Fans of Dunkin’ Donuts rejoice! I am happy to report that Downtown LA’s very first DD store is coming to the ground floor of the historic Hotel Olive located on the northeast corner of 8th and Olive on the cusp of the Financial District, Historic Core, and South Park. The new Dunkin’ Donuts will be about 2,000 square feet large and will take over the corner of the building with its store frontage mostly facing Olive Street replacing a couple of shuttered stores including Ramona’s Fashions.

Dunkin’ Donuts will upgrade the corner with some amazing changes relative to what’s there right now, which is to say, a pretty rundown building in need of some TLC. The new store will take out the ugly dated wall along Olive and replace it with glass windows illuminating this corner at night. In addition, the owner of the building is planning to upgrade the entire facade of this 3-story historic structure completed in 1904 that was actually designed by famed architect John Parkinson (LA City Hall, Union Station, Bullocks Wilshire). Sadly, most of the exterior detailing was removed sometime in the past.

The new Dunkin’ Donuts store in Downtown LA will be the first, but not the last, as more are slated to open around downtown. The 8th and Olive location is currently waiting to secure permits before construction can begin with plans to hopefully open by the end of this year if not early next year. Hours will start off from 5 am to 11 pm, but with so much development surrounding it — the upscale Freehand Hostel, Carmel’s new 33-story high-rise tower, and the brand new Whole Foods and 8th/Grand project all across the street — hours could eventually extend to 24 hours once demand hits critical mass.

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