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Society for the Preservation of Downtown Los Angeles

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Society for the Preservation of Downtown Los Angeles
AbbreviationSP-DTLA
Formation2015
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
PurposeSupporting sustainable commercial and residential development in historic downtown Los Angeles
HeadquartersDowntown Los Angeles, California
Director
Alex Hertzberg
Websitewww.sp-dtla.org

Society for the Preservation of Downtown Los Angeles, also known as SP-DTLA, is a 501(c)(3) organization that advocates what it characterizes as responsible and respectful development around and among Downtown Los Angeles' historic structures. SP-DTLA supports development with a positive impact on the designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles, especially those in the Historic Core.[1][2]

SP-DTLA supports viewshed protection[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and a "zone of respect" around preserved buildings.[11][12][13][14][15]

SP-DTLA's particular focus is on the seven by four block area (3rd to Olympic Streets and Hill to Main Streets), which includes the Broadway Theater District.

Current Causes

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LA Eastern Columbia Building

SP-DTLA is best known for its opposition to the Alexan South Broadway project in proximity to the 1930 Eastern Columbia Building and its landmark clock.[16][17] The group is also opposing two other downtown projects which they argue have a height and mass out of scale with the character of the adjacent historic buildings.[18]

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