This has been what the backside of The Peninsula has looked like, roughly since New Years. See the tiny blue thing dangling from the end of the crane? That’s a BIG dumpster, hauling debris down and building materials up to the rooftop where the normally glamorous pool and cabanas are. My little birds in the industry tell me that the design improvements made to the most exclusive retreat in Beverly Hills have been passed on by a number of designers, due to???

I think I’ll walk over and see if they reopened the pool on their estimated date…