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LA’s Metro Purple Line Impacts Nearly 20M SF of Office Space
LA’s most densely urban pockets are soon to be connected by underground rail, and the expansion of the Metro Purple Line will impact 19.6 million square feet of office space, once it is completed. A study by JLL notes, although autonomous driving promises radical changes to the future of transportation, the highly touted Metro Purple Line extension will potentially be even more transformative to Los Angeles.
JLL researcher Kevin Carroll says, that’s because it crosses some of the region’s most dense commercial and residential neighborhoods. The project will seamlessly connect Downtown to the Mid-Wilshire, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and Brentwood markets.
The extension will provide immediate rail access to a population of 151,157 within half a mile. And, as preferences with younger professionals have shifted more towards using public transit, these stops will improve the attractiveness of businesses, while also increasing the number of multifamily developments near these stations.
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