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Los Angeles Approves 41-Story Westlake Apartment Development

Lake on Wilshire, a proposed 41-story tower with 478 apartments at Wilshire Boulevard and Bonnie Brae Avenue overlooking MacArthur Park, has been given the green light by Los Angeles’ Planning Commission. The mixed-use complex is the vision of Dr. Walter Jayasinghe (Dr. J), a local physician who’s owned the Westlake neighborhood site for decades.

In addition to the proposed high-rise apartment development, a colorful performing arts center is incorporated into the plan. Oriented around Sri Lankan culture, the facility is envisioned to include an art gallery, classrooms and an 850-seat auditorium. The site’s 14-story, 1920’s era office building would be converted into a 220-room boutique hotel.

The residential mix includes studio, one-and two-bedroom dwellings, as well as 39 residential units set aside for very low-income households that will be set on top of parking for 933 vehicles.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Dennis Kaiser

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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