The site has been occupied by a 1930s-era church and surface parking. Terrace Block will have 367 units, along with ground floor office and retail space, and could be completed in 2025. The skyscraper, which features a geometrical pattern exterior design, will rise 40 stories - or 483 feet, about 30 feet taller than the Equitable Life Building on Wilshire, which went up in 1969. In the greener, quieter section of Koreatown east of Vermont Avenue, on a street that includes both the Chinese Consulate and the beloved study spot Café Mak, the Canadian firms Townline and Forme Development are partnering to put up Koreatown’s new tallest building. Here’s a closer look at seven key projects in the pipeline: “Terrace Block” (550 Shatto Place) | Townline and Forme Development | 241,000 square feet 550 Shatto Place (Forme Developement) Plenty of sleek new towers have opened in just the past couple years, including from neighborhood giant Jamison Properties, and plenty more are on their way. It’s been growing fast, with a surfeit of new high-rises, mostly aimed at young professionals, that are helping transform Ktown into one of the most urban, densely populated neighborhoods on the West Coast. In the past decade L.A.’s Ktown has also cemented its status both as a bustling nightlife and entertainment district, as well as a major residential area, with a current population of around 120,000. But it really took off in the 1960s, when a wave of new immigrants helped establish it as a major commerce center, and the largest Korean enclave outside of Asia. and the city’s prosperous west side - was founded in the early 20th century, when Korean laborers and rail workers first arrived in a growing L.A. Koreatown, a nearly three-square-mile area that benefits from a central location - south of Hollywood and between Downtown L.A.
Upzoned host Abby Kinney, an urban planner with Multistudio in Kansas City, takes on these questions (and more) raised in the Guardian article, “No Car for Me: Will a $23 Toll Finally Rid Manhattan of Gridlock?” Abby is joined by podcast guest Jay Stange, Content Manager for Strong Towns, who drove a car four (4!) times during a five-year Manhattan residence beginning in 2010.But one neighborhood, in particular, is bucking the trend.
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The average travel speed for a car in Manhattan has dropped into the single digits-about the same speed as a recreational runner, but these slower speeds reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries.Ĭan New York drivers commuting in from the outer boroughs afford to pay to get below 60th Street? How can New York City afford to keep allowing so much space for automobiles? Geometry, after all, is a key to this question. Congestion pricing might raise $1 billion per year to start paying for it, but the impacts will be profound to almost 2 million people driving into Manhattan daily.Ĭongestion isn’t all bad. New Yorkers enjoy the most well-used transit system in America, but it’s in need of billions of dollars’ worth of maintenance. America’s first experiment with charging a toll to enter a congested urban area is going to begin in New York City next year.Īll next week, a public hearing battle over the details will rage between advocates for and against congestion pricing, which might cost as much as $23 per trip for a passenger vehicle and more than $100 per trip for a commercial vehicle.
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