DTLA LIFE MAG #20 | AUGUST 2015 | Page 4

DOWNTOWN LUXURY BOOM Recently we had the pleasure of listing a large corner loft unit in the iconic Eastern Columbia Building. Since the opening of the Ace Hotel, the Historic Core continues to get luxury upgrades, such as high end fashion retailers, the Broadway Trade Center revamp, the opening of the Historic Globe Theater and even more new announcements are on the way. The owner of Loft #1003 at 849 South Broadway contacted Shelby Wood Design to help her stylize her loft in order to find a great new tenant who would most likely choose Beverly Hills to call home. With the help of her design team Jennifer Giersbrook and Andrew Henbest, Shelby Wood created an extraordinary living space. The high quality of Shelby’s furniture (featured on this month’s cover) allowed our team at LA LOFTS | Realty ® to lease the loft within a week and several applicants were fighting for it. Spring Street is now set to see new luxury condominiums breaking ground very soon, including a 40 story high-rise residential tower located between 5th and 6th streets that will be giving Gallery Row a new look. This project will definitely create a new era for the most densely populated neighborhood of Downtown LA with more than 20,000 residents, new bars, restaurants and art spaces. When the South Park district is getting several new high end condos that are hitting prices at more than $1,500 per square foot, we are not far off becoming more like San Francisco. Even Manhattan’s creative talent is relocating to Los Angeles more and more. Downtown LA’s renaissance is the main driver for this exodus of people leaving New York City for DTLA. It is totally understandable, who can resist the excitement of a great evolving new city center, combined with the world’s best weather. Please visit: www.shelbywood.com Alex LiMandri Editor-in-Chief DTLA LIFE TM www.laloftsrealty.com www.dwellhomes.com www.dtlalife.com