A 40-story Tower is Proposed for 1111 S. Hill

In a recent preliminary LA City design meeting, the final plan for a new 40-Story residential tower designed with a “California Redwoods theme” and named Sky Tree by Architect Sherwin Peneda MVD was presented. The project is slated to replace a mid-century warehouse located at the southwest corner of 11th and Hill Streets in the South Park neighborhood. 

The project is a joint venture between Australian developer Crown Group, Magnus Propety Pte, Ltd. and ASRI. In the current plan, the existing two-story industrial building would make way for a new edifice featuring: 

• 319 one-, two-, and three-bedroom condominiums 

• 160 Transit Occupancy Residential Structures (TORS) units (extended stay hotel units ala Level) 

• 3,429 square feet of ground-floor restaurant space 

• 390 parking stalls on six above-grade levels and two basement levels 

The TORS units can be leased for periods up to 30 days. The developer had previously proposed a 160-key hotel within the tower. 

The approval process for the project, while still very preliminary, is now moving along briskly in its final design phase. Currently the only design elements under contention are the release of a 40’ high sidewalk easement and the establishment of a circular sidewalk cut on the corner of 11th and Hill to accommodate the architectural “apron” around the base of the building. 

An exciting feature of the design is the extensive use of “green walls” (living greenery) shielding the street view of the parking levels as well as a ground to top corner treatment filled with living greenery. It is an exciting building in its rendering stage and one that has had only positive comments from the public. From here it looks like this is an exciting project that will be a credit to South Park. At this point, don’t expect completion before 2026/27.

author: John Nilsson