Downtown LA's thriving Arts District has been magnet this year for innovative office projects that are transforming the skyline—and now comes plans for a building wrapped in purple.
You read that right: Skanska USA Commercial Development has filed plans to build a 15-story office tower at 1727-1829 East Sacramento Street in DTLA—plans that include wrapping the building in alternating purple and magenta bands.
The New York-based developer is planning to put up a 290K SF building, including 13K SF of ground-floor retail and restaurants on a 1.84-acre site currently occupied by two single-story industrial buildings that will be demolished to make way for the purple building, which will be known as 1811 Sacramento Street.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
