Replacing what is now a parking lot between the Spring Arcade building and the Alexandria Hotel, a new building is being designed with modern style that includes wavy white architecture and balconies. Its aesthetic is very different from the historic buildings that will sandwich it.
The LA Downtown News recently reported that Australia-based developer Joseph Hellen has spruced up his plan for a 40-story apartment tower with a proposal to renovate and activate three small Broadway theaters.
Across the street are the Security Building lofts and SB Spring lofts for lease.
The proposed new building will be designed as a condo, but will be leased, as has been the trend for most recent residential developments in Downtown.
The Eckardt Building at Santee Village is an historic manufacturing building that has been completely renovated to show off its great character for today’s modern living while retaining classic industrial design features for an historic urban vibe.
Each loft condominium unit is fully finished while maintaining a large open space for residents to express their own style and creative ideas to set up a home that is distinctly their own.
The Eckhardt Lofts offer many desirable historic features such as high ceilings and oversized industrial windows. They also includes modern upgrades such a Bosch kitchen appliances and six-foot bathtubs. Select apartments also come with private balconies.
Unit features include:
Ten to fourteen foot vaulted ceilings
Heavy duty polished concrete floors
Architectural concrete columns in all units
Over sized historic industrial windows
Mountain, city and skyline views, per plan
Italian-style kitchen and bath cabinetry
Granite kitchen counter tops
Stainless steel Bosch appliances
Deep stainless steel sinks
Six-foot bathtubs
Private balconies (select lofts)
Energy efficient heating & air conditioning
DSL, DirecTV and Comcast ready
Washer/dryer hook-ups
The units at Eckhardt Lofts range in size from about 700-square-foot open floor plans to a 2,000-square-foot penthouse.
Our History
Business tycoon Michael J. Connell built downtown LA’s first garment and textile manufacturing building in 1911, launching a mini-construction boom that lasted through the 1930′s. The heavy, concrete-frame construction and ornamental facades of the early 20th century industrial era characterized the architecture. All of these buildings sat largely unappreciated for decades. In 1998, a decade-long process to restore and re-adapt them for loft living began. The Eckardt and the Cornell at Santee Village are two
of those buildings that were designated as local historic monuments in 2001. The true loft units in the Eckardt and the Cornell buildings at Santee Village reflect the historic look and feel of the fashion industry with oversized industrial windows, concrete floors and columns, high ceilings and lots of open space. You can feel the history and the inspiration as soon as you walk in the door.
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Replacing what is now a parking lot between the Spring Arcade building and the Alexandria Hotel, a new building is being designed with modern style that includes wavy white architecture and balconies. Its aesthetic is very different from the historic buildings that will sandwich it.
