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Old 03-22-2013, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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This is kind of tricky...because how do you decide which houses to tear down?...Not many vacant lots or mostly vacant blocks in L.A versus some other cities.

If you liked where you and your family lived would you be happy having them tear down your neighborhood? People get emotionally attached to where they live.

Besides that, I think if density meant that the city could become more affordable..i think that would be a good thing.

Interesting point about Palms....since I know a lot of people recommend palms as a place to start out in L.A because of the more affordable apartments because of supply.

There are a ton of apartment buildings in the valley it seems...but these aren't in great areas. Like Panorama City,etc.

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Old 03-22-2013, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Pasadena, CA
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This is kind of tricky...because how do you decide which houses to tear down?...Not many vacant lots or mostly vacant blocks in L.A versus some other cities.

If you liked where you and your family lived would you be happy having them tear down your neighborhood? People get emotionally attached to where they live.

Besides that, I think if density meant that the city could become more affordable..i think that would be a good thing.

Interesting point about Palms....since I know a lot of people recommend palms as a place to start out in L.A because of the more affordable apartments because of supply.

There are a ton of apartment buildings in the valley it seems...but these aren't in great areas. Like Panorama City,etc.
The best way for the city to add density without destroying historic SFH neighborhoods is to populate the Avenues and Boulevards, which as of right now are mostly commercial or light-industrial structures.
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Old 03-22-2013, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Pasadena, CA
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But it doesn't look like it "yet". This skyline is a joke for a city of almost 4 million people, and a urban area of 17 million.



Look at how Miami's skyline has changed in the last 30 years.



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I'm hoping LA's developers could step it up and start having more highrises and skyscrapers to finally look like a Alpha World City.
Questionable logic. A collection of tall buildings do not a world class city make. Otherwise Dubai would pummel London and Paris in global rankings.
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:44 PM
 
Location: LA
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Before any of that density crap happens, there should be better public transportation so you don't have to pay $200/mo to park your car in a garage structure. It's not gonna happen.
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Hollywood, CA
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Questionable logic. A collection of tall buildings do not a world class city make. Otherwise Dubai would pummel London and Paris in global rankings.
Imagine if LA had a skyline like Dubai that spreads from Westwood from Downtown. It would look mighty impressive. Having a skyline ranked #34 in the US ain't cutting it.

LA Skyline Ranked Number 34 (Right Below Minneapolis) - The Skyline - Curbed LA
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Old 03-22-2013, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Hollywood, CA
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This is kind of tricky...because how do you decide which houses to tear down?...Not many vacant lots or mostly vacant blocks in L.A versus some other cities.

If you liked where you and your family lived would you be happy having them tear down your neighborhood? People get emotionally attached to where they live.

Besides that, I think if density meant that the city could become more affordable..i think that would be a good thing.

Interesting point about Palms....since I know a lot of people recommend palms as a place to start out in L.A because of the more affordable apartments because of supply.

There are a ton of apartment buildings in the valley it seems...but these aren't in great areas. Like Panorama City,etc.
LA's a mostly transient city. So there isn't a lot of families who lived there for 3 or more genrations that'll really oppose revitlization. In my honest opinion. The developers could look at the dense apartment structures found in Koreatown and spread it up to LA Brea on the western end, Sunset Blvd on the northern end, Melrose on the South(Hancock Park is right below Melrose), and to Korearown on the eastern end. The density would be insane, and the area is mostly transient. So there wouldn't be that much opposition of building denser structures. It would look awesome.

And when the public transit plans by Metro is completed. Some of the parking structures could be taken down to add more multi-use structures.

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Old 03-22-2013, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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No way. I already feel like this city is too dense at times. If people really want it, then I guess they can settle in Downtown or West Los Angeles where people want the density. Other than that, I say leave single family houses alone.
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Old 03-22-2013, 09:04 PM
 
Location: Pasadena, CA
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Imagine if LA had a skyline like Dubai that spreads from Westwood from Downtown. It would look mighty impressive. Having a skyline ranked #34 in the US ain't cutting it.

LA Skyline Ranked Number 34 (Right Below Minneapolis) - The Skyline - Curbed LA
That would suck. Los Angeles gets more days of sunshine than just about any major city on Earth--you don't block that with skyscrapers period. It's not like they add vibrancy or anything. Ever hung around in Century City? How could a street named Avenue of the Stars be soooo boring? Amazing.
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Old 03-22-2013, 09:14 PM
 
Location: Corona the I.E.
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Well my first outside sales job I had an interesting territory. Cerritos-nice, Anaheim Hills-nice, Compton level it, Inglewood level it, Hawthorne level it, Carson hmm some of it is gangsta we will keep it, Lynwood level it.

I think I found your space. Or we could move all the hood rats into a dense blng like Cabrini Gardens. Oh sorry forget whack Snoop Dog's hood of Nor LB too.
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Old 03-22-2013, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Hollywood, CA
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That would suck. Los Angeles gets more days of sunshine than just about any major city on Earth--you don't block that with skyscrapers period. It's not like they add vibrancy or anything. Ever hung around in Century City? How could a street named Avenue of the Stars be soooo boring? Amazing.
Dubai, Miami and most Latin American cities have sunshine all year also and they have impressive skylines. The constant sunshine is not an excuse to have a small skyline like Downtown. Wilshire from Downtown to Westwood is mostly tall and medium height buildings anyways. Skyscrapers might not work, but more meduim height to taller buildings from Downtown to Westwood would add a bit of vibrancy.
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