The developer said in an emailed statement that many, though not all, of the residences would have terraces and cantilevered swimming pools “with glass bottoms and sides that can be viewed by all.” [...]
“This will be a landmark building unlike anything else seen in California,” said [developer Jeffrey] Fish [...]
“I am a big believer in downtown Los Angeles ... I believe that downtown is still in its juvenile phase and I am looking forward to being part of its long-term growth.”
— latimes.com
Known as Fifth and Hill, named for the intersection in downtown Los Angeles where it would be sited, the new development could take two possible forms: "a 55-story tower with 100 condos, 200 hotel rooms and 27,500 square feet of commercial space", or, "a 57-story tower with 142 condos and 25,000 square feet of commercial space." Both would have sky pools in many of the residential spaces.
Fish estimates Fifth and Hill is still "a couple years out" from breaking ground, but has already attached engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti to the project.
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isn't architecture wonderful this season?
Pool hopping will become an extreme sport.
enough with shifting box schemes already!
i read this and started cheering for global warming to end our species.
Time for urban climber version of the Swimmer.
I'm sure your structural engineer will love those inverted pendulums randomly scattered around. in LA nonetheless, water would fly in every other direction with a 2 scale tremor.
So, if the cupcake who lives above me decides to go skinny dipping in her glass-bottomed pool......Wait, that would never happen in LA.
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