Where to work: Century City or Downtown LA? (2013, apartment)

[justamelvin]

i'm a law student (mid 20's) with the option of working in century city (century plaza towers) or dtla (bank of america center).

i've visited both and i slightly prefer the office space/surroundings in century city, but i'm not sure yet. is there anything i should be aware of in making a decision? any advice or pros/cons would be very helpful.

thanks for the input!

[GatsbyGatz]

Which company offers better pay? Better hours, job security, better coworkers/management? Where do you live and what kind of commutes are you looking into for each job? The decision should focus on that, not so much on what our opinions are of either area.

Are you really a law student? ... Really?

[Forever Blue]

Century City is a nicer city.

[subPrimeTime]

Originally Posted by Forever Blue

Century City is a nicer city.

Century City isn't actually a city btw. Downtown has a better vibe to it (lunchtime, after work) in my opinion, probably cause I work there.

But both are good spots. Downtown is much more accessible by transit.

[BRinSM]

where do you live? commuting to either location can be difficult, century city probably more so. or do you plan on moving closer to one of the these locales? if you want to live near the beach, then century city is the obvious choice. if your more into the hollywood and silver lake scenes, then i would go with downtown.

[PA Born]

Century City. Westside is much nicer.

You can live in a nice neighborhood, and be downtown in a few minutes. You also don't have to depend on the freeways.

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by PA Born

Century City. Westside is much nicer.

You can live in a nice neighborhood, and be downtown in a few minutes. You also don't have to depend on the freeways.

But you pretty much have to depend on a car to get there as opposed to DTLA which provides the option of transit.

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by PA Born

Century City. Westside is much nicer.

You can live in a nice neighborhood, and be downtown in a few minutes. You also don't have to depend on the freeways.

But you pretty much have to depend on a car to get there as opposed to DTLA which provides the option of transit.

Century City is basically a giant high-rise office park. Not much in terms of walkability or amenities after the work day, especially compared to DTLA which has a booming restaurant scene and growing loft-apartment residential districts in the Historic Core, South Park and the Arts District. They are working on CC for sure and trying to make it more pedestrian-friendly but it has a long way to go.

[justamelvin]

Originally Posted by GatsbyGatz

Which company offers better pay? Better hours, job security, better coworkers/management? Where do you live and what kind of commutes are you looking into for each job? The decision should focus on that, not so much on what our opinions are of either area.

Are you really a law student? ... Really?

the job is the same; i simply have a choice of the office.

and yes, i am currently a law student; the job is for after i graduate.

[justamelvin]

i will be driving around everywhere; being able to go to dtla via transit isn't really a factor.

so it seems dtla has more to do than cc/westLA? how's the food/social scene in both areas?