"creating a
park-like atmosphere that is communal"
The developers of a proposed $31-million hotel near
Staples Center
in downtown Los Angeles are ready to seek city approval to construct an
indoor-outdoor complex in the brick shell of a condemned apartment
building.
Plans call for gutting the empty three-story building at
1130 S. Hope St. that was erected more than a century ago and is no
longer structurally sound. The developers would build inside the
perimeter of the old exterior walls, creating a landscaped open-air
courtyard leading to a new tower with 44 guest rooms.
A separate
glassed-in structure for an artist in residence would also be built on
the Hope Street side. On top of the ninth floor of the tower would be a
swimming pool — and three suites that would hover on stalks above the
pool. Like the courtyard, the roof would be landscaped with trees and
plants.
“It’s about creating a
park-like atmosphere that is communal,” said Sam Marshall, who is
designing the plans for the yet-unnamed hotel. Marshall is part of a
development partnership, led by former Manhattan Beach insurance
salesman Kevin Burke, that bought the property last year for $2.1
million.
Rendering of a proposed
boutique hotel at 1130 S. Hope St. in Los Angeles. The tall building at
left is an existing condominium tower.
(Sam Marshall / November 2, 2012)
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-boutique-hotel-downtown-20121102,0,5291241.story
