Picture by CAROLINE SHARPNACK/HOUZZ / THE WASHINGTON POST The backsplash as a focal point. In 2019, home design professionals expect to see more full-height backsplashes that seamlessly stretch from the counter to the ceiling — behind floating shelves and range hoods — for a clean and cohesive look. This dramatic statement can create the illusion of [...]
Need stuff to do this month in Los Angeles? We looked ahead on our calendar to focus in on some of the best events happening in December around Los Angeles that you should probably have on your radar. After all, better to get your tickets now than wait till the last minute and find out your favorite event [...]
Kick off summer at the iconic Santa Monica Pier when it hosts its first-ever “beach extravaganza” from June 23-24, a two-day event featuring 13 ocean sports competitions, sand sculptures, skate ramp, beer garden and live music. The event is part of a “re-imagined” summer programming schedule at the Santa Monica Pier. In the new format, [...]
Artist rendering of Olympia (Visualhouse/City Century image) The Los Angeles subsidiary of Shanghai real estate developer Sheng-Long Group, City Century, is at it again. The firm, which already has a pair of high-rise residential projects in the pipeline in downtown Los Angeles, recently filed an application to build three additional residential towers across [...]
(Rendering of One Beverly Hills) Chinese developer The Wanda Group has agreed to pay the city of Beverly Hills an additional $30 million in upfront fees for approval of a massive $1.2 billion luxury hotel and condo development at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, which doubles the initial agreement of $30 million in upfront fees [...]
Rending of Metropolis in DTLA. The Los Angeles Times recently provided an in-depth report on how Chinese developers are reshaping the Los Angeles skyline. Numerous projects of unprecedented scope are rising in DTLA, prompting one observer to note that when the dust clears "they're going to have to re-shoot the postcard picture of [...]