| Taft Building | |
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 Taft Building | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′05″N 118°19′35″W / 34.10139°N 118.32639°W |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Cost | $28 million |
| Owner | Elat Properties, Ray Golbari |
| Management | Elat Properties |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 125,888 square feet (11,695.4 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Percy A. Eisen Albert R. Walker |
| Designated | September 29, 1999 |
| Reference no. | 666 |
The Taft Building is a historic twelve-story building at 6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood and Vine, in Hollywood, California.
It was built for A.Z. Taft, Jr. (1889–1941), who purchased the Hollywood Memorial Church for US$125,000, tore it down, and commissioned the Taft Building thereby hiring architects Percy A. Eisen (1885–1946) and Albert R. Walker (1881–1958).[1][2][3] Construction ended in 1923.[2] The architecture firm Walker and Eisen was also responsible for the Fine Arts Building, the James Oviatt Building, the Hotel Normandie, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and the Commercial Exchange Building.[4]
It is an example of Classical Revival architecture.[3] Shortly after, all the movie studios had an office in the building.[1] Clark Gable's dentist also had an office there.[1] Additionally, Charlie Chaplin and Will Rogers had offices there.[5] It has housed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[5]
It was the first high-rise office building in Los Angeles.[3] It is opposite the Pantages Theatre, and Audrey Hepburn's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is outside the main entrance.[5]
It has been on the list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood since September 29, 1999.[5]
In 2011, the owner, Langer Meringoff Properties, put it up for sale.[5] The building was then purchased by DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners for $28.5 million, and spent $15 million renovating it, restoring many of its "historic architectural details".[6]
In March 2023, Elat Properties acquired the renovated Taft Building from Ocean West Capital Partners for $28 million. Ocean West Capital Partners, previously purchased the building for $70 million.[7]
