THE METROPOLITAN

Hollywood, CA

Client:

DS Ventures, Inc.

Area:

2.1 Acres

SITE A:  Metropolitan Creative Offices

Lot Area:

1.0 Acres

Commercial:

44,000 sf

FAR:

1.0

SITE B:  Metropolitan Apartments Tower

Lot Area:

.05 Acres

Apartments:

52 Units, 46,000 sf

FAR:

2.2 – 104 du/ac

SITE C:  Metropolitan West Apartments

Lot Area:

.6 Acres

Apartments:

79 Total Units, 87,000 sf
5 Live/Work
74 Apartments

FAR:

3.3 – 132 du/ac

Located on historic Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood, VTBS is renovating an existing 1971, 2-story commercial building consisting of 38,000 sf with the addition of 14,000 sf by adding third and fourth floors.  The building exterior shall be renovated to include new store frontage and cladding while the interior takes advantage of an open office plan with exposed structure throughout.

The project also includes two additional phases entailing the conversion of the 12-story Metropolitan Hotel Tower into 52 open-plan loft apartments as well as the construction of a new 5-story, Type-III, 29-unit apartment building over Type-I parking on the neighboring site.