This vid gives a good rundown of new, higher priced housing in dtla, such as Perla on broadway...
https://youtu.be/v_qIf1NRFK8
^ Those 8 different apts are all fairly new, come with amenities more common in newer devlpt, & just about all of them rent for a bit less than similar units do in a place like this...actually many of the following apts are often much older & even sometimes smaller & funkier too.
https://www.youtube.com/c/CashJordan
^ that town is famous for busy sidewalks & super talls, where ppl say 'I love my city!' However, those 3 things lose something in translation when housing & pricing...& lack of amenities....are similar to what that youtuber is often filming.
dtla may not have the most bustling sidewalks or a lot or any super talls, but it has a friendlier vibe....due partly to it being a younger city but also because it has a Mediterranean type climate. dtla is still pricey, but not at quite the ridiculous level found on, for example, the east coast or up north. Right now, I'll gladly take dtla. Even more so when it's surrounded by this...
https://www.youtube.com/c/JSOCAL1
But, ok, ok, different strokes for different folks.