In 2017, Metro received an unsolicited proposal from an unnamed developer that wanted to build a project on top of the Westlake subways station.

In February, it was revealed that the proposal—for 655 residential units and over 250 hotel rooms—was from Dr. Walter Jayasinghe, who’s planning another big development a block away. The Metro Board of Directors struck down the plan, citing insufficient affordable housing, but hasn’t ruled out reconsidering an updated version of the plan.

The site has attracted sustained developer interest over the years, but so far nothing has materialized.

Construction began in February 2019 on a 25-story tower close to the Koreatown border and immediately south of Lafayette Park. The building, developed by big-time Koreatown landlords Jamison Services and Hankey Group, will hold apartments, ranging from studios to “three-bedroom, two story penthouses.” Rents are expected to start at $2,000 a month and top out at $10,000 a month when the project opens in early 2021.

This development would convert an existing 14-story office building into a hotel and build a multi-cultural center and 41-story apartment tower on Wilshire near Alvarado.

The project would bring 478 apartments to the neighborhood (including at least 39 affordable units) and feature ground-floor restaurants and retail spaces. Many neighbors of the project had concerns about the effects it might have on the neighborhood, but the project and its development agreement were approved in May 2018.

A vacant site, ​previously planned for a mixed-use, market-rate project, is now expected to hold 94 apartments—all but one of them for low-income households, Urbanize LA reports.​ The seven-story project is using transit-oriented communities guidelines to build taller and more units on the lot than would otherwise be allowed.

DCGG Park Plaza, the MacArthur’s owner, and a British performance troupe were planning to renovate part of the historic old Elks Lodge as an “immersive” theater performance space that will have multiple bars and play out across several levels of the building, but the owner of the theater has withdrawn their application for the theater-related part of the renovation. The space has functioned as a successful event space in the recent past.

Designed by KTGY Architecture, this 84-unit transitional housing project will be built out of shipping containers. Developer Aedis Real Estate Group is planning a series of similar shipping container developments to be built across LA over the next year.

The four-story building will hold 84 studio and one-bedroom apartments measuring between 400 and 480 square feet. Construction is under way and expected to wrap up by the end of 2020. Total project costs are estimated at over $27 million, according to the developer’s website.

This two-building project calls for 36-story residential tower and a seven-story extended-stay hotel at Bixel and Seventh. In 2016, it was reported that the 126-room hotel might be operated by Hilton's Home2 Suites brand.

Designed by Humphreys and Partners Architects, the residential tower would hold 422 apartments; a podium deck with a pool and dog park; 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space; and 596 parking spaces split above and below ground. The developer is Career Lofts LLC.

This development would bring a glassy 25-story tower to Seventh Street near Lucas. The tower would hold 225 residential units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, plus ground-level commercial space. The complex would include six levels of parking, too. Seven Street Properties, LLC is behind the project. The architects on the project are HED.

A proposed $20 million renovation would update the park’s restrooms, build a new boathouse, add workout equipment, improve the entrances, and add a picnic area and outdoor classroom.

Funding was an issue, but piece by piece, upgrades are on their way: Urbanize LA reported in 2017 that the city’s housing and community investment department was pursuing $1.3 million in funding to help bring ADA improvements to the park and kickstart early work on the new boathouse.

The six-story building planned near Occidental Boulevard and Third Street would hold 47 new apartments—mostly one-bedrooms. Eleven of the apartments would be for low or very low income tenants. Resident parking would be provided by an underground garage. Designed by Chinatown-based Bo.Shi Architects, the project is listed as under construction on the architect’s website.

This eight-story project would bring an unannounced number of apartments and ground-level commercial space to the intersection of Ingraham Street and Beaudry Avenue. The project would replace a small parking lot, and provide parking via on- and offsite parking spaces. (The project had initially been proposed with no parking.)

A six-story, 100-room hotel would take out a strip mall on Westlake and James M. Wood Boulevard. The developer is Infinitely Group. The project is working its way through the planning process now.

Once planned as an 80-unit, market-rate complex called HōM Lofts, this site will now hold 121 affordable apartments for low-income tenants. City records show the developer, SRO Housing Corporation, is in the process of securing permits for the project now. Urbanize LA reported in July 2019 that the LA County Board of Supervisors had approved $5.5 million in funding for the project.

This nine-story building from Amidi Group has been in the works since 2007, and it appears to finally be getting off the ground. The project would contain a whopping 376 live/work apartments, commercial space, as well as resident amenities. Construction is in progress now and should be complete sometime this year.

Developer CityView is planning a 243-apartment building at the edge of Historic Filipinotown. The complex would include 21 units for very low-income households, plus ground-floor commercial space and parking for nearly 300 cars.

The five-story project would demolish a warehouse, a commercial building, and a 12-apartment complex. Urbanize LA reported in April 2019 that there was fencing around the site; it is currently under construction.

In the works since late 2015, this six-story project would bring 144 apartments to the neighborhood, replacing an already razed office building between Seventh and Eighth streets, just south of MacArthur Park. The complex’s apartments would be studios and one- and two-bedroom units. The developer is listed as Pacific Parkview on city records.