SOLD ABOVE ASKING - Artists' Multi-level Live/Work for Sale - Barker Block, #248

True live/work loft for lease in the Barker Block building. Designed by the KOR Group, the building boasts a lovely rooftop pool and gym--both with views for miles, courtyard areas and an art exhibition tunnel. Plus it's directly across the street from Urth Cafe, perfect for that morning coffee run. The loft is a particularly large 1 bedroom floorplan and features a mix of concrete and dark hardwood floors and beams, gourmet kitchen and designer finishes in the bathroom. Listed at $459k for 977 sf of livable, workable space.

Grand Opening Alert *Dec 19* - Urban Outfitters on Broadway

Old becomes new again as the beloved Rialto Theater on Broadway in the Historic Core neighborhood is restored. Urban Outfitters will be housed in the theater, and as an homage to Los Angeles, the store space will reportedly have a screening wall of old movies and the like. Parking is scarce in the area, but plenty of places to park your bike in front of the theater, so ride on down!

Coming to the Eastern Columbia Building - Acne Studios

The west coast gets an Acne Studios at the retail space of the Eastern Columbia building. The famed Art Deco building is a wise choice for the high end retailer, who decided on burgeoning downtown Los Angeles rather than hyper trendy areas such as Melrose or Beverly Hills. Keep it coming, downtown!