NoHo Commons: urban excitement amid "Industry" atmosphere.No project in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. speaks more powerfully to the potential of transit-oriented development than NoHo Commons, the residential mixed-use project surrounding the Metro Rail station. With more than 700 residential units under construction, the $200 million project is the largest residential project yet to be built on the Metro Rail line, according to Milt Swimmer, a partner with the J.H. Snyder Company. Even before the project has opened, construction has started on the 350,000-square-foot second phase of the Commons, consisting of 269 loft residential units, 20,000 square feet of live-work space and 60,000 square feet of retail and a gourmet food market. The centerpiece of the project is the North Hollywood Metro Rail station, which anchors the commercial core and serves as a portal to the North Hollywood arts district. "NoHo Commons will be the model for a vibrant and successful transit-oriented development, Swimmer said. "By combining pedestrian-friendly design, live-work spaces and the right kind of neighborhood-serving retail businesses, we are creating a synergy fully in character with North Hollywood's mix of urban sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. and performing arts atmosphere," he added. The benefits of development in or around transit stations according to Swimmer, are a pedestrianoriented way of life, reduced traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , decreased environ-oriented way of life, reduced traffic congestion, decreased environmental pollution and improved property values. NoHo Commons is expected to have a strong appeal to people in the entertainment industry and related fields, according to partner Clifford Goldstein. The project is within easy walking distance of the Academy of Television Arts, immediately north of Universal Studios, and immediately west of Burbank--the headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: city of Walt Disney Company, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and the West Coast operations of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Completion of Phase II is slated for Spring of 2006. Phase III is scheduled to break ground sometime next year. Current approved plans are for a 200,O00-square-foot office building and 70,000 square feet of additional retail space. |
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