Sierra Towers

Sierra Towers is a residential 31-story high-rise condominium building in West Hollywood, California, United States. located at 9255 Doheny Road, adjacent to Beverly Hills. It was designed by the renowned Beverly Hills mid-century modern architect Jack A. Charney, who studied under Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler.[1] Completed in 1965 as an apartment building, it was originally called the Spoon Apartment Building. Building amenities include 24-hour security, concierge service, a gym, and an outdoor swimming pool.[2]

Sierra Towers
Sierra Towers from Doheny Road.
General information
TypeResidential
Location9255 Doheny Road
West Hollywood, California
United States
Coordinates34.090616°N 118.394289°W / 34.090616; -118.394289
Opening1966
Cost$12,000,000
Technical details
Floor count31
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
ArchitectJack A. Charney
DeveloperWalter and Leo Minskoff
References
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Construction

Sierra Towers was developed for $12 million by Walter and Leo Minskoff, whose family firm also built New York's Minskoff Theatre.[3] The building is known for being more than 15 stories taller than any other building within a 2-mile (3.2 km) radius. Due to Sierra Towers' unique positioning at the base of a hill (the same hill from which Beverly Hills gets its name), the building is the highest residential tower in the greater Los Angeles Area relative to sea level. The building is said to get its plural name from scuttled original plans to build a second tower.[3]

Notable residents

Sierra Towers was first operated as a rental property, but following its purchase by New York real estate investor Helmsley Spear Inc., the building was converted to condominiums in 1974.[3] A handful of celebrities own condominiums in the 146-unit building.[3] Such celebrities include Karyn White, Lily Collins, Diahann Carroll, Sandra Bullock, Kelly Osbourne, Vincent Gallo, PJ Harvey, Robert Sherman, Jim Morris, Emma Watson, and Meg Whitman.[4]

Historically, residents and owners have included Joan Collins, Matthew Perry,[5] Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Zoe, Evander Holyfield, Peter Lawford, Fred Durst, Sidney Poitier, George Hamilton, David Geffen, Bill Shoemaker, Nino Tempo, Edith Flagg[6] and Reem Al Faisal.[7] Former resident Elton John and partner David Furnish commissioned designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard to create a 1970s-inspired design for the apartment which features kelly green walls and a chandelier from the Grand Hotel et de Milan in the kitchen.[8]

In 2013, singer-actress Cher sold her 2,302 square feet (213.9 square metres) two-story condominium, created by combining two one-bedroom units on the 26th and 27th floors, for $5.25 million.[2] Joan Collins's former 2,300 square feet (210 square metres) residence on the 25th floor was sold for $4.4 million in 2017.[9] In 2020, Courteney Cox sold her 1,315 square feet (122.2 square metres) unit on the same floor for $2.9 million.[10]

In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online the Sierra Towers appears as the fictional "Eclipse Towers" which contain some of the most expensive apartments that the player can purchase in the online game, up to $1.1 million for a Penthouse Suite.

References
  1. Miller, Daniel (28 October 2011). "Sierra Towers: The Secrets of L.A.'s Strange, Sexy Celebrity Condo Building". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Lauren Beale (March 30, 2013), Cher sells West Hollywood pied-a-terre for $5.25 million Los Angeles Times.
  3. Daniel Miller (October 28, 2011), Sierra Towers: The Secrets of L.A.'s Strange, Sexy Celebrity Condo Building The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Neal J. Leitereg (August 23, 2018), Former Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman buys West Hollywood condo for $6.5 million Los Angeles Times.
  5. Lauren Beale (August 17, 2011), Matthew Perry puts his WeHo condo on the market Los Angeles Times.
  6. Space Magazine, Los Angeles. October 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Chris Hardwick sold his house to Princess Reem Al Faisal". Dirt. October 12, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  8. Mansion-hunting New York Post, March 4, 2012.
  9. Neal J. Leitereg (May 25, 2017), Dame Joan Collins lists her high-style digs at the Sierra Towers Los Angeles Times.
  10. Neal J. Leitereg and Jack Flemming (August 22, 2020), Hot Property: Courteney Cox finds a friend for West Hollywood condo Los Angeles Times.
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