Will Los Angeles Get A Real Downtown?

Grand Avenue area getting new housing and shopping complex that would link Bunker Hill and the new Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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May 25, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The plans call for five new skyscrapers, including a 45- to 50-story building that would house a boutique hotel and condominiums, and four other towers of approximately 30 stories each that would include condominiums as well as affordable housing.

The buildings would be situated around 400,000 square feet of retail shops, including a multi-screen movie cinema and a high-end supermarket designed to serve downtown's burgeoning residential population."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

Read the full story: Grand Plan Approved to Give L.A. a Heart

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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