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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...

Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Buy Photo Predawn at Crosstown Concourse (Photo: Tom Bailey/The Commercial Appeal) Buy Photo We know, the Crosstown Concourse  grand opening is not until Saturday, but at least 23 of the 37 announced tenants are already moved in. We decided to spend a day there to see what it's like. Crosstown Concourse is not to be just another a mixed-use commercial building, and not just because it's so big at 1. 1 million square feet or such a physical improvement over the vacant, blighted hulk that the  Sears distribution center had been. More: Crosstown Concourse boosts Memphis 's office sector "Better together'' is the redevelopment's catch phrase. Crosstown Concourse aspires to create a kind of mojo among tenants and visitors.  The idea is to use art, performances, programming, and even the design of the building's public spaces to have tenants and visitors engaging each other, to be in relationship.  More: ...