Streets & Urban Design

August 16, 2018

New video reveals updated design for massive hotel project in Downtown Long Beach

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

The Jergins Trust building was once the bustling epicenter of Downtown. The developer also plans to somehow incorporate the famed Jergins Tunnel into the design.

Streets & Urban Design

August 6, 2018

The Beacon, Long Beach’s latest affordable housing complex, begins to take shape

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Beautiful in design, centrally located near transit, and catering to veterans and senior citizens, the $80.4M Beacon project is finally taking shape in DTLB.

Streets & Urban Design

July 20, 2018

Massive, 11-acre retail complex at 2nd & PCH in Long Beach expected to open fall 2019; tenants have yet to be announced

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

The developers behind the massive 2nd + PCH development are expecting to be up and running the fall of 2019 though the project has failed mentioning any tenants minus a Whole Foods anchor.

Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

July 17, 2018

This Long Beach councilmember actually wants to talk bluntly about homelessness—including focusing on those teetering toward it and finding more ways to solve it

by Brian Addison in Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

Photo by Brian Addison. At least someone with the power to change was paying attention to an important document hidden within the nightmarish Land Use Element (LUE) conversation. Amidst NIMBY-ish screams and shouts, practically no one paid attention to an...

Streets & Urban Design

July 17, 2018

Construction continues on OceanAire residential development in Downtown Long Beach (public slide included)

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Love looking at renderings of upcoming developments in and around the city? Click here to scroll through Longbeachize’s entire archive. **** Photo by Brian Addison. Renderings courtesy of Lennar. The seven-story 216-unit OceanAire development, being headed by Lennar, is taking...

Streets & Urban Design

July 3, 2018

Aquarium of the Pacific’s $53M Whale-Shaped Expansion Takes Shape in Long Beach

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Construction on the Aquarium of the Pacific’s massive $53M expansion, dubbed the Pacific Visions wing, continues as the shape of its blue whale-inspired design takes form in DTLB.

Streets & Urban Design

June 28, 2018

48-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Long Beach Moving Forward After Scoring Tax Credit Award

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Love looking at renderings of upcoming developments in the city? Click here for our full archive. **** Renderings courtesy of Killefer Flammang Architects. Following an award of a 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit—LIHTC, often pronounced “lie-tech” amongst housing builders—the 48-unit...

Streets & Urban Design

June 22, 2018

Seaside Way Residential Development in Downtown Long Beach Begins to Take Shape

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Love looking at renderings of upcoming developments in the city? Click here for our full archive. **** Photo by Brian Addison. Renderings courtesy of Ensemble. The 112-unit multi-family residential development known as the Sonata at 207 Seaside Way (or what...

Streets & Urban Design

June 19, 2018

Free Talk with KCRW’s Frances Anderton Coming to Downtown Long Beach

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Photo by Brian Addison. Graphics by Baktaash Sorkhabi. When looking at the environment around us, it often goes unnoticed that it was designed for us—or, in many cases, designed against us. And that’s precisely the focus of our discussion on...

Streets & Urban Design

June 18, 2018

Fresh Renderings Released for Adpative Reuse Residential Project in Downtown Long Beach

by Brian Addison in Streets & Urban Design

Love looking at renderings of upcoming developments in the city? Click here for our full archive. **** Renderings courtesy of Studio One Eleven. In one of the more unique projects in Long Beach when it comes to housing, the former...