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Share this article: Photo by John Schreiber. A skyscraper that would be the tallest residential building in California has been proposed for downtown Los Angeles as the neighborhood’s housing boom rolls on. Crescent Heights , a Miami-based developer, submitted a proposal to the city Planning Department this week to build a 70- story apartment building that would stand out in size and design amid the rapidly growing South Park district east of Staples Center,  the Los Angeles Times reported Friday . The 810-foot building with 794 units would be the third-tallest in Los Angeles behind the recently opened Wilshire Grand hotel and office tower and the U.S. Bank Tower office building completed in 1989. Last year, Crescent Heights completed Ten Thousand , a 40- story luxury apartment complex on Santa Monica Boulevard on the edge of Century City. It also plans to build two residential high-rises next to the Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Boulevard, The Times reported . Its lates...

Brinshore Development While news regarding the redevelopment of the large swaths of vacant, publicly-owned land on Chicago’s Near North side has been sparse as of late, at least one piece of the Cabrini-Green puzzle has come into focus. A recent discussion on the development-watching forum at Skyscraper Page unearthed plans from Northbrook- based Brinshore Development for a mixed- income project slated for the corner of Oak and Larrabee streets. According to information posted on the developer’s website, the plan would include a new seven- story apartment building , a pair of rental six-flats, and 18 for-sale townhomes between Larrabee and Walton. Developed in partnership with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), the $33.5 million project will deliver a total of 104 units by the year 2020. The latest plan for Oak and Larrabee is not to be confused with Texas- based Hunt Development Group ’s proposal for a nearby 6.9- acre vacant parcel at Clybourn and Larrabee. Announced in Febru...

Quizzes Lists Topics Save The Saxony Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown, [1] this five- story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details. Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three- story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade , semicircular balconies , and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses. Due to its location at the intersection of Ninth and Race Streets, the Saxony appears to have two fronts: one onto each street. Although the Ninth Street facade is larger and more complex, the Race Street facade is nevertheless ornate as well: it features small yet elaborate semicircular balconies with wrought iron railings similar to those of the Ninth Street facade . [2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford , [1] the Saxony Apart...