Updated photos (taken April 5th) from the construction site can be viewed here.More photos from the construction of The Grove in Glendale (sorry, the Americana at Brand), scheduled to open this spring. I wrote about the construction project back in October.
Developer Rick Caruso emerged victorious in his battles with opponents in the Glendale community and the owners of the Glendale Galleria over the building of the new shopping/residential complex.
You can check out the floor plans for the luxury condominiums opening in the summer at Curbed LA.
Meanwhile, Michael Schneider at Franklin Avenue takes offense at the Glendale City Council's decision to officially name one of the streets inside the new project Caruso Way or Caruso Lane, after the developer Rick Caruso. Here's the original story from the Glendale News-Press. I can't say that I'm surprised. If the city of Los Angeles will name a street near the Staples Center "Chick Hearns Way", and the city of Anaheim has its "Disneyland Way," why not name a street after the uber-developer? Caruso's development project will affect the direction of the city for decades to come.
