
5905 Wilshire Blvd. February 2008 Renzo Piano Building
Los Angeles 90036 350,000 Workshop
39 Hospital West Tower June 2005 Huntington Hospital
100 W. California November 2007 HDR Inc.
Pasadena 91109 245,226
40 Life Sciences June 2007 UCLA
Replacement Building March 2010 Bohlin Cywinski
N/A 175,911 Jackson
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention August 2006 City of Pasadena
Center April 2009 Fentress Architects
128 S. Morengo Ave. 219,000
Pasadena 91101
42 NoHo Commons, Phases June 2005 J. H. Snyder Co.
II and III September 2009 The Jerde Partnership
5300 Lankershim Blvd. 550,000
North Hollywood 91601
43 East Valley Middle Summer 2004 LAUSD
School No. 1 Fall 2007 Johnson/Fain
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd. 162,000
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire September 2006 KOAR Institutional
3785 Wilshire Blvd. December 2008 Advisors LLC
Los Angeles 90010 780,000 Archeon Group
45 LA Live Buildings January 2007 Anschutz Entertain-
A & B August 2008 ment Group
N/A 540,000 RTKL Architects Inc.
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's January 2006 Long Beach Memorial
Hospital December 2008 Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave. 124,000 Taylor and Associates
Long Beach 90801
47 717 Ninth Street Fall 2006 MerueloMaddux
717 W. Ninth St. Winter 2009 Properties Inc.
Los Angeles 90021 500,000 Mambo Architecture
48 Plaza Tower 2007 Presbyterian
Presbyterian Inter- 2012 Intercommunity
community Hospital 250,000 Hospital
Whittier 90602 RBB Architects Inc.
49 California Science September 2006 California Science
Center Phase II June 2009 Center Foundation
700 State Drive 170,000 EHDD Architecture
Los Angeles 90037
50 Sony--Culver Office May 2007 Sony Pictures
Project May 2009 Entertainment
Sony Picture N/A Gensler
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
Project General Contractor
* name * name
Rank * location * phone
1 Eastside Extension of Washington/Obayashi/Shimmick Joint
the Metro Gold Line Venture
Union Station to East (510) 293-1100
Los Angeles Los Angeles
County
2 Expo Light Rail Line FCI/Fluor/Parsons, a joint venture
Phase I (626) 440-2000
Downtown Los Angeles to
Culver City Los Angeles
County
3 JW Marriott/The Ritz PCL/Webcor/Clark Construction
Carlton/The Ritz (818) 246-3481
Carlton Residences
L.A. Live
Los Angeles 90015
4 Kaiser Permanente Los Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Angeles Medical Center (650) 216-3600
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
5 LAC+USC Medical Center McCarthy, Clark, Hunt, a joint venture
Replacement (949) 851-8383
1849 Marengo St.
Los Angeles 90033
6 LAX Tom Bradley Clark/McCarthy, a joint venture
International Terminal (714) 252-9779
1 World Way
Los Angeles 90045
7 Ronald Reagan UCLA Tutor-Saliba-Perini Corps.
Hospital (310) 824-5053
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
8 Childrens Hospital Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Los Angeles (323) 660-2450
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
9 Kaiser Downey Medical McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Center Replacement (949) 851-8383
Hospital
93018 Imperial Highway
Downey 90242
10 LAX South Airfield Tutor-Saliba Corp./O&G Industries JV
One World Way (310) 491-3100
Los Angeles 90041
11 Concerto Astani Construction Inc.
Ninth and Figueroa (310) 276-6751
Los Angeles 90015
12 The Century Webcor Builders
Avenue of the Stars (650) 349-2727
Century City 90067
13 Santa Monica UCLA Tutor-Saliba Corp./
Medical Center & S.J. Amaroso Construction Co. Inc.
Orthopaedic Hospital (818) 362-8391
1344 16th St.
Santa Monica 90404
14 The Americana at Brand Bernards
Brand Blvd., Central (818) 898-1521
Ave. and Colorado St.
Glendale 91202
15 Horizon at Playa Vista Morley Construction Co.
Bluff Creek Drive and (310) 399-1600
Campus Center
Playa Vista 90094
16 Terranea Resort Turner Construction Co.
6610 Palos Verdes Drive (310) 802-7040
South Rancho Palos
Verdes 90275
17 JMB Condo Towers N/A
Century City N/A
Constellation Blvd.
Century City
18 Montage Hotel Beverly Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.
Hills (626) 304-1190
Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90210
19 Police Headquarters Tutor-Saliba Corp.
Facility (818) 362-8391
1st St. and Spring St.
Los Angeles 90012
20 Luma Evo Howard S. Wright Construction Co.
11th and Grand Ave. (949) 567-1909
Los Angles 90015
21 Symantec Corp. Office Webcor Builders
Campus (650) 349-2727
800-900 Corporate
Pointe Culver City
90230
22 W Hollywood Hotel and Webcor Builders
Residences (650) 349-2727
Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood 90028
23 California Veterans S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. Inc.
Home (650) 654-1900
800 S. Bingham Ave.
Los Angeles 90049
24 New White Memorial Charles Pankow Builders Ltd., Bernards
Medical Center Construction
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez (626) 791-1125, (818) 898-1521
Ave. Los Angeles 90033
25 Palazzo Westwood Casden Builders Inc.
Village (310) 274-5553
1073 Glendon Ave.
Westwood 90024
26 Vue Bovis Lend Lease
255 Fifth St. (213) 430-4660
San Pedro
27 Central High School PCL Construction Services Inc.
No. 9 (818) 246-3481
450 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
28 LNR Warner Center Snyder Langston
21255 Burbank Blvd. (949) 863-9200
Woodland Hills 91367
29 The Pointe Krismar Construction Co.
2900 W. Alameda Ave. (310) 458-3170
Burbank 91505
30 I-405 High Occupancy Balfour Beatty Construction Inc.
Vehicle Lane (310) 216-9300
Route 90 to I-10
Los Angeles County
31 Central Los Angeles Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
High School No. 11 (949) 852-0111
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
32 Red Building Jones & Jones
8687 Melrose Ave. (805) 640-3050
West Hollywood 90069
33 Kaiser Panorama City McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Medical Center Hospital (949) 851-8383
Replacement & Central
Plant
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
34 Hollywood & Vine Webcor Builders
Apartments (650) 349-2727
Hollywood Blvd. and
Vine St. Hollywood
90028
35 St. John's Health McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Center Keck Diagnostic 949) 851-8383
and Treatment Center
Step 2A & 2B
1301 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
36 Palmdale Regional Layton Construction Co.
Medical Center (661) 266-1599
N/A
Palmdale
37 Eastside High School Multiple Contractors
3200 E. J-8 N/A
Lancaster 93535
38 LACMA Phase I Matt Construction Corp.
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (562) 903-2277
Los Angeles 90036
39 Hospital West Tower McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
100 W. California (949) 851-8383
Pasadena 91109
40 Life Sciences PCL Construction Services Inc.
Replacement Building (818) 246-3481
N/A
Westwood
41 Pasadena Convention Clark Construction Group LP
Center (714) 429-977
128 S. Morengo Ave.
Pasadena 91101
42 NoHo Commons, Phases J. H. Snyder Co.
II and III (323) 857-5546
5300 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
43 East Valley Middle Bernards
School No. 1 (818) 898-1521
6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
44 Solair Wilshire Bovis Lend Lease
3785 Wilshire Blvd. (213) 430-4660
Los Angeles 90010
45 LA Live Buildings Clark Construction Group LP
A & B (714) 429-9779
N/A
Los Angeles 90015
46 Miller Children's Turner Construction Co.
Hospital (714) 940-9000
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach 90801
47 717 Ninth Street Kajima Corp.
717 W. Ninth St. (323) 269-0020
Los Angeles 90021
48 Plaza Tower Millie & Severson Inc.
Presbyterian Inter- (562) 493-3611
community Hospital
Whittier 90602
49 California Science Morley Construction Company
Center Phase II (310) 399-1600
700 State Drive
Los Angeles 90037
50 Sony--Culver Office C.W. Driver
Project (626) 351-8800
Sony Picture
Entertainment Lot
Culver City 90232
N/A--Not Applicable
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contractors. Projects must be under contruction as of August 15, 2007.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c]2007 Los Angeles Business
Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
(1) Business Journal estimate.
(2) Developed by Sares Regis Group.
Researched by David Nusbaum
Monday, August 6, 2007
What a difference 9 years makes in Valley real estate: players and projects made it all interesting
What a difference 9 years makes in Valley real estate: players and projects made it all interesting.
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This is my last column for the Business Journal.
On Aug. 61 will join Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura Inc. as director of marketing after more than nine years here, all of them coveting real estate.
It's been an action-packed job, changing almost with each new day, as I was reminded recently when Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine told me a story from his days as a beat cop.
He found himself chasing a "perp" into the Topanga Theater in a dramatic cops-and-robbers scene that ended behind the movie screen of the theater as the audience looked on.
The Topanga Theater is gone. So is the big vacant Woodland Hills hill side at DeSoto and Oxnard avenues that was once called Warner Ridge, the GM Plant in Panorama City, the old Lockheed Martin Skunk Works plant in Burbank, and the Adolf's factory and Robinsons-May headquarters in North Hollywood.
Many of the San Fernando Valley's old landmarks have been replaced in the years since I started writing about real estate for the Business Journal.
I didn't know it at the time, but a sea change was taking place, transforming the Valley from its suburban roots to a metropolis rife with business opportunities, and real estate posed some of the biggest.
In 1998, Douglas Emmett began the redevelopment of the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Rick Caruso began the Calabasas Commons, a little known Miami residential developer, Lennar Corp., acquired the Prudential campus in Warner Center. Jerry Katell was working on the redevelopment of Warner Ridge. An entrepreneur, whose company provided pay phones for prisons and other public buildings, began work on the Premiere at Sherman Oaks, one of the first, large-scale luxury apartments in the Valley. Voit Co. and Selleck Development Group began an industrial complex on the site of the dormant GM Plant in Panorama City.
Many of these projects became harbingers of the future. Lennar (which spun off a commercial group called LNR Property Group) ushered in a wave of campus-style office developments much like those that characterized the Westside. The Commons, with its outdoor, Main-Street U.S.A. design, replaced the traditional enclosed mall as the preferred shopping environment. The Premiere along with Warner Ridge (which was ultimately sold to a residential developer) and the lofts that emerged from the Adolf's factory turned out to be at the forefront of a gentrification that has led to widespread acceptance of luxury apartments and one-half-million-dollar condos in a community that was once the exclusive domain of the single-family-home-with-backyard-and-barbeque set. Zellman's Empire Center (since sold) on the site of Lockheed's former plant, became the prototypical big box power center.
The players
Players came and went. Paul Jenkins, CEO of PCS, the developers of Premiere and a number of other luxury developments throughout the Valley, was, when I last spoke with him, working on a development in Mexico. Katell, as of his last e-mail, is exploring Italy full time. Though Voit Co. is still very active in the area, Bob Voit spends most of his time in Orange County, and Tim Regan heads development activities here.
Back in 1998, Westfield was a little known developer from Australia that had acquired the Topanga mall a year earlier and followed it up with the acquisition of the Promenade in Woodland Hills the next year. Today, with a hugely successful expansion of Topanga under its belt, another underway at Fashion Square and a third proposed in Woodland Hills, the company is the largest shopping center developer in the San Fernando Valley and, to most folks, a local business.
Robinsons-May is now Macy's, and, from what I read, Macy's may not be Macy's for long.
J. Allen Radford, who, after being chosen by the Community Redevelopment Agency to redevelop NoHo, took me on a tour through ramshackle buildings and littered alleyways, is long gone, having relinquished his development rights to J.H. Snyder Co. Snyder is just finishing up a wholesale transformation of North Hollywood.
Douglas Emmett owns most of the Warner Center along with downtown Sherman Oaks and parts of Encino.
As with most journalism jobs, I hit the ground running as I began covering the real estate beat. It took years before the full impact of the things I was writing about really sunk in.
In those early days, I relied on many of my readers to bring me up to speed and teach me what I needed to know. I am grateful to all of you, too many to mention by name, for your time, your patience and your trust. (To the dozens of you who explained cap rates to me, over and over again, I apologize.)
You shared not just your news, but also your expertise, perspectives and even your anxieties about the future and the risks you were taking.
There were some tough years. No sooner did the memory of the 90s recession fade than the Internet bubble burst and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 brought best-laid plans to a halt.
Cycles came and passed. Rents rose, fell and rose again. Leasing was brisk, and then it slowed. Developments began, stalled and moved forward. Acquisition activity fired up.
I will miss hearing of your victories. I will be just a little less wise without your perspectives about the long haul when things turn sour. (Calling every 30 days as you underestimated the time to close a deal, not so much.)
And as I look back, I see that what I learned was not just about real estate. Here are some of the lessons I will take with me:
* You can get there first and still finish last. Just ask Radford, who couldn't deliver in NoHo and had to turn the job over to Snyder.
* You never know where the next great idea will come from. Hardly anyone knew Rick Caruso when he started building the Commons, and his vision turned out to be the shopping center of the 21st Century.
* The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Universal Studios expansion plan was nearly implemented, pulled entirely off the table and now is back on the drawing board under NBC's tutelage.
* No guts. No glory. M. David Paul started redeveloping the Burbank Media Center as the entertainment industry retrenched. He stuck with it. His Burbank developments are among the most successful in the Valley and the area rents are hitting records.
* It ain't over 'till it's over. Selleck Development got the green light from the city for a Home Depot development in Agoura Hills and lost the battle when local retailers put the issue on the ballot. Lowe's and Rotkin Real Estate Group failed to get the Westlake Village city council to approve their development proposal and brought the issue to a vote, but the retailer and developer lost anyway.
* Nothing is certain. And everything is possible.
See ya around the Valley.
Please forward correspondence and press releases to San Fernando Valley Business Journal Editor Jason Schaff at jschaff@sfvbj.com.
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This is my last column for the Business Journal.
On Aug. 61 will join Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura Inc. as director of marketing after more than nine years here, all of them coveting real estate.
It's been an action-packed job, changing almost with each new day, as I was reminded recently when Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine told me a story from his days as a beat cop.
He found himself chasing a "perp" into the Topanga Theater in a dramatic cops-and-robbers scene that ended behind the movie screen of the theater as the audience looked on.
The Topanga Theater is gone. So is the big vacant Woodland Hills hill side at DeSoto and Oxnard avenues that was once called Warner Ridge, the GM Plant in Panorama City, the old Lockheed Martin Skunk Works plant in Burbank, and the Adolf's factory and Robinsons-May headquarters in North Hollywood.
Many of the San Fernando Valley's old landmarks have been replaced in the years since I started writing about real estate for the Business Journal.
I didn't know it at the time, but a sea change was taking place, transforming the Valley from its suburban roots to a metropolis rife with business opportunities, and real estate posed some of the biggest.
In 1998, Douglas Emmett began the redevelopment of the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Rick Caruso began the Calabasas Commons, a little known Miami residential developer, Lennar Corp., acquired the Prudential campus in Warner Center. Jerry Katell was working on the redevelopment of Warner Ridge. An entrepreneur, whose company provided pay phones for prisons and other public buildings, began work on the Premiere at Sherman Oaks, one of the first, large-scale luxury apartments in the Valley. Voit Co. and Selleck Development Group began an industrial complex on the site of the dormant GM Plant in Panorama City.
Many of these projects became harbingers of the future. Lennar (which spun off a commercial group called LNR Property Group) ushered in a wave of campus-style office developments much like those that characterized the Westside. The Commons, with its outdoor, Main-Street U.S.A. design, replaced the traditional enclosed mall as the preferred shopping environment. The Premiere along with Warner Ridge (which was ultimately sold to a residential developer) and the lofts that emerged from the Adolf's factory turned out to be at the forefront of a gentrification that has led to widespread acceptance of luxury apartments and one-half-million-dollar condos in a community that was once the exclusive domain of the single-family-home-with-backyard-and-barbeque set. Zellman's Empire Center (since sold) on the site of Lockheed's former plant, became the prototypical big box power center.
The players
Players came and went. Paul Jenkins, CEO of PCS, the developers of Premiere and a number of other luxury developments throughout the Valley, was, when I last spoke with him, working on a development in Mexico. Katell, as of his last e-mail, is exploring Italy full time. Though Voit Co. is still very active in the area, Bob Voit spends most of his time in Orange County, and Tim Regan heads development activities here.
Back in 1998, Westfield was a little known developer from Australia that had acquired the Topanga mall a year earlier and followed it up with the acquisition of the Promenade in Woodland Hills the next year. Today, with a hugely successful expansion of Topanga under its belt, another underway at Fashion Square and a third proposed in Woodland Hills, the company is the largest shopping center developer in the San Fernando Valley and, to most folks, a local business.
Robinsons-May is now Macy's, and, from what I read, Macy's may not be Macy's for long.
J. Allen Radford, who, after being chosen by the Community Redevelopment Agency to redevelop NoHo, took me on a tour through ramshackle buildings and littered alleyways, is long gone, having relinquished his development rights to J.H. Snyder Co. Snyder is just finishing up a wholesale transformation of North Hollywood.
Douglas Emmett owns most of the Warner Center along with downtown Sherman Oaks and parts of Encino.
As with most journalism jobs, I hit the ground running as I began covering the real estate beat. It took years before the full impact of the things I was writing about really sunk in.
In those early days, I relied on many of my readers to bring me up to speed and teach me what I needed to know. I am grateful to all of you, too many to mention by name, for your time, your patience and your trust. (To the dozens of you who explained cap rates to me, over and over again, I apologize.)
You shared not just your news, but also your expertise, perspectives and even your anxieties about the future and the risks you were taking.
There were some tough years. No sooner did the memory of the 90s recession fade than the Internet bubble burst and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 brought best-laid plans to a halt.
Cycles came and passed. Rents rose, fell and rose again. Leasing was brisk, and then it slowed. Developments began, stalled and moved forward. Acquisition activity fired up.
I will miss hearing of your victories. I will be just a little less wise without your perspectives about the long haul when things turn sour. (Calling every 30 days as you underestimated the time to close a deal, not so much.)
And as I look back, I see that what I learned was not just about real estate. Here are some of the lessons I will take with me:
* You can get there first and still finish last. Just ask Radford, who couldn't deliver in NoHo and had to turn the job over to Snyder.
* You never know where the next great idea will come from. Hardly anyone knew Rick Caruso when he started building the Commons, and his vision turned out to be the shopping center of the 21st Century.
* The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Universal Studios expansion plan was nearly implemented, pulled entirely off the table and now is back on the drawing board under NBC's tutelage.
* No guts. No glory. M. David Paul started redeveloping the Burbank Media Center as the entertainment industry retrenched. He stuck with it. His Burbank developments are among the most successful in the Valley and the area rents are hitting records.
* It ain't over 'till it's over. Selleck Development got the green light from the city for a Home Depot development in Agoura Hills and lost the battle when local retailers put the issue on the ballot. Lowe's and Rotkin Real Estate Group failed to get the Westlake Village city council to approve their development proposal and brought the issue to a vote, but the retailer and developer lost anyway.
* Nothing is certain. And everything is possible.
See ya around the Valley.
Please forward correspondence and press releases to San Fernando Valley Business Journal Editor Jason Schaff at jschaff@sfvbj.com.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Huge rise in apartment supply: despite record rents, residents come to NoHo Arts District.
Huge rise in apartment supply: despite record rents, residents come to NoHo Arts District.
June 11, 2007
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Huge+rise+in+apartment+supply:+despite+record+rents,+residents+come...-a0174597648
In some cases leasing is proceeding a little more slowly than was hoped, and property managers all note that, with so many new units on the market, competition is rising, but in general NoHo is proving that if you build it, they will come.
A steady stream of renters is signing up for the 700 new luxury apartment units that have come on the market since last year in the NoHo Arts District area in North Hollywood, willing and able to pay what are often record rates for the San Fernando Valley, and the streets of the neighborhood are slowly tilling with the footsteps of urban professionals as was initially envisioned.
Meanwhile, even more new apartments are on the way, and the area is beginning to attract the interest of institutional-grade investors who would never have considered buying in Noah Hollywood before.
There are growing pains--new properties are working out the bugs--and vandalism and graffiti are still in evidence, but for the most part, NoHo has moved headlong into the transformation promised when the Metro line made its first appearance.
"Up until a year or two ago, there had not been a lot of institutional investor interest in NoHo," said Greg Harris, a multifamily broker who runs The Hams Group of Marcus & Millichap. "But with this master-planned redevelopment, institutional investors are looking at it as much more of a core market."
With the opening of the Metro line, city planners and developers hoped that NoHo would be transformed, joining a growing national new Urbanism movement with self contained neighborhoods connected by rail and bus.
But as the development dragged on for years, it began to look like nothing would move North Hollywood from its worn and weathered state of disrepair.
The opening of two brand new apartment complexes, The Lofts at NoHo Commons and the Gallery at NoHo Commons, both offering luxury rental living at prices ranging from $1,540 a month to $2,700 a month, seems to have finally started the transition.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Equity Residential, a publicly held real estate firm acquired Academy Village Apartments and is now renovating the 250 units there from top to bottom with new appliances, flooring and exterior landscaping.
JSM, the developers of The NoHo Collection, which opened its first building with 103 units in 2005, is in varying stages on an aggressive development plan to build another 600-odd units, with perhaps double that number in a later stage.
And brokers report that, while no agreements have been reached, properties such as Fairfield Properties' Gallery, which is being marketed for sale, are attracting a new class of investors.
The newfound supply of units is still a little ahead of the demand for some. At the Gallery, where about 30 percent of the units have been filled, the activity is somewhat slower than was hoped, in part because there were delays in opening. And at NoHo Collection, which had until recently been fully occupied, the occupancy rate has fallen to 90 percent.
"It has been slower for this time of year," said Dewayne McClanahan, assistant property manager. "Competition-wise, yes, there's more."
But at the Lofts, units are filling up at a rate of eight to 10 a week, beating expectations by about two units a week.
And even where leasing is somewhat slower, there is ample evidence that the market is fundamentally strong.
"We had a really busy month in May," said Kimberly Heaton, the Gallery's property manager. "Our traffic flow is consistent. With so much new product, I think it has luxury: High rent been a lot more competitive than we had hoped, but do I think it will be successful? Definitely."
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The newcomers are also beginning to change the look and feel of the neighborhood. Some report seeing a stronger police presence along Lankershim Boulevard in the evenings, new restaurants are opening and, slowly, more pedestrians are taking to the streets.
"From what I hear it's done a 360," said McClanahan. "We have people here who said at one point they wouldn't even walk their dogs in the street."
Some problems
Problems with auto vandalism and graffiti still linger, in some cases causing a lot of concern for tenants.
"We chose the area. because it looked safe," said Genard Eulatriz, who said he was one of the first tenants to occupy the Gallery. "It was secure and it was brand new and it had all the amenities. But about a month and a half later many people started complaining. A neighbor is infested with roaches. There was a break in with a T-Bird convertible. People are going to be moving out."
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The Gallery's new manager, assigned to the post not a week ago, doesn't deny that there have been some problems.
"The property was built near sewer lines and that sometimes causes certain types of bugs," Heaton said. "I met with an exterminator to work out a preventative program."
Vandalism is not unique to the Gallery. The Lofts has had some graffiti and a few isolated automobile break-ins. But, the property managers say, those things are not unique to NoHo, and they are to be expected in a neighborhood in transition. Neighbors meanwhile seem to be coping well.
"I was staying on Miracle Mile, and it was too congested," said Alex Evans, a commercial model who recently made the move to the Lofts after looking at six or seven different complexes in the area. "Some streets are desolate, and where it's desolate it could be gang infested, but for the most part, it doesn't bother me. It's quiet. I like the hardwood floors, and it's got a real good community feeling, maybe because it's so new."
As expected because of its proximity to the studios, the neighborhood is attracting a lot of entertainment industry professionals, but others too are moving in.
"I wouldn't say a majority are entertainment related," said Vanessa Propersi, regional manager at Alliance Residential Co., which manages the Lofts. "We have doctors, lawyers. There's definitely a market out there."
Editor's Note: Business Journal Editor Jason Schaff is a resident of the Gallery, at NoHo Commons.
BY SHELLY GARCIA
Senior Reporter
June 11, 2007
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Huge+rise+in+apartment+supply:+despite+record+rents,+residents+come...-a0174597648
In some cases leasing is proceeding a little more slowly than was hoped, and property managers all note that, with so many new units on the market, competition is rising, but in general NoHo is proving that if you build it, they will come.
A steady stream of renters is signing up for the 700 new luxury apartment units that have come on the market since last year in the NoHo Arts District area in North Hollywood, willing and able to pay what are often record rates for the San Fernando Valley, and the streets of the neighborhood are slowly tilling with the footsteps of urban professionals as was initially envisioned.
Meanwhile, even more new apartments are on the way, and the area is beginning to attract the interest of institutional-grade investors who would never have considered buying in Noah Hollywood before.
There are growing pains--new properties are working out the bugs--and vandalism and graffiti are still in evidence, but for the most part, NoHo has moved headlong into the transformation promised when the Metro line made its first appearance.
"Up until a year or two ago, there had not been a lot of institutional investor interest in NoHo," said Greg Harris, a multifamily broker who runs The Hams Group of Marcus & Millichap. "But with this master-planned redevelopment, institutional investors are looking at it as much more of a core market."
With the opening of the Metro line, city planners and developers hoped that NoHo would be transformed, joining a growing national new Urbanism movement with self contained neighborhoods connected by rail and bus.
But as the development dragged on for years, it began to look like nothing would move North Hollywood from its worn and weathered state of disrepair.
The opening of two brand new apartment complexes, The Lofts at NoHo Commons and the Gallery at NoHo Commons, both offering luxury rental living at prices ranging from $1,540 a month to $2,700 a month, seems to have finally started the transition.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Equity Residential, a publicly held real estate firm acquired Academy Village Apartments and is now renovating the 250 units there from top to bottom with new appliances, flooring and exterior landscaping.
JSM, the developers of The NoHo Collection, which opened its first building with 103 units in 2005, is in varying stages on an aggressive development plan to build another 600-odd units, with perhaps double that number in a later stage.
And brokers report that, while no agreements have been reached, properties such as Fairfield Properties' Gallery, which is being marketed for sale, are attracting a new class of investors.
The newfound supply of units is still a little ahead of the demand for some. At the Gallery, where about 30 percent of the units have been filled, the activity is somewhat slower than was hoped, in part because there were delays in opening. And at NoHo Collection, which had until recently been fully occupied, the occupancy rate has fallen to 90 percent.
"It has been slower for this time of year," said Dewayne McClanahan, assistant property manager. "Competition-wise, yes, there's more."
But at the Lofts, units are filling up at a rate of eight to 10 a week, beating expectations by about two units a week.
And even where leasing is somewhat slower, there is ample evidence that the market is fundamentally strong.
"We had a really busy month in May," said Kimberly Heaton, the Gallery's property manager. "Our traffic flow is consistent. With so much new product, I think it has luxury: High rent been a lot more competitive than we had hoped, but do I think it will be successful? Definitely."
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The newcomers are also beginning to change the look and feel of the neighborhood. Some report seeing a stronger police presence along Lankershim Boulevard in the evenings, new restaurants are opening and, slowly, more pedestrians are taking to the streets.
"From what I hear it's done a 360," said McClanahan. "We have people here who said at one point they wouldn't even walk their dogs in the street."
Some problems
Problems with auto vandalism and graffiti still linger, in some cases causing a lot of concern for tenants.
"We chose the area. because it looked safe," said Genard Eulatriz, who said he was one of the first tenants to occupy the Gallery. "It was secure and it was brand new and it had all the amenities. But about a month and a half later many people started complaining. A neighbor is infested with roaches. There was a break in with a T-Bird convertible. People are going to be moving out."
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The Gallery's new manager, assigned to the post not a week ago, doesn't deny that there have been some problems.
"The property was built near sewer lines and that sometimes causes certain types of bugs," Heaton said. "I met with an exterminator to work out a preventative program."
Vandalism is not unique to the Gallery. The Lofts has had some graffiti and a few isolated automobile break-ins. But, the property managers say, those things are not unique to NoHo, and they are to be expected in a neighborhood in transition. Neighbors meanwhile seem to be coping well.
"I was staying on Miracle Mile, and it was too congested," said Alex Evans, a commercial model who recently made the move to the Lofts after looking at six or seven different complexes in the area. "Some streets are desolate, and where it's desolate it could be gang infested, but for the most part, it doesn't bother me. It's quiet. I like the hardwood floors, and it's got a real good community feeling, maybe because it's so new."
As expected because of its proximity to the studios, the neighborhood is attracting a lot of entertainment industry professionals, but others too are moving in.
"I wouldn't say a majority are entertainment related," said Vanessa Propersi, regional manager at Alliance Residential Co., which manages the Lofts. "We have doctors, lawyers. There's definitely a market out there."
Editor's Note: Business Journal Editor Jason Schaff is a resident of the Gallery, at NoHo Commons.
BY SHELLY GARCIA
Senior Reporter
Monday, January 29, 2007
NORTH HOLLYWOOD LOFTS SELL FOR $93M
North Hollywood Luxury Lofts Sell for $93M
January 29, 2007
By Tonie Auer, Southwest Correspondent
http://www.commercialpropertynews.com/cpn/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003538861
Taking advantage of luxury loft apartments in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, Calif., Redwood Partners and Rockwood Capital purchased NoHo for $92.5 million from J.H. Snyder Company.
NoHo Lofts (pictured) is a 292 unit luxury apartment community primarily comprised of loft-style units located at 11136 Chandler Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood. The NoHo Arts District is a new Los Angeles community located near Valley Village and North Hollywood, which is home to contemporary theaters, art galleries, cafes and interesting shops. NoHo Lofts is within walking distance of the Academy of Television Arts, immediately north of Universal Studios, and immediately west of Burbank—the headquarters city of Walt Disney Company, NBC, the West Coast operations of ABC and Warner Bros. A Metro Rail station is located in the one-square-mile NoHo Arts District, as well as the North Hollywood station of the Red Line, and the terminus of the Metro Orange Line buses.
Transwestern’s multi-housing capital advisors in Los Angeles arranged the sale with Curtis Palmer and Herb Chase, managing directors of Transwestern multi-housing capital advisors, representing the seller and the buyer.
"From the seller's standpoint, takes way all the lease-up risk as the buyer is taking over responsibility for leasing up the property and for the buyer, who is a long term operator of apartments, they are buying a fantastic asset in a location that is the hub of the metro line and terminus for all the buses," Curtis Palmer, managing director of Transwestern told CPN. "The operating fundamentals are outstanding, especially as the NoHo Arts District continues to improve."
Los Angeles-area apartments offer solid underlying fundamentals, led by increasing occupancy and accelerating rent growth. As the gap between the average apartment rent and a mortgage payment for the median-priced home widens further, the local renter pool will continue to expand. Meanwhile, strong employment and population growth in the
prime renter demographic will also sustain demand. As a result, vacancy is expected to hover around 3 percent, allowing owners to continue to increase revenues through stronger rent growth, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.’s Los Angeles County Metro Area October 2006 apartment research quarterly update.
After gaining 30,000 jobs in 2005, employment in the Los Angeles metro area is expected to post a 0.6 percent increase in 2006 with the addition of 26,000 jobs, the report stated. Completions on new construction will increase slightly this year, as developers deliver 5,100 units. While the total this year is up from 2005, it represents a minor 0.7 percent addition to existing apartment inventory. The total will likely be insufficient to accommodate demand growth, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.
January 29, 2007
By Tonie Auer, Southwest Correspondent
http://www.commercialpropertynews.com/cpn/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003538861
Taking advantage of luxury loft apartments in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, Calif., Redwood Partners and Rockwood Capital purchased NoHo for $92.5 million from J.H. Snyder Company.
NoHo Lofts (pictured) is a 292 unit luxury apartment community primarily comprised of loft-style units located at 11136 Chandler Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood. The NoHo Arts District is a new Los Angeles community located near Valley Village and North Hollywood, which is home to contemporary theaters, art galleries, cafes and interesting shops. NoHo Lofts is within walking distance of the Academy of Television Arts, immediately north of Universal Studios, and immediately west of Burbank—the headquarters city of Walt Disney Company, NBC, the West Coast operations of ABC and Warner Bros. A Metro Rail station is located in the one-square-mile NoHo Arts District, as well as the North Hollywood station of the Red Line, and the terminus of the Metro Orange Line buses.
Transwestern’s multi-housing capital advisors in Los Angeles arranged the sale with Curtis Palmer and Herb Chase, managing directors of Transwestern multi-housing capital advisors, representing the seller and the buyer.
"From the seller's standpoint, takes way all the lease-up risk as the buyer is taking over responsibility for leasing up the property and for the buyer, who is a long term operator of apartments, they are buying a fantastic asset in a location that is the hub of the metro line and terminus for all the buses," Curtis Palmer, managing director of Transwestern told CPN. "The operating fundamentals are outstanding, especially as the NoHo Arts District continues to improve."
Los Angeles-area apartments offer solid underlying fundamentals, led by increasing occupancy and accelerating rent growth. As the gap between the average apartment rent and a mortgage payment for the median-priced home widens further, the local renter pool will continue to expand. Meanwhile, strong employment and population growth in the
prime renter demographic will also sustain demand. As a result, vacancy is expected to hover around 3 percent, allowing owners to continue to increase revenues through stronger rent growth, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.’s Los Angeles County Metro Area October 2006 apartment research quarterly update.
After gaining 30,000 jobs in 2005, employment in the Los Angeles metro area is expected to post a 0.6 percent increase in 2006 with the addition of 26,000 jobs, the report stated. Completions on new construction will increase slightly this year, as developers deliver 5,100 units. While the total this year is up from 2005, it represents a minor 0.7 percent addition to existing apartment inventory. The total will likely be insufficient to accommodate demand growth, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.
Monday, January 1, 2007
Construction projects: ranked by project cost
Construction projects: ranked by project cost.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Construction+projects%3a+ranked+by+project+cost.-a0161283738
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Ranked by project cost
Construction
Rank Project Cost
* name (millions)
* location
1 Eastside Extension of the Metro Gold Line $868.8
Union Station to East Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
2 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center 600
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
3 LAC+USC Medical Center Replacement Project 559
Marengo St. & State St.
Los Angeles 90033
4 Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital 465
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
5 Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center 426
Imperial Highway and Bellflower Blvd.
Downey 90242
6 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 414
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
7 Saint John's Health Center's Howard Keck 394.4
Diagnostic and Treatment Center
1328 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
8 Westfield Topanga Redevelopment/Expansion 330
6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Canoga Park 91303
9 2000 Avenue of the Stars 300
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles 90067
10 Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic 300
Hospital
134416th St.
Santa Monica 90404
11 Elleven Luma Evo 262
11th and Grand Ave.
Los Angles 90015
12 Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village 250
2 Dole Drive
Westlake Village 91362
13 Runway 25L Relocation and Center Taxiway 241
Improvements
One World Way
Los Angeles 90041
14 Central High School No. 9 208.8
450 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
15 New White Memorial Medical Center 183
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles 90033
16 NoHo Commons 180
Lankershim Blvd. and Chandler Blvd.
Los Angeles 91601
17 Del Amo Fashion Center 180
3 Del Amo Fashion Center
Torrance 90503
18 Central L.A. High School No. 11 174
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
19 Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical 173
Center
6041 Cadillac Ave.
Los Angeles 90034
20 Huntington Memorial Hospital West Tower 170
100 W. California Terrace
Pasadena 91109
21 Central L.A. High School No. 2 164.6
1500 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles 90006
22 Miller Children's Hospital 151
2801 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach 90806
23 Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Replacement 150
Hospital
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
24 Central L.A. Area New High School No. 10 145.7
322 S. Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
25 I-405 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane 135
Route 90 to I-10
Los Angeles County
Rank Description Profile
* start date
* completion date
* square footage
1 six-mile light rail extension of Metro July 2004
Gold Line with eight stations from Union December 2009
Station to East Los Angeles N/A
2 400-bed replacement hospital, new medical March 2001
office building, central plant, demolition 2008
of current parking structure 1,000,000
3 600-bed inpatient tower, diagnostic/ April 2003
treatment facility, specialty outpatient April 2007
clinic building, central plant 1,500,000
4 520-bed replacement hospital Winter 2000
Spring 2007
1,100,000
5 replacement hospital, two medical office May 2006
buildings, central plant, parking garage March 2009
1,000,000
6 hospital building January 2006
December 2009
460,000
7 four-story medical center February 2005
June 2009
275,000
8 250 shops and boutiques, dining, amenities February 2005
October 2006
1,600,000
9 12-story office building, dining March 2004
v cultural center Fall 2006
790,000
10 271-bed replacement hospital, new central March 2000
plant and four wings, renovation to Fall 2009
existing wing, parking structure, 523,000
demolition of nine-story hospital
11 residential, commercial and parking September 2004
development March 2008
1,500,000
12 hotel, wellness center, spa, conference May 2005
center, television studio, parking November 2006
structure 769,080
13 LAX south runway relocation and taxiway March 2006
improvements July 2008
N/A
14 950-seat performing arts theater, parking March 2006
garage/gymnasium, library, cafeteria, and August 2008
classroom buildings 238,000
15 167-bed patient care tower, medical office August 2001
building, parking structure, central July 2008
utilities building 779,253
16 438 apartments, 292 lofts, retail June 2004
September 2006 2
650,000
17 lifestyle wing addition December 2004
October 2006
420,000
18 2,835 seat high school Fall 2005
Spring 2008
320,046
19 106-bed hospital tower addition, central April 2004
plant upgrade Spring 2007
200,000
20 seven story tower with 128 private care June 2005
rooms February 2008
237,734
21 2,403-seat high school Winter 2005
Spring 2007
255,333
22 four-story medical building and central July 2005
plant May 2008
139,000
23 218-bed hospital, central utility plant December 2003
June 2007
420,000
24 1,944-seat high school Winter 2004
Fall 2006
231,105
25 3.6-mile high occupancy vehicle lane October 2004
construction on I-405 from Route 90 to Winter 2008
I-10 N/A
Rank Planners General Contractor
* owner * name
* architect * phone
1 L.A. County Metropolitan Washington/Obayashi/Shimmick
Transportation Authority Joint Venture
N/A (510) 293-1100
2 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Inc. (650) 216-3600
SmithGroup/Chong Partners
Architecture
3 Los Angeles County MCH (1)
HOK Architects Inc./LBL (949) 851-8383
Associated
Architects
4 UCLA Tutor-Saliba-Perini Corps.
Perkins + Will (310) 824-5053
5 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
HMC Architects
6 Childrens Hospital Los Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Angeles (323) 913-4240
Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca
Partnership
7 Sant John's Health Center McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
HOK Architects Inc./ (949) 851-8383
SmithGroup
8 Westfield Group Westfield Corp.
Westfield (818) 594-8732
9 Entertainment Center LLC Hathaway Dinwiddie
Gensler & Associates Construction Co.
(213) 236-0500
10 UCLA Tutor-Saliba Corp./
CO Architects S.J. Amaroso Construction Co.
Inc.
(818) 362-8391
11 South Group Howard S. Wright Construction
Ankrom Moisan Architects, GBD Co.
Architects, TVA Architects (949) 567-1909
12 Westlake Wellness Matt Construction Corp.
Properties LLP (562) 903-2277
WATG
13 Los Angeles World Airports Tutor-Saliba Corp./O&G
HNTB Architects Industries JV
(310) 491-3100
14 LAUSD PCL Construction Services Inc.
Coop Himmelblau/ (818) 246-3481
HMC Architects
15 Adventist Health Charles Pankow Builders
Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (626) 791-1125
16 J.H. Snyder Co./Fairfield Fairfield Residential/Hill
Van Tilburg Banvard & Contracting
Soderbergh (858) 457-2123
17 Del Amo Fashion Center Bayley Construction/Whiting
Operating Co. LLC Turner
RTKL Architects Inc. (949) 863-0800
18 LAUSD Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
WWCOT (949) 852-0111
19 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
HMC Group
20 Huntington Memorial Hospital McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
HDR Architecture Inc. (949) 851-8383
21 LAUSD Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Studio Works (949) 852-0111
22 Long Beach Memorial Medical Turner Construction Co.
Center (213) 891-3001
Taylor and Associates
23 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
CO Architects
24 LAUSD Clark Construction Group LLC
Johnson Fain (714) 429-9779
25 California Department of Balfour Beatty Construction
Transportation Inc.
N/A (310) 216-9300
N/A--Not Applicable
Note: Information provided by representatives of the owners and general
contractors. Projects must be under construction as of August 15, 2006.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2006 Los Angeles Business Journal.
This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior
written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
(1) MCH is a tri-venture comprised of McCarthing Building Cos. Inc.,
Clark Construction Group LP and Hunt Construction Group
(2) Retail portion scheduled to be completed in April 2007.
Researched by David Nusbaum
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Construction+projects%3a+ranked+by+project+cost.-a0161283738
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Ranked by project cost
Construction
Rank Project Cost
* name (millions)
* location
1 Eastside Extension of the Metro Gold Line $868.8
Union Station to East Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
2 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center 600
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
3 LAC+USC Medical Center Replacement Project 559
Marengo St. & State St.
Los Angeles 90033
4 Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital 465
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
5 Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center 426
Imperial Highway and Bellflower Blvd.
Downey 90242
6 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 414
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
7 Saint John's Health Center's Howard Keck 394.4
Diagnostic and Treatment Center
1328 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
8 Westfield Topanga Redevelopment/Expansion 330
6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Canoga Park 91303
9 2000 Avenue of the Stars 300
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles 90067
10 Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic 300
Hospital
134416th St.
Santa Monica 90404
11 Elleven Luma Evo 262
11th and Grand Ave.
Los Angles 90015
12 Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village 250
2 Dole Drive
Westlake Village 91362
13 Runway 25L Relocation and Center Taxiway 241
Improvements
One World Way
Los Angeles 90041
14 Central High School No. 9 208.8
450 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
15 New White Memorial Medical Center 183
1720 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles 90033
16 NoHo Commons 180
Lankershim Blvd. and Chandler Blvd.
Los Angeles 91601
17 Del Amo Fashion Center 180
3 Del Amo Fashion Center
Torrance 90503
18 Central L.A. High School No. 11 174
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
19 Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical 173
Center
6041 Cadillac Ave.
Los Angeles 90034
20 Huntington Memorial Hospital West Tower 170
100 W. California Terrace
Pasadena 91109
21 Central L.A. High School No. 2 164.6
1500 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles 90006
22 Miller Children's Hospital 151
2801 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach 90806
23 Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Replacement 150
Hospital
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
24 Central L.A. Area New High School No. 10 145.7
322 S. Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
25 I-405 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane 135
Route 90 to I-10
Los Angeles County
Rank Description Profile
* start date
* completion date
* square footage
1 six-mile light rail extension of Metro July 2004
Gold Line with eight stations from Union December 2009
Station to East Los Angeles N/A
2 400-bed replacement hospital, new medical March 2001
office building, central plant, demolition 2008
of current parking structure 1,000,000
3 600-bed inpatient tower, diagnostic/ April 2003
treatment facility, specialty outpatient April 2007
clinic building, central plant 1,500,000
4 520-bed replacement hospital Winter 2000
Spring 2007
1,100,000
5 replacement hospital, two medical office May 2006
buildings, central plant, parking garage March 2009
1,000,000
6 hospital building January 2006
December 2009
460,000
7 four-story medical center February 2005
June 2009
275,000
8 250 shops and boutiques, dining, amenities February 2005
October 2006
1,600,000
9 12-story office building, dining March 2004
v cultural center Fall 2006
790,000
10 271-bed replacement hospital, new central March 2000
plant and four wings, renovation to Fall 2009
existing wing, parking structure, 523,000
demolition of nine-story hospital
11 residential, commercial and parking September 2004
development March 2008
1,500,000
12 hotel, wellness center, spa, conference May 2005
center, television studio, parking November 2006
structure 769,080
13 LAX south runway relocation and taxiway March 2006
improvements July 2008
N/A
14 950-seat performing arts theater, parking March 2006
garage/gymnasium, library, cafeteria, and August 2008
classroom buildings 238,000
15 167-bed patient care tower, medical office August 2001
building, parking structure, central July 2008
utilities building 779,253
16 438 apartments, 292 lofts, retail June 2004
September 2006 2
650,000
17 lifestyle wing addition December 2004
October 2006
420,000
18 2,835 seat high school Fall 2005
Spring 2008
320,046
19 106-bed hospital tower addition, central April 2004
plant upgrade Spring 2007
200,000
20 seven story tower with 128 private care June 2005
rooms February 2008
237,734
21 2,403-seat high school Winter 2005
Spring 2007
255,333
22 four-story medical building and central July 2005
plant May 2008
139,000
23 218-bed hospital, central utility plant December 2003
June 2007
420,000
24 1,944-seat high school Winter 2004
Fall 2006
231,105
25 3.6-mile high occupancy vehicle lane October 2004
construction on I-405 from Route 90 to Winter 2008
I-10 N/A
Rank Planners General Contractor
* owner * name
* architect * phone
1 L.A. County Metropolitan Washington/Obayashi/Shimmick
Transportation Authority Joint Venture
N/A (510) 293-1100
2 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Inc. (650) 216-3600
SmithGroup/Chong Partners
Architecture
3 Los Angeles County MCH (1)
HOK Architects Inc./LBL (949) 851-8383
Associated
Architects
4 UCLA Tutor-Saliba-Perini Corps.
Perkins + Will (310) 824-5053
5 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
HMC Architects
6 Childrens Hospital Los Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Angeles (323) 913-4240
Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca
Partnership
7 Sant John's Health Center McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
HOK Architects Inc./ (949) 851-8383
SmithGroup
8 Westfield Group Westfield Corp.
Westfield (818) 594-8732
9 Entertainment Center LLC Hathaway Dinwiddie
Gensler & Associates Construction Co.
(213) 236-0500
10 UCLA Tutor-Saliba Corp./
CO Architects S.J. Amaroso Construction Co.
Inc.
(818) 362-8391
11 South Group Howard S. Wright Construction
Ankrom Moisan Architects, GBD Co.
Architects, TVA Architects (949) 567-1909
12 Westlake Wellness Matt Construction Corp.
Properties LLP (562) 903-2277
WATG
13 Los Angeles World Airports Tutor-Saliba Corp./O&G
HNTB Architects Industries JV
(310) 491-3100
14 LAUSD PCL Construction Services Inc.
Coop Himmelblau/ (818) 246-3481
HMC Architects
15 Adventist Health Charles Pankow Builders
Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (626) 791-1125
16 J.H. Snyder Co./Fairfield Fairfield Residential/Hill
Van Tilburg Banvard & Contracting
Soderbergh (858) 457-2123
17 Del Amo Fashion Center Bayley Construction/Whiting
Operating Co. LLC Turner
RTKL Architects Inc. (949) 863-0800
18 LAUSD Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
WWCOT (949) 852-0111
19 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
HMC Group
20 Huntington Memorial Hospital McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
HDR Architecture Inc. (949) 851-8383
21 LAUSD Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Studio Works (949) 852-0111
22 Long Beach Memorial Medical Turner Construction Co.
Center (213) 891-3001
Taylor and Associates
23 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Inc. (949) 851-8383
CO Architects
24 LAUSD Clark Construction Group LLC
Johnson Fain (714) 429-9779
25 California Department of Balfour Beatty Construction
Transportation Inc.
N/A (310) 216-9300
N/A--Not Applicable
Note: Information provided by representatives of the owners and general
contractors. Projects must be under construction as of August 15, 2006.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2006 Los Angeles Business Journal.
This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior
written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
(1) MCH is a tri-venture comprised of McCarthing Building Cos. Inc.,
Clark Construction Group LP and Hunt Construction Group
(2) Retail portion scheduled to be completed in April 2007.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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