A five-year-old proposal for the renovation of the former Arts District home of the A+D Museum has resurfaced, but with some significant revisions.
In 2017, a Legendary Group company applied to the City of Los Angeles for permission to construct an 11-story, 255,000-square-foot office building at the intersection of 4th and Hewitt Streets, while keeping a single-story structure that was formerly inhabited by the A+D Museum.
This week, a redesigned proposal was released that adheres to the original concept – but on a far larger scale.
Overview of the new A+D museum renovation plans
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The proposal is now envisioned as a larger 18-story tower while keeping the old 7,800-foot structure on the land. Plans propose for 311,682 square feet of office space on the upper floors, with 8,149 square feet of restaurant space on the ground floor, bordered by a new landscaped courtyard facing Colyton Street.
The office skyscraper, like the previous idea, would be piled over a big parking podium. According to architectural blueprints, a garage would have three underground floors and five above-ground levels.
The design company Gensler is still behind the “Above” project, which will rise to a maximum height of 297 feet above street level. The parking levels of the structure are depicted in renderings as having an industrial look, while the higher floors would have a modern glass exterior. On the top floor and above the podium, terrace decks with tenant amenity areas are proposed.
“The Arts District has recently experienced an influx of tenants searching for one-of-a-kind creative office space, as demand appears to outnumber availability. In [the first quarter of 2022], we had approximately 800,000 square feet of tenant queries “said McKenna Gaskill of Cushman & Wakefield, which is in charge of the property’s leasing. Mike Condon Jr., Gaskill, Brittany Winn, Pete Collins, and Scott Menkus lead the Cushman & Wakefield leasing team.
