12/11/2023 0 Comments Katana sunset strip![]() ![]() Just down the block, a group of city advocates were throwing an event to kick off the “Summer on Sunset,” a new initiative that seeks to bring back some of the lustre to the Sunset Strip. Only this time, the doors of the building weren’t welcoming shoppers, but rather holding up billboards for the movie, “ Yesterday,” the new Beatles-inspired flick whose promotional campaign was inspired by the color of the Fab Four’s “Yellow Submarine.” Though the store had shuttered in 2006, it had been revived for the weekend, at least on the outside. If approved by the commission, the plans would still need the approval of the full West Hollywood City Council.On a recent Saturday evening on Sunset Boulevard, just beyond the nightly caravan of European sports cars and open-air tour buses that have seen better days, the famous Tower Records building was once again bathed in the familiar red and yellow paint job of the iconic music store that once occupied its stone-brick walls. In a report, they write that “that the proposed work will help preserve the cultural resource without impacting its integrity.” ![]() ![]() The West Hollywood-based group owns a number of other properties on the Sunset Strip, including office buildings at 90 Sunset Boulevard.Ĭity staffers are recommending that the historic preservation commission approve the conversion and rehab of the building. Property records show that the current owners, Mani Brothers, acquired the Piazza and an adjoining parking garage in 1999. That same year, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1983 a possible arson fire ravaged the structure. That plan was never realized and the hotel was sold. In the 1980s, the property was briefly owned by singer Rod Stewart, who hoped to make it into a luxury hotel. When Lee Francis, the madam who operated the brothel, was arrested in 1940, it marked the beginning of a decades-long decline and a handful of name changes for the property. By the 1930s, it was the most famous brothel in the state, according to documents prepared by history consultants for the project’s review. It predates the Chateau Marmont and the Sunset Towers.īuilt in 1927, the Piazza-then called the Hacienda Arms Apartments-operated as a luxury hotel. The “Italian Rennaissance-style” Piazza del Sol is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the state historic register, and is a designated West Hollywood historic monument. If the property owner’s plans are approved, the landmark building will function as an 36-room hotel with two restaurants and a rooftop pool and lounge. The four-story building houses roughly 56,000 square feet of offices and the hotspot restaurant, Katana. West Hollywood’s historic preservation commission is set to hear plans today to convert a 1927 office building, the Piazza del Sol, into a boutique hotel. The Sunset Strip’s hotel roster might be getting another addition. ![]()
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