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This article was originally posted on January 20, 2021, and updated on May 11, 2026, to include the latest information available.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Los Angeles continues to be a focal point for large-scale investments, maintaining its status as a nexus for development, particularly across mixed-use and infrastructure projects. In recent years, a wave of high-profile completions, from Downtown to the Westside, has redesigned parts of the city\u2019s skyline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, one of the most prominent buildings in the city’s core is The Grand, Related Cos.’ $1 billion mixed-use development, which officially opened in 2022. Designed by legendary architect Frank Gehry<\/a>, it comprises a 39-story apartment tower, a 20-story Equinox Hotel and a mix of shopping, entertainment, culinary and outdoor components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another project that has moved from proposal to reality in the past few years is West Edge, developed by a joint venture of Hines, USAA Real Estate and Philena Properties. Delivered in 2023, the building has 200,000 square feet of creative office<\/a> space, 600 apartment units and a transit-oriented mix of retail and public amenities in West Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the infrastructure side, Metro\u2019s Crenshaw\/LAX line, now the K Line, began operation in 2022, including eight stations. Its airport connection became far more meaningful last year when the LAX\/Metro Transit Center opened, linking the C and K lines with bus service near the airport. Another completed major civic project is the Sixth Street Viaduct. The new $588 million bridge opened to the public in July 2022, with the related Sixth Street PARC open-space improvements around and beneath the structure continuing as separate follow-on efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, another wave of construction is underway. From mixed-use megaprojects to studio expansions, these projects are poised to transform key areas in Los Angeles in the years ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The LAX Landside Access Modernization Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Work has advanced substantially on the $5.5 billion project aimed at improving ground access to Los Angeles International Airport. After nearly a decade of planning, site preparation and construction, several components are now up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the two Intermodal Transportation Facilities, ITF-West opened as LAX Economy Parking in 2021. On the east side, Metro\u2019s LAX\/Metro Transit Center opened in June 2025, with the ITF-East connection tied to LAWA\u2019s SkyLink automated people mover (APM) set to open to passengers this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2.3-mile APM\u2014the program\u2019s centerpiece\u2014will connect the central terminal area with the ITFs and the $1 billion consolidated rent-a-car facility that opened in March, bringing all 12 on-airport rental car operations together in one location. When functional, the APM will operate with nine trains, with rides taking roughly 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Known as SkyLink, LAX\u2019s automated people mover is an elevated 2.3-mile electric train system designed to link terminals with regional transit and rental cars.
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\u201cWith trains arriving at stations every two minutes during peak hours and with a yearly capacity of 87 million, the APM will move travelers in and out of the LAX CTA at a high frequency in a timely manner,\u201d said Jake Adams, deputy executive director at Los Angeles World Airports & program executive for LAMP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The APM is set to be connected to a $500 million light rail transit hub to be developed at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and Arbor Vitae Street. Meanwhile, roadway improvements in the area include the widening of La Cienega Boulevard, Arbor Vitae Street and Century Boulevard, as well as the extension of 98th Street and Concourse Way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe contracts in place to build the future of LAX require a minimum 30 percent local-hire workforce on the APM and consolidated rent-a-car facility projects during the design and construction phases,” Adams said. “The contract also requires utilization of small and local businesses, minority-owned businesses, disabled veterans\u2019 businesses and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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