Lofts For Sale – For those who prefer to own their own destiny in Downtown, feel the pride and reap the rewards of home ownership, such as growing equity and return on investment in the most exciting place on earth.
mercantile-lofts-extThe Mercantile Lofts is a 35-unit boutique quality live-work managed community apartment rental building in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles. Originally built in 1907 and then converted to oversized luxury lofts in 2011, the building features beaux-arts postmodern architecture with an artful designer lobby and glass curtain wall system. The Mercantile building blends historic details with a modern look. The building’s vintage features, such as barn-style doors and exposed brick walls, have been preserved, while the building has been outfitted with modern touches. These additions include custom bamboo flooring on some floors, polished concrete flooring on others, stainless-steel appliances and washer-dryer in each unit. The loft units are bigger than life with 14 foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and range in size from around 1,400 up to to 2,000 square feet.
• stunning beaux-arts design with urban sophistication • 1400-2000 sf floor plans with 14 foot ceilings
• in-suite appliance package, including washer-dryer
• floor-to-ceiling windows • on-site secure assigned parking
• pets welcome
Mercantile-Lofts-ext-2With architectural reminders of its genuine vintage past, the Historic Core has become one of the most sought after neighborhoods of the re-emergent Downtown L.A . Located on Main Street, between 6th and 7th Street, The Mercantile Lofts is central to Downtown’s plentiful restaurants, shops, famous pubs, entertainment and transportation. The Artisan House bar, restaurant and market delivers food and drinks. Around the corner is Cole’s French Dip, one of the oldest operating restaurants in Los Angeles. It contains a speakeasy right out of 1920’s prohibition era, now perfectly legal, but with the lingering excitement of its secret past. The Historic Core is home base for hip urbanites, and it is a pleasant walk to the Arts District, Fashion District, Little Tokyo, Financial and South Park districts.
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The 35 loft apartments at The Mercantile are suitable for live-work use as delightful residential units, creative office space and fashion/showroom space. Each loft unit has access to an optional underground gated parking space. With their spacious interiors, the lofts are loved by cats and dogs as well. City life combined with genuine modern aesthetic, Mercantile Lofts are a big blank canvas for a creative living expression.
The original boundaries of Little Tokyo extended east and south of the present location, and covered approximately one square mile. The area was a magnet for immigrating Japanese.
The original Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist temple, Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo in Los Angeles is considered by many to be the central base for the Japanese community in Southern California. All along California there are centers of Japanese culture and heritage documenting the rich history of their contributions to our state’s development. The Japanese immigration on the west coast began in the late 1800’s when most Asian immigrants worked in the great gold rush. The immigrants in the early twentieth century worked in farming communities and canneries in Los Angeles, Monterey, San Jose, and San Francisco. As far north as Eureka they worked with the Huntington Family and laid railroad track for the Pacific Electric Railroad.
Today, Little Tokyo commemorates the immigrant history through the art displayed in local museums, the areas unique architecture, and shops and restaurants that celebrates Japanese culture. FOR SALE | FOR LEASE
The Japanese Village Plaza is located roughly in the center of Little Tokyo. There are several restaurants in the plaza, plus a number of shops geared towards tourists. First Street and Second Street border the Japanese Village Plaza and have a number of restaurants that are open later than those in the court.
Inside the Japanese Village Plaza is a history of invention. Here is where the fortune cookie and the California Roll were invented, and where mochi ice cream was introduced to the United States.
Throughout Little Tokyo there are numerous Japanese restaurants, catering to both Japanese and non-Japanese clientele. Some restaurants specialize in assorted types of noodles, shabu-shabu, Japanese Curry, sushi or yakitori.
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