If you drive La Brea with any regularity, you’ll notice that there’s a lot of new construction going on. All of a sudden, La Brea corners look to be hot property as we head into 2012! We count 5 projects underway – with the potential for more coming.
Southeast corner of Wilshire and La Brea – Mixed Use Residential/Commercial
- Formerly Columbia Savings and Loan
- BRE Properties Wilshire La Brea Project
- Debut in 2014
- 478 Apartments
- 40,000 Square Feet of street front retail and restaurant space
- 500 feet of frontage on La Brea/270 feet of frontage on Wilshire
Southwest corner of 3rd and La Brea – CVS
- Property has been under-going environmental clean-up for the past year
- Formerly a used-car lot
- Construction on-going
For more… see Mondette.com – Shops – CVS Coming to La Brea, Just South of West 3rd
Northwest corner of Melrose and La Brea – Chipotle
- Good-bye Conroy’s Florist – Melrose.Action – Chipotle Coming to La Brea and Melrose
- Construction under way
- Construction projected to end Q2 2012
- Competing lines? Chipotle vs. Pinks?
Northwest corner of Santa Monica and La Brea – Mixed Use Residential/Retail
- Monarch West Hollywood Santa Monica and La Brea
- Good-bye Carl’s Jr. (January 2012 projected) – CURBED LA – WeHo Carl’s Jr. to Be Killed in January
- Mixed use, 184 residential units over one level of retail
- Construction projected to start Q1 2012
- Construction projected to end Q2 2013
Southeast corner of Fountain and La Brea – Mixed Use/Residential/Retail
- Monarch West Hollywood Fountain and La Brea
- Good-bye Jon’s Markets
- Mixed Use, 187 residential units over one level of retail
- Construction started in Q3 2011
- Construction projected to end Q2 2013
And a few other projects are bubbling up…
- the southeast corner of 6th and La Brea (formerly an antique yard/2nd home to Rita Flora) – property is currently being cleaned up for future development
- the southwest corner of Melrose and La Brea (currently a Chevron station) – property is for lease and could potentially be developed as something other than a gas station
Add that to the renaissance going on in the new La Brea walking district between 1st Street and 2nd Street – and you’ve got a lot of new reasons for rubber-necking on La Brea. Definitely be alert, pull over, park and explore.
If you use the street for commuting north-south between the 101 and mid-Wilshire – start looking for alternative routes. The density is steadily creeping up…
About Mary
Mary has lived in the Hancock Park area for over 20 years - including homes in Larchmont Village and Windsor Square. Mary has lived in some great places in her life - but none compare to the convenience and majesty of our neighborhood. For Mary, the neighborhood has been a wonderful home to her large, extended family...at one time she had family members living on seven different Hancock Park area blocks! Larchmont Buzz is a labor of love - built to celebrate the neighborhood and to elevate the conversation in the area.
