Los Angeles

Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More

Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...

Luxury Hotel Latest to Stake Claim in Tokyo Supertall Torch

A luxury hotel operated by Dorchester Collection, which has high-end hotels in London, Los Angeles and Paris, is the latest to announce plans to occupy a portion of the 390-m-tall,...

New Renderings Show Pair of Proposed Towers in Oakland

A slew of new renderings by Los Angeles-based Large Architecture reveals details about San Francisco-based developer Tidewater Capital’s plan for a 27-story office tower and a 39-story apartment building at...

LeGrand Jr. Promoted to LB California Area Manager

Gary LeGrand Jr. has been promoted to area manager for Lerch Bates (LB) California, the company announced. With broad experience in the elevator industry, including seven years of sales experience...

Toapanta Tapped to Lead Urban Elevator’s L.A. Operation

Urban Elevator Service Co. President Edward Pleban recently announced that Eddy Toapanta has been hired as vice president/principal in charge of sales for the Los Angeles office. Toapanta has more...

“Jewel” of The Broad

Rick Mitchell, director of facilities at contemporary art museum The Broad in downtown Los Angeles, considers the custom Mitsubishi Electric cylindrical glass elevator “one of the many jewels of the...

L.A. City Council Votes To Restore Elevators In Senior Apartment Building

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion to restore elevator service in Cathay Manor, a 16-story apartment building for low-income senior citizens, KFI AM 640 reported on November 23. The building...

Wilshire Boulevard Project Set to Break Ground

Developers are planning to break ground in 2022 on 3470 Wilshire Boulevard, a multitower, mixed-use project in Los Angeles, Los Angeles YIMBY reported on August 22. The site is made of eight...

L.A. Planners OK 70-Story Apartment Tower for Downtown

Miami-based developer Crescent Heights received some good news earlier in May when Los Angeles City Planning granted approval for 1045 Olive, a 70-story tower first proposed in late 2016, Livabl reports. The...

US$2-Billion Mega-Project Could Reshape L.A.’s Arts District

Pandemic-related shutdowns have hurt Los Angeles’ downtown streets and indicate long-term changes to office life, but builders are pressing ahead with major projects in the belief that the city still...