Even though architect Doug Hanson designed and dreamed about the Concerto condo project in downtown Los Angeles, seeing it in person is entirely different.
?here are certain views that you didn? consider,?said Hanson, principal of DeStefano + Partners?downtown L.A. office.
The 30-story project, by developer Sonny Astani, is months away from being complete, but its exterior cladding is in place and it presents a good idea of what it will look like.
But now that Hanson? been able to view his project, there are a few minor tweaks that he? considering, including changing some of the colors and finishes of the cladding.
?he dream isn? over yet,?he said.
Otherworldly Advice
Tori Hartman? company in the Fairfax District sells psychic supplies wholesale, but she is becoming known for running her psychic consulting practice for businesspeople. She has worked with Hollywood producers; L.A. manufacturers; and real estate investor Jeff Lewis, the house-flipper on Bravo? reality show ?lipping Out.
? help them use their intuition more for decision-making,?she said. ?ore businesspeople than I can tell you use these kinds of services.?p>Hartman remembers as a child telling her father: ?on? worry about money, you have that check for $300.?Later that day, a check for that amount arrived in the mail.
But Hartman said the most common psychic ailment among executives and entrepreneurs is what she calls ?reed fantasy.?p>For example, one entrepreneur came in for a reading. She told him he would receive an offer to sell his company, but the price would be less than $55 million, the presumed value of the assets. He should accept the deal anyway, she told him. He received an offer for $47 million and refused it.
Hartman warned the price would only go down. The next offer was $35 million.
?e ended up with a little more than $1 million when all was said and done,?Hartman said.
Staff reporters Daniel Miller and Joel Russell contributed to this column. Page 3 is compiled by Editor Charles Crumpley. He can be reached at [email protected].
