Oscar's Hollywood - Winter 2023

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BARDAS Investment Group and Bain Capital Real Estate have announced plans for the $600 million redevelopment of the Television Center at 6311 Romaine Street in the heart of Hollywood that will transform the historic facility into a modern ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Summer 2022

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As Hollywood emerges from the throws of the pandemic, how are our businesses rebuilding and reimaging? The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has, and will continue, to convene hundreds of experts and leaders all committed to the objective of improving ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Winter 2021-22

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While the conversation, "We need more affordable housing" is one we hear over and over, Thomas Safran & Associates has been providing such for decades. Indeed, since the firm was founded in 1974, they have built over 6,000 units. Today they have ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Summer 2021

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CBS Television City at Beverly & Fairfax is about to enter the future as TVC2050. Los Angeles based Hackman Capital Partners has a planned $1 billion plus investment to modernize the complex, create thousands of entertainment jobs, and reaffirm ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Fall/Winter 2020

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This year's Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Summit went virtual and brought news of new projects and controversial topics to the main stage. Over 120 projects have been developed or are in the pipeline compared with 80 in 2019. ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Spring 2020

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The Hollywood Renaissance continues, as evidenced by the influx of hotels, apartment complexes and mixed-use buildings. The Heart of Hollywood project is in its early stages and will focus on a grand vision for the Walk of Fame. The eastern end of ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Winter 2020

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THE GRASS IS GREEN IN HOLLYWOOD Starline Tours is the largest celebrity tour company in Los Angeles. At 50 years old and headquartered in Hollywood next to the Chinese Theatre, they offer a variety of celebrity-oriented tours. They will now offer a ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Fall 2019

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I am more than happy that the Hollywood & Highland shopping center has been acquired by a real estate development company and private equity firm with a solid history of success. DJM, the real estate developer has decades of experience in ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Summer 2019

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"HEART OF HOLLYWOOD" RECEIVES $4 MILLION BOOST FOR WALK OF FAME IMPROVEMENTS The City of Los Angeles' Board of Public Works has selected the design and architecture firm Gensler to design a "Master Plan" for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, kick-starting ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Spring 2019

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About 5 years ago, Hollywood had about 97,000 square feet of Class A office space. That was before companies like Netflix, Viacom, Fender and NeueHouse, to name few, located their businesses in Hollywood in Class A office space. Netflix alone has ...

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Hollywood is Innovative and Hip, Unique, Entertaining, and Iconic

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Hollywood is "Innovative and Hip"; "Unique"; "Cool"; "Fun"; "Entertaining"; "Iconic"; "Center of the Action"; "Exciting"-These are a few words describing today's Hollywood from the residents, workers and visitor respondents to the Hollywood Survey ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

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I recently attended the opening of The Argyle, an 18 story mid-century modern-inspired tower next to Capitol Records that has 114 artfully curated apartments and panoramic views from the Hollywood Sign to the Pacific. I took a photograph from the ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

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Special Report by Marty Shelton Since the opening of the METRO Redline subway in 2000 running from Downtown Los Angeles to North Hollywood, Hollywood has seen a revitalization that continues today. In recent years, the area has become the live/work ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

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Let's hear it for Hudson Pacific Properties spectacular new Sunset-Bronson Studios building on Sunset Blvd. If you are not aware, Netflix now occupies not only the entire 14 story building that is called "ICON" but the historic former Warner Bros. ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

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Two new hotels opened in Hollywood last month - the Kimpton Everly with 216 rooms and the Hampton Inn Hollywood with 112 rooms. With the Dream Hotel that opened in July, more than 500 rooms have been added to the Hollywood market this year. This is a ...

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