The Avant is a great place to live in downtown LA. It is in South Park, right across from the LA Convention Center. It is a quick walk to LA Live. Although the main entrance is on Figueroa, there is an entrance on Flower St as well, so if on foot, there are multiple entry points. The Metro Pico Station on Flower St is literally a couple of minutes away, which is also really convenient. The complex even provides bicycle access.
Being pet friendly, (max 2 pets per unit), there's a welcoming water
...bowl at the building entrance. There is even a pet grooming room! The roof has amazing downtown skyline view, with bbq grills, tables, a large flat screen with a fireplace, and lounge area. The Pool area has nice cabanas and is well furnished. However, since it is on the second floor and surrounded by units, the pool hours on the week days are until 10 pm, which is a little restrictive. I came from another building in downtown and the pool and the gym were accessible 24 hours. Considering this building is pretty much brand new and the windows and the patio doors are well insulated, I personally would prefer if the hours were not so restrictive. The gym and the roof close at midnight, which again I think should close much later or not at all.
There is also additional lounge/rec room with large flat screen tv. In one of the buildings, there is a massage room in case you want to book a massage. In the lobby level, there are PC and Mac stations with a printer, as well as a conference room. It really is great, but the only problem is, it is an ink jet printer, and the cartridge runs out of ink very quickly and often. I did overhear that they are planning to switch it to laser printer though.
Staff is very nice, including the 24 hour front desk attendants. They are just that, however, and I came from a building where the front desk attendant was a concierge, and was a lot more knowledgeable about the local information, events, etc. Not even the general office staff during the day (from Essex) know a lot about the local events. With the kind of caliber of the type of dwelling place this place is trying to represent, I think they should study up downtown LA. Overall, it is a new and beautiful building, and I am enjoying my stay here.
Pets must be spayed/neutered.