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Elevate Lounge: Redefining Downtown!
August 10, 2007
The Standard is over love muffins! Never again will you need to stand poolside when you can travel 21 floors up and over look LA—from the Valley to South Bay—at Elevate Lounge. This is THE place to be for anyone who wants to dip their toe into Downtown’s newest piece of nightlife. Last night, we got a taste of this hot spot at Flaunt’s August issue launch party featuring a performance by Midnight Movies, fall fashion preview by Orthodox and, our favorite, an open by from Skyy Vodka.
The space is amazing. Take the elevator up 21 flights and step off the elevator. If you want dinner, walk into Takami Sushi next door. If you want drinks and the dance floor, slide into the doors for Elevate. We’ll get to dinner in a bit.
With two large bars on either end of the lounge, a spacious dance floor, more than several lounging chairs and open-air windows lining the walls, there are plenty of things to admire about Elevate. Take your glass from the bar and wind your way through the half of the penthouse suite with a DJ serving up some of the most innovative mashes you’ve ever heard. With the summer breeze flowing through all sides of the building’s windows, it can never get too hot no matter how many bodies fill up Elevate’s half of the 14,000 square foot floor location. Feel free to check out this space because it opens to the public tonight! If you’re afraid of the weekend crowds, don’t worry. The lounge will be open every night of the week from then on.
The servers floating through the crowd carried trays from the restaurant next door: Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant. The restaurant occupies the second half of the penthouse suite floor with a gorgeous, sparkling night time view of everything around (and below) you. You can even look to your left and catch a glimpse of everyone watching you as they chill at the Standard. Splendiferous.
Co-owner Emil Eyvazoff and General Manager Leonard Matsumoto gave us the private tour. It’s apparent that the $4 million renovation that went into this place paid off. From the kimono fabric lined walls and glass wine cellar to red balau wood slats on the ceiling and imported Italian leather floor tiling, this place has been designed to impressed thanks to the amazing Tag Front group. They’re responsible for what you see when you enter the Geisha House, BOA and Katana. There’s a sushi bar, a robata bar, lounge seating, standard tables for sit down lunch or dinner and a private dining area for parties. The menu has your standard sushi fare along with their own take on Japanese with a flair. Check out the illustrated sketches below for an idea of what we mean. And yes, those sketches are not rough, conceptualized starting points. That’s what it really looks like!
Downtown LA does not have the reputation that it should, but there are a few hidden gems. Elevate your nightlife, love muffins. Don’t be the last one to check out the spot that has completely redefined downtown LA!
Elevate Lounge
811 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
P: 213-236-9600
www.elevatelounge.com
sara lugadus on August 19, 2007 at 10:45 pm #
went there this past saturday night. really nice… expensive drinks but it was worth it because the DJ had me and my girls wasted on the dance floor all night. dj dik is now my favorite! go if you wanna dance and have nice views… dont go if you need to pay rent the next day. going back next week = )