Hillview Apartments - Hollywood, CA

The glitter had faded, the star had dimmed since the Historic Hillview Apartments were last occupied in 1994. City officials had declared the building unsafe after the Northridge Earthquake, damage from a sinkhole caused during nearby subway construction and an arson fire that greatly damaged top floor and roof of the building. Enter the partnership of The Great Lakes Companies and Landgraf Construction with the vision of restoring the “Hillview” to it’s former grandeur.

The four-story Hillview apartments is said to be the oldest apartment building on Hollywood Boulevard. Built in 1917 by movie mogul’s Jesse L. Lasky founder of Famous Players-Lasky the forerunner of Paramount Studio’s and his brother-in-law Samuel Goldwyn to house many stars through the years the “Hillview” housed according to director Douglas Carlton “everybody that was anybody”. Famous tenants include: Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Mae Busch and Viola Dana.
 

The 54 unit “Mediterranean Style” apartment building is being restored to it’s 1917 glory by Landgraf Construction. Original features have been restored
including murphy beds, hardwood floors and unique built-ins. A 10,000 square foot café/bistro is occupying the space that once housed a speakeasy. With
constant input from the Heritage Hollywood Foundation, Landgraf Construction proved to be the right choice to “restore this national treasure to its former beauty” ... “Hillview will once again be the premiere place to live in Hollywood.”