FIH, some of those pics remind me of Fashion Valley SD, which was built on a “Type A” floodplain up against protected wetlands further west and also out east towards Qualcomm Stadium. High grade and luxury condo complexes followed soon after on the north side of Friars Rd.
I’m certain these developers fought LA County and environmental lawsuits for YEARS, even DECADES before any ground broke on this massive project. I noticed quite a bit of the wetlands have been preserved and most of the mid-rise shops and condos are situated not too far above ground level. I wonder what materials were used in a “glass breakwater” project in attempt to protect the buildings from flooding in a big rain. Big rock? Well, that didn’t do much to protect the Fashion Valley area, especially between the mall and I-8 service road. I don’t know how old this project is but time will tell if portions of it are intermittently underwater after several days of rain.
It appears that most of the land Playa Vista sits on (and surrounds) was never developed until recently for good reason.
