Levitated Mass Moves to LACMA

Love it or Hate it  the "ROCK" is here!  After a long and slow 105 mile journey the new attraction has arrived at its destination!  The 340 ton boulder from a riverside quarry will be the star attraction for the "Levitated Mass." attraction!

As I write, I am looking outside our 29th story window at the massive attraction and have a few mixed feelings.  I love art, it's pretty cool to see it hanging from the truck it was pulled in on however what true purpose does it serve the community.  I guess I have "limbo thoughts" just as it hangs in limbo from the massive chains awaiting its final placement.  

I do love being in the middle of it all!  If you love being in the thick of the action, there are many homes available in this area for you to pick from.  Please call me with any questions you may have.  As always, I am "Making Miracles Happen from the Miracle Mile"

The Miracle Mile is Back, Baby

In its latest issue, the Los Angeles Business Journal, which calls 5700 Wilshire home, highlights the frenzied activity the Miracle Mile’s seen in the past few years on the back of the office space boom in the area. The neighborhood had slowed down starting in the sixties, although it never fell on truly hard times. Still, thanks to giant mixed-use projects, like developer BRE’s derided asshat at 5600 Wilshire and Legacy Partners’s much better-liked 5550 Wilshire building(and in a few years, BRE’s giant Wilshire/La Brea project), the neighborhood is lately seeing a fresh influx of young residents and trendy burger places like The Counter (and Umami and Five Guys). Revamped offices spaces and comparatively low rents have attracted music and media companies (notably Oprah’s OWN) from Hollywood and Beverly Hills, while new hotels and luxury car dealerships are opening. Send a thank you note to Michael Govan, the director of LACMA, who’s helped double the museum’s attendance, extended the campus, helped attract a movie museum, and helped make the whole vicinity more desirable. Though some storefronts remain empty and certain retail is less than upscale (Ono Hawaiian BBQ, the Gold for Cash store, etc.), optimism is strong, especially since two subway stations, and maybe a trolley, are on their way.

Monday, January 23, 2012, by Neal Broverman www.LACurbed.com