Archinect - News 2024-11-23T07:32:16-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150450910/2-billion-fourth-central-plan-for-la-s-arts-district-gets-update $2 billion Fourth & Central plan for LA's Arts District gets update Josh Niland 2024-10-17T17:05:00-04:00 >2024-10-18T13:25:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4e42dd94617a38feb48844848ca805f0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The $2 billion plan for the mixed-use Fourth &amp; Central development in downtown LA has been altered away from the project&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150262450/david-adjaye-and-studio-one-eleven-design-2-billion-arts-district-proposal-for-downtown-los-angeles" target="_blank">originally announced </a>10-building plan in the Arts District. <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/19859199/studio-one-eleven" target="_blank">Studio One Eleven</a> is leading the plan, which has been <a href="https://www.laparks.org/sites/default/files/pdf/commissioner/2024/oct17/24-222.pdf" target="_blank">updated</a> as of October 17th.&nbsp;</p> <p>The update includes more rental housing than its previous iteration. An <a href="https://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" target="_blank">Adjaye Associates</a>-designed residential tower has also been resized from&nbsp;44 stories to 30 stories in response to "community concerns,"&nbsp;according to developer Continuum's&nbsp;late-August statement in the <em><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-28/density-and-necessity-fourth-central-development" target="_blank">LA Times</a></em>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c499952a494122b4f834a5036ea66bb0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c499952a494122b4f834a5036ea66bb0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image rendering courtesy Studio One Eleven and Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/76706a4d23e8d12116f70e5bdbb71f96.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/76706a4d23e8d12116f70e5bdbb71f96.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image rendering courtesy Studio One Eleven and Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/913d95bcca6ce2e14782e08eb716620b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/913d95bcca6ce2e14782e08eb716620b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Studio One Eleven</figcaption></figure><p><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150262450/david-adjaye-and-studio-one-eleven-design-2-billion-arts-district-proposal-for-downtown-los-angeles David Adjaye and Studio One Eleven design $2 billion Arts District proposal for Downtown Los Angeles Alexander Walter 2021-05-05T13:42:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c85ee5d1522a098860237f07a52f3b18.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>An Arts District cold-storage plant dating to the 1890s would be replaced with housing, offices, a hotel and shops in a proposal unveiled Thursday by Denver developers. With a price tag between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, the complex would rank among the largest L.A. commercial real estate developments in recent memory.</p></em><br /><br /><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa4a31d339daa43a4f8f39a02a7a592a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa4a31d339daa43a4f8f39a02a7a592a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Studio One Eleven/Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><p>According to the <em><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-04-29/fourth-central-development-arts-district" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a></em>, the proposed Fourth &amp; Central mixed-use mega-development in Downtown LA's rapidly transforming Arts District would consist of 10 buildings. <br></p> <p>While local firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/19859199/studio-one-eleven" target="_blank">Studio One Eleven</a> is in charge of the master plan and building design, <a href="https://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" target="_blank">David Adjaye's firm</a> was brought in to design two key buildings, including a 42-story residential tower.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/57e7b13b0fb771496e1fe9904618cc1c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/57e7b13b0fb771496e1fe9904618cc1c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150159376/studio-one-eleven-on-creating-a-community-driven-architectural-practice-keenly-focused-on-revitalizing-cities" target="_blank">Studio One Eleven On "Creating a Community-Driven Architectural Practice Keenly Focused on Revitalizing Cities"</a></figcaption></figure>