Article: Downtown Calling.(Los Angeles, California, building projects move forward)

DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS BRINGING LONG-SOUGHT REVIVAL TO REALITY

THE reinvention of downtown L.A. is no longer mere talk or dreams, it's a reality in the making.

The $1 billion second phase of Staples Center is roaring toward final approval. Thousands of residential lofts are being built out, or are already occupied. Architectural landmarks are rising out of the ground.

While the various downtown projects have received plenty of media attention, far less heed has been paid to the individuals who are driving this renaissance.

It's a cast of high-powered investors, developers, entrepreneurs and civic leaders who are determined to give the ...

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