Downtown Los Angeles Live-Work Lofts Compared To Residential Studio Apartments

 

What confusing array of choices when it comes to Downtown Los Angeles Live-Work Lofts, Studios, Apartments, Industrial Lofts, Commercial Buildings and Residential Buildings.  How do you Choose what is right for you?

Toy Factory

Decide what amenities you want is a good place to start.

This L.A. Loft Blog post will attempt to help clear it up so that those who want to live, work or live and work in the same place can find the right loft, condo or apartment space for them. Then we will list the buildings with lofts for sale and for lease.

Apartments vs Condos

In New York, an apartment in any condominium, co-op or building with several residential units.  In Los Angeles, the word “apartment” usually refers to managed rental buildings and their units that have one owner per building.  Because Southern California has very few co-ops, most units are only called “apartments” if it is a single owner of the entire building, and the units are all rentals.  The building and its units are called condos if they are individually owned. #dtla

Studio vs Loft

Size matters. When it comes to a place where we live or work all day, or sometimes work all night, we need to find the right fit for our use and for our budget. In most residential units in Southern California, when someone says “studio,” it usually refers to a studio apartment, which is a very small rental apartment or condo unit without a separate bedroom. The architecture is very small and open, with the bedroom and living room one in the same.  In Downtown, small lofts are not usually called a “studio” because Downtown is home to many photographers and other artists who are using their live-work loft as a professional photography studio or art studio and because most lofts are open lofts.  Most lofts do not have separate bedrooms.  Small lofts are usually referred to as a “small loft”.  For lofts in Downtown Los Angeles, small is usually around 500 to 700 sq ft, a medium is around 700 to 900 sq ft, large is around 900 to 1,100 and very large would be around 1,200 or more.  These are all subject to the interpretation of course, but these are the common numbers for many renters and buyers of Downtown L.A. lofts.  Are you a big Loft Space Person or a Studio on a Postage stamp in the center of it all.  What would you choose? Leave a comment here.

Live/Work vs Residential

Live-work lofts are all the rage because of their popular open architecture, industrial style, and character that is considered hip and modern when the kitchen and bathrooms are updated with stainless appliances and granite countertops. Many renters and buyers of lofts use live-work lofts almost exclusively for residential purposes. Many others are using lofts for creative work such as photography, painting, graphic arts or music. Musicians need to know that live music cannot be played loudly in any residential or live-work buildings in Downtown Los Angeles. Heavy industrial, construction and other loud noisy industries are also generally not acceptable in any Downtown Los Angeles live/work building.

In Downtown Los Angeles, there are exceptions to many of the rules. All buildings will vary on what type of work they will allow, how many customers may visit etc. None of the live/work lofts will let you have a cash register in your unit with a line coming out of the door.  But even the residential properties will let you have a business client or two come every day for consultations etc. Here is a complete list of live work buildings around Downtown L.A. for sale and for lease: #artsdistrict

51 LOFTS & CONDOS FOR SALE AND FOR LEASE   [Alphabetical]  [Neighborhoods]  [Map]

Live/work Loft Condominiums:
Alta Lofts –  200 San Fernando Rd, 90031     AltaLoft.com
Barker Block – 510 S Hewitt St & 530 S Hewitt St, 90013    BarkerBlockLA.com
Bartlett Building – 215 W 7th St, 90014     BarlettLoft.com
Barn Lofts – 940 E 2nd St, 90012     BarnLoftsLA.com
Beacon Lofts – 825 E 4th St, 90013     BeaconLoft.com
Biscuit Company – 1850 Industrial St, 90021    BiscuitLoft.com
Cornell Building – 746 S Los Angeles St, 90014    CornellBuilding.com
Douglas Building – 257 S Spring St, 90012    DouglasLofts.com
Eastern Columbia – 849 S Broadway, 90014    EasternColumbiaLoft.com
Eckardt Building – 738 S Los Angeles St, 90014    EckardtLoft.com
El Dorado Lofts – 416 S Spring St, 90015     ElDoradoLoft.com
Flower Street Lofts – 1130 S Flower St, 90015     FlowerStreetLoft.com
Gallery Lofts – 120 S Hewitt St & 130 S Hewitt St, 90013    GalleryLoftLA.com
Grand Avenue Lofts – 1100 S Grand Ave & 330 W 11th St,  90015     GrandAvenueLoft.com
Higgins Building – 108 E 2nd St, 90012     HigginsLA.com
Little Tokyo Lofts – 420 S San Pedro St, 90013     LittleTokyoLoftsLosAngeles.com
Molino Lofts – 500 Molino & 530 Molino St,  90013    MolinoLoft.com
Ostrich Farm Lofts – 1010 Sycamore Ave, 91030     OstrichFarmLoft.com
Pan American Building – 253 S Broadway, 90012     PanAmericanLoft.com
Puerta Del Sol (first floor lofts) – 360 W Avenue 26, 90031    PuertaDelSolLA.com
Rowan Lofts – 460 S. Spring St, 90013       RowanLoft.com
Santee Village – (See EckardtCornell and Textile)
SB Grand (Shybary Grand or Shy Barry Grand) – 312 W. 5th St, 90013   SBGrand.com
Textile Building – 315 E 8th St, 90014    TextileLoftLA.com
Toy Factory – 1855 Industrial St, 90015    ToyFactoryLoft.net

Residential Condominiums:
1100 Wilshire – 1100 Wilshire Blvd, 90017      1100Lofts.com
630 N Grand – 630 N Grand Ave, 90012
655 Hope  – 655 Hope St, 90017     655HopeLofts.com
Bunker Hill Tower – 800 W 1st St, 90012    BunkerHillTowerLA.com
Concerto Lofts – 901 Flower St, 90015    ConcertoLoft.com
Elleven Lofts – 1111 S Grand Ave, 90015     EllevenLoft.com
Evo – 1155 S Grand Ave, 90015     EvoLoftsLA.com
Glen Donald Building – 2121 James M Wood Bl, 90006     GlenDonaldCondo.com
Library Court – 630 W 6th St, 90017    LibraryCourtLoft.com
Luma – 1100 S Hope St, 90015     LumaLoft.com
Market Lofts – 645 W 9th St, 90015     MarketLoftLA.com
Metropolis Los Angeles – 8th Street and Francisco    LosAngelesMetropolis.com
Mura Condominiums – 629 Traction Ave, 90013     MuraLosAngeles.com
Oceanwide Plaza – 1100 S Figueroa St, 90015     OceanwideDTLA.com
Promenade Condominiums – 121 S Hope St, 90012    CondoPromenade.com
Promenade West – 880 W. 1st St, 90012     PromenadeW.com
Puerta Del Sol – 360 W Avenue 26, 90031    PuertaDelSolLA.com
Ritz Carlton Residences – 710 W Olympic Blvd, 90015   RitzyLofts.com
Savoy Condominiums – 100 S Alameda, 90012    SavoyLosAngeles.com
Skyline Condominiums – 600 W 9th St, 90015    SkylineCondoLA.com
Sky Lofts – 801 S. Grand Ave, 90017    SkyLoftsLosAngeles.com
SL70 – 2220 Duane Street, 90039    SL70.info
TEN50 – 1050 South Grand Ave, 90015    LATen50.com
Teramachi Homes Senior Condos – 267 S. San Pedro St, 90012   TeramachiHome.com
Tokyo Villa Condominiums – 222 S Central Ave, 90012  LittleTokyoVilla.com
Toy Warehouse – 215 S Santa Fe Ave, 90012   ToyWarehouseLoft.com
Vero – 1234 Wilshire, Los Angeles CA    VeroLoft.com

62 RENTAL LOFTS AND APARTMENTS  (213) 880-9910  LAloftTour.com

Live/work Rental Loft Apartments:
American Cement Building Lofts – 2404 Wilshire Blvd, 90057
Art House – 1200 S Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Binford Lofts – 837 Traction Ave, 90013
Brick Lofts – 652 Mateo St, 90021
Broadway Lofts – 430 S Broadway, 90013
Brockman Lofts – 530 W 7th St, 90014
Chapman Flats – 756 S. Broadway, 90014
Chester Williams – 215 W 5th Street, 90013
Continental Lofts – 408 S Spring St, 90013
Emil Brown Building – 308 East 9th St, 90015
Factory Place Lofts – 1308 Factory Place, 90013
Great Republic Lofts – 756 S Spring St, 90014
Hellman – 411 S Main St, 90013
Jeffries Lofts – 117 Winston St, 90013
L.A. Loft Tour – (213) 478-0499  http://www.LAloftTour.com
Lacy Studio Lofts – 2664 Lacy St, 90031
Long Beach Avenue Lofts – 1250 Long Beach Ave, 90021
Mercantile Lofts – 620 S Main St, 90013
Milano Lofts – 609 S Grand Ave, 90017
NCT Lofts National City Tower Building – 810 S Spring St, 90014
Newberry Lofts – 900 E 1st St, 90012
Pacific Electric Lofts – 610 S Main St, 90014
Packard Lofts – 1000 S Hope St, 90015
Peterson and Tansey Lofts – 1250 Long Beach Ave, 90021
Piano Lofts – 932 S Hill St, 90015
Roosevelt Lofts – 727 W. 7th St, 90017
San Fernando – 400 S Main St., 90013
Santee Court – 716 S Los Angeles St, 90014
SB Grand – 312 W. 5th St, 90013
Union Lofts – 325 W 8th St, 90014

Residential Rental Apartments:
630 N Grand, 90012
717 Olympic
 – 717 W Olympic Blvd, 90015
8th and Hope – 801 S. Hope St, 90017
Apex – 900 S Figueroa St, 90015
Ava Little Tokyo – 236 S. Los Angeles St, 90012
Avant South Park – 1360 S. Figueroa St, 90015  AVANTdowntown.com
Artisan on 2nd – 601 E 2nd St, 90012
Blackstone – 901 S Broadway, 90015
Canvas L.A. – 138 N Beaudry Ave, 90012
City Lights on Fig – 1300 S Figueroa St, 90015
Eighth and Grand – Grand Ave, 90017
Elysian – 1115 Sunset Blvd,  90012
Emerson – 225 S Grand Ave, 90012
Garey Building – 905 E 2nd St, 90012     GareyBuilding.com
Grand Central Square – 306 W 3rd St, 90013
Gas Company Lofts – 810 S Flower St, 90017
LEVEL DTLA – 888 Olive St, 90015  http://www.LEVELDTLA.com
Medallion – 334 S Main St, 90013
Medici – 725 S Bixel St, 90017
Met Lofts – 1050 S Flower St, 90015
Metro 417 – 417 South Hill Street, 90013
Metropolitan – 315 West 5th Street, 90013
Mozaic at Union Station – 888 N Alameda St, 90012
Museum Tower – 225 S Olive St, 90012
One Santa Fe – 1 Santa Fe, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Orsini Apartments – 550 N Figueroa St, 90012
Pegasus – 612 S Flower St, 90017
Piero – 312 E 12th St, 90015
Promenade Tower – 123 S Figueroa St, 90012
South Park Lofts – 818 South Grand Ave, 90017
Spring Arcade – 541 S Spring St, 90013
Visconti – 1221 W 3rd St, 90017
Watermarke Tower – 705 W 9th St, 90015

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1100 Wilshire Downtown Los Angeles Location With Great Views

1100 Wilshire Offers Convenient Parking With Handy Walking Access To All Your Needs

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The condominiums at 1100 Wilshire has 37 floors.  Most residences talk about their great views.  Our views stretch from Catalina to Echo Park Lake.  Natural light floods every residence by day.  The night is a cascade of Starlight. Yet, for our altitude, we are quite grounded in Downtown Los Angeles. The building’s base, a pedestal for the floors above, contains the most coveted space in all of downtown: 12 levels of parking.  To put it in perspective, when you live here, you have the equivalent of a 4-car garage.  below that, shops, a business center and one of downtown’s best gyms.

You won’t need to get your car out too often living here because everything you need is right within walking distance.  Rediscover the city that has more to offer than you could ever imagine.  Time to give the metro Bikes a try.

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In this post, the feature property is on the 29th floor.  Check out those views!  Luxury living on one of the most exclusive condominiums in DTLA. This is 1 BR, 1 BA. Spectacular city view and L.A skyline. Below the sky-deck includes the pool and spa, cabanas, barbecue, sink and amazing view. There is also a large gym, a business center, and a luxurious screening room. 24 hr security, 2 covered parking spaces. Unit faces east and has a view of Los Angeles Downtown, especially it’s night view is awesome.

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