"An unlikely corner of one of L.A.'s once-famous/now-dead malls is open for business again this week as residents move into luxury apartments on the spot that used to be a Macy's parking lot. The Westside Pavilion was one of the city's premier shopping venues and a cultural touchstone for generations of Angelenos, appearing in movies, television shows and music videos."
"Now the former mall also has housing, which is even more in demand than offices these days. New residents will be allowed to start moving in this week. On a spot once occupied by what the developer called an "absolutely horrible, obsolete" parking structure, there are now 201 luxury apartments - a six-story complex that includes townhouses with front doors that open onto a residential street. "You have your own stoop," developer Lee Wagman said of the townhouses. "It's kind of like a brownstone.""
The Westside Pavilion, once a premier Los Angeles shopping venue built on the site of California's first drive-in theater, hosted cultural moments including the film Clueless and Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin'. The indoor mall declined in the 21st century and closed in 2019, then began conversion to offices. A former Macy's parking structure was demolished and replaced with 201 luxury apartments in a six-story complex that includes townhouse units with front stoops. GPI Cos., led by managing partner Lee Wagman, developed the housing and the West End office conversion at a combined cost of $350 million. A temporary certificate of occupancy allows move-ins to begin this week. UCLA plans a research center on the site.
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