LEVEL 8 LAUNCHES IN DOWNTOWN LA WITH STAR-STUDDED GUEST LIST AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES AT EVERY TURN

A collaboration between the Houston Brothers and Lightstone, the sprawling 30,000 sq. ft. destination boasts eight unique restaurants, bars, and nightlife venues 

Que Barbaro, credit: Loamis Media

OVERVIEW

• DATE: Wednesday, September 13th
• TIME: 7:30pm – 2am 
• LOCATION: Level 8, 1254 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
• GUESTS INCLUDED: Anderson .Paak, Musician; Aaron Paul, Actor, Jeremy Renner, Actor; Evan Ross, Musician & Actor; Ryan Cabrerra, Musician; Lewis Tan, Actor; Marlon Wayans, Actor; Omar Epps, Actor and Rapper; LP, Musician; Arturo Castro, Actor; Miguel, Musician; Matt Bellamy, Musician & model Elle Evans; Lucien Laviscount, Actor; Jane Seymour, Actor; Alfie Allen, Actor; Linda Marigliano, DJ; Britt Robertson, Actress; Jerry Cantrell, Musician; Jon Huertas, Actor; Schaena Shay, TV Personality; Dumbfounded, Rapper, Mr. Brainwash, Artist 
• WHAT: On Wednesday, September 13th, Immersive hospitality visionaries Mark and Jonnie Houston, in collaboration with Mitchell Hochberg of Lightstone, celebrated the launch of Level 8 – a first-of-its-kind multilayered concept. Revolutionizing Los Angeles’ dining and social landscape, this dining, drinking, and entertainment experience features eight distinct and mesmerizing destinations, occupying the entirety of the eighth floor of the recently launched Moxy & AC Hotel Downtown LA.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Guests were greeted with an immersive 3D projection-mapped installation and took elevators up to the eighth floor of Moxy & AC Hotel Downtown LA. At piano bar and jazz lounge Mr. Wanderlust, guests were served champagne by an aerial dancer who spun from a grand chandelier. 
• Through a hidden library bookshelf at Mr. Wanderlust, guests saw the bar’s wall spun opened to reveal live entertainers, from feather-cladded dancers to a pianist. 
• The night began with a privately held dinner at Maison Kasai, where guests were stunned by a theatrical teppanyaki service by Chef Josh Gil, attended by close friends musician Anderson Paak, actors Jeremy Renner and Aaron Paul.
• The star-studded evening surprised partygoers at every turn, from fire dancers on the pool deck at Golden Hour to a lucha libre performance at Sinners y Santos.

Aerialist at Mr. Wanderlust, credit, Loamis Media

ABOUT LEVEL 8

Level 8 serves as a stage for some of LA’s top culinary talent to create innovative chef-driven concepts, providing a truly unique destination in the city. Michelin-starred Chef Joshua Gil transports guests to a French-Teppanyaki experience at Maison Kasai and al fresco oyster and ceviche bar Mother of Pearl. Esquire Chef of the Year and LA native Chef Ray Garcia helms Qué Bárbaro, the South American live fire grill, and The Brown Sheep, a food truck serving “authentically inauthentic” Mexican street food with an Angeleno twist. Joel Robuchon protégé Chef Hisae Stuck heads up Lucky Mizu, inspired by the Japanese art of cooking with water: seiro mushi (steam) and shabu shabu (boil). Combined, under the guidance of Level 8 Executive Chef Richard Archuleta, the culinary concepts of Level 8 will showcase a culinary menagerie of experiences. 

The heart and soul of Level 8 is Mr. Wanderlust, a lively piano bar and jazz lounge with a theatrical spin where guests begin their journey. Mr. Wanderlust channels the eccentric globetrotting life of its namesake, a fictional adventurer whose collection of books, artifacts — and cocktail recipes — reflect his eclectic tastes. Golden Hour, a Miami meets Copacabana rooftop pool deck complete with a rotating carousel bar, features soaring views of magnificent sunsets and the Hollywood Hills. The pool deck transforms as the sun sets to an outdoor lounge with DJs and live entertainment. Finally, Sinners y Santos showcases two decades of Mark & Jonnie Houston’s nightlife virtuosity, transporting revelers to an abandoned 19th-century cathedral which guests enter through a “confessional”. 

The design and conceptualization of Level 8 was led by Mark and Jonnie Houston in collaboration with Lightstone Design Studio, Undisclosable, and Basile Studio. Together, the team created a captivating maze of venues featuring theatrical moments at every turn, from a 40-foot Earth Harp stretched across the ceiling of Lucky Mizu to a trapeze artist descending from a chandelier in Mr. Wanderlust.

Address: 1254 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

www.level8dtla.com | | houstonhospitalityla.com | @level8.dtla

www.moxydtla.com | www.achoteldtla.com | @Moxy_AC_losangeles 

ABOUT HOUSTON HOSPITALITY 

Founded in 2007, with the launch of Piano Bar, fraternal twins Mark and Jonnie Houston have cornered a niche market of high end nightlife concepts. Each location more inventive than the last, their projects and concepts span from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and beyond. The current Houston Hospitality family includes cuban-themed bar La Descarga, American-themed live music venue Harvard & Stone, Parisian cocktail lounge Pour Vous, speakeasy-style No Vacancy & Dirty Laundry, 1970s-inspired Good Times at Davey Wayne’s, On the Record at Park MGM Las Vegas, 80’s oasis Break Room 86, and disco-deco dreamscape Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and multi-layered culinary and nightlife destination, Level 8.

ABOUT MOXY & AC HOTEL DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 

With a multitude of experiences under one roof, Moxy and AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles are DTLA’s new destination for visitors and locals. Located in the heart of Downtown, directly across from the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena, the two hotels offer a total of 727 guestrooms; an unprecedented 12 dining and entertainment options, including Level 8, a collection of restaurants, bars, and lounges that highlight the neighborhood’s diverse cultures and cuisines; a Miami-meets-Copacabana pool deck; and over 13,000 square feet of flexible meeting and social events space with a design inspired by DTLA’s industrial heritage. The property, which opened earlier in 2023, was developed and is owned by Lightstone.

Feature Photo: L – R: Matt Bellamy & Elle Evans, Dumbfounded & Anderson .Paak, Aaron Paul, Jeremy Renner