Hollywood Rocks!

Last Thursday night Hollywood Blvd. rocked! The Jimmy Kimmel show had their concert right in front of the upcoming W Residences. According to reports, twelve thousand people showed up to see Depeche Mode. Some celebrities that hit the scene...Chris Martin, Jared Leto and Christina Applegate to name a few. Depeche Mode - you were awesome! Here's to more concerts in Hollywood.

The W is on its way!

The W should be completed by November 2009 according to the sales office. Residences run between $800,000 and $9 million.
Call me if you are interested at 310-777-6277.

Soho Style Shopping in Hollywood!

Where to find 11,000 square feet of guys’, girls’, and home stuff? Urban Outfitters! For Samantha Pleet’s pop-up shop-in-shop of curiosities and collections, including the signature line; men’s Patrick Pleet; ecominded Bodkin; and new UO collaboration, Rapscallion, continue on.
- Pick up streetwear at Alife.
- Hunt for vintage clothing and accessories, turn to What Comes Around Goes Around.
- Flip through fashion, architecture, and visual arts books, turn to Hennessey + Ingalls.
- Skip through Free People’s first West Coast freestander, turn to We the Free.
- Take in the Hope Gallery installation and tune into culture and music happenings in the courtyard, turn to The Gallery Space.
- Hungry? Philly’s Snack Bar will be open in a couple of weeks.
So choose your own adventure.
Space 15 Twenty, 1520-1542 Cahuenga Boulevard, between Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue (Source: Daily Candy)

The New Cahuenga

Retail: In this Hollywood renewal, small is beautiful
By MAYA MEINERT

Los Angeles Business Journal Staff

Eateries, trendy lounges and hip retail stores are blossoming in a spurt of microgrowth – in contrast to nearby megaprojects.

But Cahuenga is keeping its edge. Even though its first national retail chain, Urban Outfitters, is slated to open Nov. 21, Cahuenga isn’t gentrifying too much: You can still buy a voodoo doll at Panpipes, a black magic boutique.

And Urban Outfitters will be subleasing to a gallery, a restaurant and a bookstore. That’s a mix that will help maintain a feel that’s more funky than corporate and cater to the young residents of the many new apartment and loft complexes nearby.

“Cahuenga is like the L.A. version of Greenwich Village,” said swimsuit designer Ashley Paige, whose retail and studio space is on the street. “Hollywood is synonymous with old-school hip. On Cahuenga there are tons of restaurants and cafes, and the farmers market close by on Sundays. I walk around and get inspiration from the area. I call it home – I love it.”

Hollywood Blvd - a new mixed use development is coming to town

Blvd6200, currently in the planning stage, is a major mixed-use development project of approximately 1 million square feet located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. As of July 2007, the project is fully entitled and construction is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2008. (Source: Clarett Group Website)

Millenium Hollywood Project

Also presented to the committee was the $1-billion Millennium Hollywood project, adjacent to Capitol Records. A joint venture by Argent Ventures and Millennium Partners, the project envisions 500 residential units, a 200-room luxury hotel, 100,000-sq.ft. of office space, a total of 35,000-sq.ft. for a sports club, and more than 45,000-sq.ft. of retail and food and beverage uses. The developers hope to complete the entitlement process by the end of 2009, to begin construction before the end of 2010, and to finish construction of the entire project in 2013. (source: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce)

Bank to Boutique Hotel

The Economic Development Committee of the Chamber reviewed two proposed projects at its meeting this week. A proposal was presented to convert the former Security Bank Building at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Cahuenga into an 80-room, five-star boutique hotel. An adjoining building that housed a restaurant and night club will be demolished to erect a 121-car parking garage to service the hotel. An adaptive reuse project, it is expected to begin the hearing process starting in March. (source: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and pic source: la.curbed.com)