Blog: Updates on Urbanology

Huge Explosion in the Arts District

Investor’s Business Daily wrote about it$2 billion of institutional funds is blowing-up the east end of DTLA. The boom includes “curated” retail (as depicted in ABC7's Eye on L.A. It’s led by the Michael Maltzan-designed One Santa Fe development. Suddenly the Arts District is L.A.’s art and architecture center: Hennessey & Ingalls bookstore moves here from Santa Monica early next year. The A+D Museum opened shop in July. Soon: Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel museum. And then, the new, uber-hip Soho House. Oh, did we mention One Santa Fe took top honors on AIA-LA’s Design Awards?