COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE BUILDING West 8th Street and 800 South Olive Street CHC HCM ENV CE

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1 COMMERCAL EXCHANGE BULDNG West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street CHC HCM ENV CE Agenda packet ncludes: 1. Fnal Determnaton Staff Recommendaton Report 2. Categorcal Exempton 3. Under Consderaton Staff Recommendaton Report 4. Hstorc-Cultural Monument Applcaton Please clck on each document to be drectly taken to the correspondng page of the PDF.

2 Los Angeles Department of Cty Plannng RECOMMENDATON REPORT CULTURAL HERTAGE COMMSSON HEARNG DATE: TME: PLACE: June 15, :00 AM Cty Hall, Room N. Sprng Street Los Angeles, CA EXPRATON DATE: July 18, 2017 CASE NO.: CHC HCM ENV CE Locaton: West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Councl Dstrct: 14 - Huzar Communty Plan Area: Central Cty Area Plannng Commsson: Central Neghborhood Councl: Downtown Los Angeles Legal Descrpton: Porton of Block 53 Huber Tract, Lot FR LT 20 PROJECT: REQUEST: OWNER/ APPLCANT: PREPARER: RECOMMENDATON Hstorc-Cultural Monument Applcaton for the COMMERCAL EXCHANGE BULDNG Declare the property a Hstorc-Cultural Monument YSHRE LA LLC c/o Jeremy Selman 30 West 26th Street, 12th Floor New York, NY Tara Hamacher and Roger Brevoort Hstorc Consultants 256 South Robertson Boulevard, #2401 Beverly Hlls, CA That the Cultural Hertage Commsson: 1. Declare the subject property a Hstorc-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Admnstratve Code Chapter 9, Dvson 22, Artcle 1, Secton Adopt the staff report and fndngs. VNCENT P. BERTON, ACP Drector of Plannng [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Ken Bernsten, ACP, Manager Offce of Hstorc Resources [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Lambert M. Gessnger, Preservaton Archtect Offce of Hstorc Resources [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Melssa Jones, Plannng Assstant Offce of Hstorc Resources Attachment: Hstorc-Cultural Monument Applcaton

3 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 2 of 5 FNDNGS The Commercal Exchange Buldng "reflects the broad cultural, economc, or socal hstory of the naton, state, or communty for ts assocaton wth the development of a new commercal core n downtown Los Angeles durng the 1920s. The Commercal Exchange Buldng "embodes the dstngushng characterstcs of an archtectural-type specmen, nherently valuable for study of a perod, style, or method of constructon as an excellent example of Beaux Arts commercal archtecture n Downtown Los Angeles. The Commercal Exchange Buldng s "a notable work of a master bulder, desgner, or archtect whose ndvdual genus nfluenced hs or her age as an excellent example of the work of Los Angeles-based master archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy Esen. CRTERA The crteron s the Cultural Hertage Ordnance whch defnes a hstorcal or cultural monument as any ste (ncludng sgnfcant trees or other plant lfe located thereon) buldng or structure of partcular hstorc or cultural sgnfcance to the Cty of Los Angeles, such as hstorc structures or stes n whch the broad cultural, economc, or socal hstory of the naton, State or communty s reflected or exemplfed, or whch are dentfed wth hstorc personages or wth mportant events n the man currents of natonal, State or local hstory or whch embody the dstngushng characterstcs of an archtectural type specmen, nherently valuable for a study of a perod style or method of constructon, or a notable work of a master bulder, desgner or archtect whose ndvdual genus nfluenced hs age. SUMMARY The Commercal Exchange Buldng, constructed n 1924, s a 13-story Renassance Revvalstyle commercal buldng located n downtown Los Angeles at the southeast corner of West 8th Street and South Olve Street. t was desgned by promnent Los Angeles archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen, and was bult by the Wllam Smpson Constructon Company for Rudolph Rosenberg of the Eghth and Olve Holdng Company. The buldng was constructed to be an offce buldng n a perod of major skyscraper development n the cty s central busness dstrct. Characterzed by two prmary elevatons Olve Street on the west and 8th Street on the north the subject property has a rectangular plan wth a classcal, trpartte composton conveyed by a horzontal dvson of base, shaft, and cornce. The man entry s at the northeast corner and s recessed and framed by terra cotta. The buldng s clad n red brck wth contrastng terra cotta wndow slls. Wndows at the street facng facades are one-over-one, wood sash unts grouped n sets of two. The frst floor s capped wth a metal cornce that spans across the storefronts on both facades and at the base there are nlad terra cotta bands and a terra cotta strngcourse above the second story. The top two floors feature a decoratve floral treatment, engaged plasters, Cornthan captals, and a terra cotta cornce. An orgnal fre escape s at the center of the west fa?ade that spans between floors two through thrteen and a neon blade sgn s located at the southwest corner. On the nteror, the ground floor features an elevator lobby sheathed wth buff-colored marble, a barrel-vaulted, coffered celng over the lobby area, and a marble

4 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 3 of 5 starcase. Floors 2 through 12 feature a T-shaped, stacked plan comprsed of an elevator lobby at the east sde of each floor wth a central corrdor spannng east to west. The corrdors have marble baseboards and wood-frame doors, wth sdelghts and transoms. Both Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen were natve Calfornans. Walker was born n Sonoma, Calforna n He attended a specal study at Brown Unversty n Provdence, Rhode sland n Followng apprentceshps wth frms that ncluded Hebbard and Gll, Parknson and Bergstrum, A.E. Rosenhem, and Hunt and Grey, Walker establshed hs own practce n n 1919, Walker partnered wth Percy A. Esen to form Walker & Esen Archtects and Engneers. Esen was born n San Francsco n 1885 and was traned alongsde hs archtect father, Theodore Esen. As early as 1908, Percy was n archtectural practce wth hs father as Esen and Son, Archtects. Together, Walker & Esen desgned over 200 buldngs and are responsble for such promnent landmarks as the Fne Arts Buldng (1927, Hstorc- Cultural Monument #125); the Texaco/Unted Artsts Buldng (1927, Hstorc-Cultural Monument #523); the Ovatt Buldng (1928, Hstorc Cultural-Monument #195); the Beverly Wlshre Hotel (1928); and the Normande Hotel (1926, Hstorc-Cultural Monument #1013). Over the years, the subject property has experenced several alteratons, the most sgnfcant of whch were the removal of a fve-foot secton of the buldng and the resultng modfcatons to the storefronts, to accommodate a Cty of Los Angeles sdewalk wdenng project n Other alteratons nclude the nstallaton of awnngs n 1936, the addton of two doors and transoms over the basement entrance on the Olve Street faqade n 1947, modfcatons to the lobby n 1955, and the removal of the overhangng projecton of the cornce n The ctywde hstorc resources survey, SurveyLA, dentfed the Commercal Exchange Buldng as ndvdually elgble for lstng or desgnaton at the natonal, state and local levels as an excellent example of Beaux Arts commercal archtecture n Downtown Los Angeles and a work of noted Los Angeles archtects Walker and Esen. DSCUSSON The Commercal Exchange Buldng successfully meets three of the Hstorc-Cultural Monument crtera. The property "reflects the broad cultural, economc, or socal hstory of the naton, state, or communty for ts assocaton wth the development of a new commercal core n downtown Los Angeles durng the 1920s. Between the turn of the twenteth century and the late 1920s, Los Angeles central busness dstrct shfted south and west from ts begnnngs around 3rd Street and matured nto a quntessental Amercan downtown. Scores of new buldngs, ncludng the subject property, were erected at the maxmum allowable heght at the tme 150 feet, or roughly 13 stores to house the entre gamut of commercal uses ncludng banks and fnancal nsttutons, hotels, offces, department stores, and smaller retal outlets. Smlar to the subject property, many of these buldngs featured some combnaton of commercal uses, typcally wth retal on the ground story and offces above. Almost all were ntended to be bold archtectural statements that showcased an archtect s mastery of the Beaux Arts tradton or other, smlar archtectural styles that exuded formalty and prosperty, and the subject property was no excepton. When the Commercal Exchange Buldng was completed t was the only heght-lmt buldng on the block and mmedate vcnty and helped to defne the face of downtown Los Angeles as a metropoltan cty. The Commercal Buldng also "embodes the dstngushng characterstcs of an archtecturaltype specmen, nherently valuable for study of a perod, style, or method of constructon as an

5 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 4 of 5 excellent example of Beaux Arts commercal archtecture n Downtown Los Angeles. Reflectve of the Beaux Arts style, the subject property has a Classcal trpartte composton, symmetrcal faqade, flat roof, brck walls, rustcated frst floor, and panels wth floral low-relef carvngs. Other dstngushng characterstcs are the property s dentled cornce, engaged plasters, and orgnal blade sgn. Further, the Commercal Exchange Buldng s "a notable work of a master bulder, desgner, or archtect whose ndvdual genus nfluenced hs or her age as an excellent example of the work of Los Angeles-based master archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy Esen. The frm of Walker & Esen Archtects and Engneers was the preemnent archtectural frm n Southern Calforna durng the 1920s and 1940s. They were especally prolfc n Los Angeles desgnng many commercal buldngs, apartment houses and hotels. Together wth contemporary peer frms that ncluded Allson and Allson, Parknson and Parknson, and Albert C. Martn and Assocates, Walker and Esen were responsble for sgnfcantly shapng the urban form of Los Angeles durng the early 20th century. Whle n practce together from 1919 to 1941, they desgned more than 250 buldngs, prmarly focused on larger scale commercal offce buldngs, apartment houses, hotels, and move theaters. The subject property s sgnfcant not only for Walker and Esen s orgnal 1924 desgn n the archetypal revval-style aesthetc used for early 20th century Amercan skyscrapers, but also for ther nvolvement wth reparng the buldng after the removal of a secton n Although there have been nteror and exteror alteratons over the years, the subject property contnues to mantan a hgh level of ntegrty of locaton, desgn, materals, settng, workmanshp, and feelng. CALFORNA ENVRONMENTAL QUALTY ACT ( CEQA ) FNDNGS State of Calforna CEQA Gudelnes, Artcle 19, Secton 15308, Class 8 "conssts of actons taken by regulatory agences, as authorzed by state or local ordnance, to assure the mantenance, restoraton, enhancement, or protecton of the envronment where the regulatory process nvolves procedures for protecton of the envronment. State of Calforna CEQA Gudelnes Artcle 19, Secton 15331, Class 31 "conssts of projects lmted to mantenance, repar, stablzaton, rehabltaton, restoraton, preservaton, conservaton or reconstructon of hstorcal resources n a manner consstent wth the Secretary of the nteror s Standards for the Treatment of Hstorc Propertes wth Gudelnes for Preservng, Rehabltatng, Restorng, and Reconstructng Hstorc buldngs. The desgnaton of the Commercal Exchange Buldng as an Hstorc-Cultural Monument n accordance wth Chapter 9, Artcle 1, of The Cty of Los Angeles Admnstratve Code ("LAAC ) wll ensure that future constructon actvtes nvolvng the subject property are regulated n accordance wth Secton of the LAAC. The purpose of the desgnaton s to prevent sgnfcant mpacts to a Hstorc-Cultural Monument through the applcaton of the standards set forth n the LAAC. Wthout the regulaton mposed by way of the pendng desgnaton, the hstorc sgnfcance and ntegrty of the subject property could be lost through ncompatble alteratons and new constructon and the demolton of an rreplaceable hstorc ste/open space. The Secretary of the nteror s Standards for Rehabltaton are expressly ncorporated nto the LAAC and provde standards concernng the hstorcally approprate constructon actvtes whch wll ensure the contnued preservaton of the subject property.

6 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 5 of 5 The use of Categorcal Exempton Class 8 n connecton wth the proposed desgnaton s consstent wth the goals of mantanng, restorng, enhancng, and protectng the envronment through the mposton of regulatons desgned to prevent the degradaton of Hstorc-Cultural Monuments. The use of Categorcal Exempton Class 31 n connecton wth the proposed desgnaton s consstent wth the goals relatng to the preservaton, rehabltaton, restoraton and reconstructon of hstorc buldngs and stes n a manner consstent wth the Secretary of the nteror s Standards for the Treatment of Hstorc Propertes. Categorcal Exempton ENV CE was prepared on May 31, BACKGROUND On May 4, 2017 the Cultural Hertage Commsson voted to take the property under consderaton. On May 25, a subcommttee of the Commsson consstng of Commssoners Barron and Mlofsky vsted the property, accompaned by staff members from the Offce of Hstorc Resources.

7 COUNTY CLERK'S USE CTY OF LOS ANGELES OFFCE OF THE CTY CLERK 200 NORTH SPRNG STREET, ROOM 360 LOS ANGELES, CALFORNA CALFORNA ENVRONMENTAL QUALTY ACT NOTCE OF EXEMPTON (Calforna Envronmental Qualty Act Secton 15062) CTY CLERK'S USE Flng of ths form s optonal. f fled, the form shall be fled wth the County Clerk, E. mperal Hghway, Norwalk, CA 90650, pursuant to Publc Resources Code Secton (b). Pursuant to Publc Resources Code Secton (d), the flng of ths notce starts a 35-day statute of lmtatons on court challenges to the approval of the project. Falure to fle ths notce wth the County Clerk results n the statute of lmtatons beng extended to 180 days. LEAD CTY AGENCY Cty of Los Angeles Department of Cty Plannng PROJECT TTLE Commercal Exchange Buldng PROJECT LOCATON West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street, Los Angeles, CA DESCRPTON OF NATURE, PURPOSE, AND BENEFCARES OF PROJECT: Desgnaton of the Commercal Exchange Buldng as an Hstorc-Cultural Monument. NAME OF PERSON OR AGENCY CARRYNG OUT PROJECT, F OTHER THAN LEAD CTY AGENCY: COUNCL DSTRCT 14 LOG REFERENCE ENV CE CHC HCM CONTACT PERSON Melssa Jones EXEMPT STATUS: (Check One) AREA CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER EXT. STATE CEQA GUDELNES CTY CEQA GUDELNES MNSTERAL Sec Art., Sec. 2b DECLARED EMERGENCY Sec Art., Sec. 2a (1) EMERGENCY PROJECT Sec (b) & (c) Art., Sec. 2a (2) & (3) X CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON Sec et seq. Art., Sec. 1 OTHER Class 8 & 31 Category (Cty CEQA Gudelnes) (See Publc Resources Code Sec (b) and set forth state and Cty gudelne provson. JUSTFCATON FOR PROJECT EXEMPTON: Artcle 19, Secton 15308, Class 8 of the State's Gudelnes apples to where project's conssts of actons taken by regulatory agences, as authorzed by state or local ordnance, to assure the mantenance, restoraton, enhancement, or protecton of the envronment where the regulatory process nvolves procedures for protecton of the envronment. Class 31 apples to mantenance, repar, stablzaton, rehabltaton, restoraton, preservaton, or reconstructon of hstorcal resources n a manner consstent wth the Secretary of nteror's Standards for the Treatment of Hstorc Buldngs. Desgnaton of the Commercal Exchange Buldng as an Hstorc-Cultural Monument wll assure the protecton of the envronment by the enactment of project revew regulatons based on the Secretary of nteror s Standards to mantan and preserve the hstorc ste. F FLED BY APPLCANT, ATTACH CERTFED DOCUMENT SSUED BY THE CTY PLANNNG DEPARTMENT STATNG THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS FOUND THE PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT. SGNATURE TTLE DATE [SGNED COPY N FLE! Plannng Assstant May 31,2017 FEE: RECEPT NO. REC'D. BY DATE DSTRBUTON: (1) County Clerk, (2) Cty Clerk, (3) Agency Record F FLED BY THE APPLCANT: NAME (PRNTED) SGNATURE DATE

8 Los Angeles Department of Cty Plannng RECOMMENDATON REPORT CULTURAL HERTAGE COMMSSON CASE NO.: CHC HCM ENV CE HEARNG DATE: TME: PLACE: May 4, :00 AM Cty Hall, Room N. Sprng Street Los Angeles, CA Locaton: West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Councl Dstrct: 14 - Huzar Communty Plan Area: Central Cty Area Plannng Commsson: Central Neghborhood Councl: Downtown Los Angeles Legal Descrpton: Porton of Block 53 Huber Tract, Lot FR LT 20 PROJECT: REQUEST: OWNER/ APPLCANT: PREPARER: RECOMMENDATON Hstorc-Cultural Monument Applcaton for the COMMERCAL EXCHANGE BULDNG Declare the property a Hstorc-Cultural Monument YSHRE LA LLC c/o Jeremy Selman 30 West 26th Street, 12th Floor New York, NY Tara Hamacher and Roger Brevoort Hstorc Consultants 256 South Robertson Boulevard, #2401 Beverly Hlls, CA That the Cultural Hertage Commsson: 1. Take the property under consderaton as a Hstorc-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Admnstratve Code Chapter 9, Dvson 22, Artcle 1, Secton because the applcaton and accompanyng photo documentaton suggest the submttal warrants further nvestgaton. 2. Adopt the report fndngs. VNCENT P. BERTON, ACP Drector of Plannng [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Ken Bernsten, ACP, Manager Offce of Hstorc Resources [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Lambert M. Gessnger, Preservaton Archtect Offce of Hstorc Resources [SGNED ORGNAL N FLE] Melssa Jones, Plannng Assstant Offce of Hstorc Resources Attachment: Hstorc-Cultural Monument Applcaton

9 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 2 of 3 SUMMARY The Commercal Exchange Buldng, constructed n 1924, s a 13-story Renassance Revvalstyle commercal buldng located n downtown Los Angeles at the southeast corner of West 8th Street and South Olve Street. t was desgned by promnent Los Angeles archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen, and was bult by the Wllam Smpson Constructon Company for Rudolph Rosenberg of the Eghth and Olve Holdng Company. The buldng was constructed to be an offce buldng n a perod of major skyscraper development n the cty s central busness dstrct. Characterzed by two prmary elevatons Olve Street on the west and 8th Street on the north the subject property has a rectangular plan wth a classcal, trpartte composton conveyed by a horzontal dvson of base, shaft, and cornce. The man entry s at the northeast corner and s recessed and framed by terra cotta. The buldng s clad n red brck wth contrastng terra cotta wndow slls. Wndows at the street facng facades are one-over-one, wood sash unts grouped n sets of two. The frst floor s capped wth a metal cornce that spans across the storefronts on both facades and at the base there are nlad terra cotta bands and a terra cotta strngcourse above the second story. The top two floors feature a decoratve floral treatment, engaged plasters, Cornthan captals, and a terra cotta cornce. An orgnal fre escape s at the center of the west fagade that spans between floors two through thrteen and a neon blade sgn s located at the southwest corner. On the nteror, the ground floor features an elevator lobby sheathed wth buff-colored marble, a barrel-vaulted, coffered celng over the lobby area, and a marble starcase. Floors 2 through 12 feature a T-shaped, stacked plan comprsed of an elevator lobby at the east sde of each floor wth a central corrdor spannng east to west. The corrdors have marble baseboards and wood-frame doors, wth sdelghts and transoms. Both Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen were natve Calfornans. Walker was born n Sonoma, Calforna n He attended a specal study at Brown Unversty n Provdence, Rhode sland n Followng apprentceshps wth frms that ncluded Hebbard and Gll, Parknson and Bergstrum, A.E. Rosenhem, and Hunt and Grey, Walker establshed hs own practce n n 1919, Walker partnered wth Percy A. Esen to form Walker & Esen Archtects and Engneers. Esen was born n San Francsco n 1885 and was traned alongsde hs archtect father, Theodore Esen. As early as 1908, Percy was n archtectural practce wth hs father as Esen and Son, Archtects. Together, Walker & Esen desgned over 200 buldngs and are responsble for such promnent landmarks as the Fne Arts Buldng (1927, Hstorc- Cultural Monument #125); the Texaco/Unted Artsts Buldng (1927, Hstorc-Cultural Monument #523); the Ovatt Buldng (1928, Hstorc Cultural-Monument #195); the Beverly Wlshre Hotel (1928); and the Normande Hotel (1926, Hstorc-Cultural Monument #1013). Over the years, the subject property has experenced several alteratons, the most sgnfcant of whch were the removal of a fve-foot secton of the buldng and the resultng modfcatons to the storefronts, to accommodate a Cty of Los Angeles sdewalk wdenng project n Other alteratons nclude the nstallaton of awnngs n 1936, the addton of two doors and transoms over the basement entrance on the Olve Street fagade n 1947, modfcatons to the lobby n 1955, and the removal of the overhangng projecton of the cornce n The ctywde hstorc resources survey, SurveyLA, dentfed the Commercal Exchange Buldng as ndvdually elgble for lstng or desgnaton at the natonal, state and local levels as an excellent example of Beaux Arts commercal archtecture n Downtown Los Angeles and a work of noted Los Angeles archtects Walker and Esen.

10 CHC HCM West 8th Street and 800 South Olve Street Page 3 of 3 CRTERA The crteron s the Cultural Hertage Ordnance whch defnes a hstorcal or cultural monument as any ste (ncludng sgnfcant trees or other plant lfe located thereon) buldng or structure of partcular hstorc or cultural sgnfcance to the Cty of Los Angeles, such as hstorc structures or stes n whch the broad cultural, economc, or socal hstory of the naton, State or communty s reflected or exemplfed, or whch are dentfed wth hstorc personages or wth mportant events n the man currents of natonal, State or local hstory or whch embody the dstngushng characterstcs of an archtectural type specmen, nherently valuable for a study of a perod style or method of constructon, or a notable work of a master bulder, desgner or archtect whose ndvdual genus nfluenced hs age. FNDNGS Based on the facts set forth n the summary and applcaton, the Commsson determnes that the applcaton s complete and that the property may be sgnfcant enough to warrant further nvestgaton as a potental Hstorc-Cultural Monument.

11 CTY OF LOS ANGELES Offce of Hstorc Resources/Cultural Hertage Commsson HSTORC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMNATON FORM M 1. PROPERTY DENTFCATON Proposed Monument Name: Commercal Exchange Buldng Orgnal hstorc name Other Assocated Names: Street Address: 436 W. 8th Street z'p; Councl Dstrct: 14 Range of Addresses on Property: W. 8th Street Communty Name: Assessor Parcel Number: Tract: Porton of block 53 Huber Block: none Lot: FRLT20 dentfcaton cont d: Proposed Monument Property Type: Buldng Structure Object Ste/Open Space Natural Feature Descrbe any addtonal resources located on the property to be ncluded n the nomnaton, here: none 2. CONSTRUCTON HSTORY & CURRENT STATUS Year bult: 1924 Factual Estmated Threatened? None Archtect/Desgner: walker and Esen Contractor: Wllam Smpson Constructon Orgnal Use: Retal and Offce Present Use: Hotel s the Proposed Monument on ts Orgnal Ste? Yes No (explan n secton 7) Unknown (explan n secton 7) 3. STYLE & MATERALS Archtectural Style: Select from menu or type style drectly nto box Stores: Plan Shape: Rectangular FEATURE PRMARY SECONDARY CONSTRUCTON Type: Concrete poured/precast Type: Select CLADDNG Materal: Brck Materal: Terra cotta ROOF Type: fat Type: Select Materal: Rolled asphalt Materal: select WNDOWS Type: Double-hung Type: Materal: wood Materal: Select ENTRY Style: Corner Style: Recessed DOOR Tvpe: Glass Type: Select

12 CTY OF LOS ANGELES Offce of Hstorc Resources/Cultural Hertage Commsson HSTORC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMNATON FORM H n 4. ALTERATON HSTORY Lst date and wrte a bref descrpton of any major alteratons or addtons. Ths secton may also be completed on a separate document. nclude copes of permts n the nomnaton packet. Make sure to lst any major alteratons for whch there are no permts, as well July Move west half of buldng 5 feet to east, reconnect. 5. EXSTNG HSTORC RESOURCE DENTFCATON (f known) Lsted n the Natonal Regster of Hstorc Places Lsted n the Calforna Regster of Hstorcal Resources Formally determned elgble for the Natonal and/or Calforna Regsters Located n an Hstorc Preservaton Overlay Zone (HPOZ) Determned elgble for natonal, state, or local landmark status by an hstorc resources survey(s) Survey Name(s): Contrbutng feature Non-contrbutng feature Other hstorcal or cultural resource desgnatons: 6. APPLCABLE HSTORC-CULTURAL MONUMENT CRTERA The proposed monument exemplfes the followng Cultural Hertage Ordnance Crtera (Secton ): Reflects the broad cultural, economc, or socal hstory of the naton, state, or communty s dentfed wth hstorc personages or wth mportant events n the man currents of natonal, state, or local hstory Embodes the dstngusng characterstcs of an archtectural-type specmen, nherently valuable for study of a perod, style, or method of constructon A notable work of a master bulder, desgner, or archtect whose ndvdual genus nfluenced hs or her age

13 CTY OF LOS ANGELES Offce of Hstorc Resources/Cultural Hertage Commsson HSTORC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMNATON FORM Ml 7. WRTTEN STATEMENTS Ths secton allows you to dscuss at length the sgnfcance of the proposed monument and why t should be desgnated an Hstorc-Cultural Monument. Type your response on separate documents and attech them to ths form. A. Proposed Monument Descrpton - Descrbe the proposed monument's physcal characterstcs and relatonshp to ts surroundng envronment. Expand on sectons 2 and 3 wth a more detaled descrpton of the ste. Expand on secton 4 and dscuss the constructon/alteraton hstory n detal f that s necessary to explan the proposed monument's current form. dentfy and descrbe any characterdefnng elements, structures, nteror spaces, or landscape features. B. Statement of Sgnfcance - Address the proposed monument's hstorc, cultural, and/or archtectural sgnfcance by dscussng how t satsfes the HCM crtera you selected n Secton 6, You must support your argument wth substantal evdence and analyss. The Statement of Sgnfcance s your man argument for desgnaton so t s mportant to substantate any clams you make wth supportng documentaton and research. 8. CONTACT NFORMATON Applcant Name: Jeremy Selman Company: yshre LA LLC Street Address: 30 W. 26th Street, FL 12 Cty: New York State: NY Zp: Phone Number: Emal: jselman@sydellgroup.com Property Owner s the owner n support of the nomnaton? Yes No Unknown Name: Jeremy Selman Company: YSHRE LA LLC Street Address: 30 W. 26th Street, FL 12 Cty: New York State: NY Zp: Phone Number: Emal: jselman@sydellgroup.com Nomnaton Preparer/Applcant's Representatve Name: Tara Hamacher & Roger Brevoort Company: Hstorc Consultants street Address: 256 S. Robertson Blvd. #2401 Cty: Beverly Hlls State: CA Zp: Phone Number: Emal: tara@hstorcconsultants

14 CTV OF LOS ANGELES Offce of Hstorc Resources Cultural Hertage C< rttm\lon NOMNATON FORM 9. SUBMTTAL When you have completed preparng your nomnaton, comple all materals n the order specfed below. Although the entre packet must not exceed 100 pages, you may send addtonal materal on a CD or flash drve. APPLCATON CHECKLST 1. y Nomnaton Form 5. Copes of Prmary/Secondary Documentaton 2. Wrtten Statements A and B 6. y Copes of Buldng Permts for Major Alteratons 3. y Bblography (nclude frst constructon permts) 10. RELEASE 4. Two Prmary Photos of Exteror/Man Facade (8x10, the man photo of the proposed monument. Also emal a dgtal copy of the man photo to: plannng.ohr@lacty.org) 7. y Addtonal, Contemporary Photos 8. y Hstorcal Photos 9. y Zmas Parcel Report for all Nomnated Parcels (ncludng map) Please read each statement and check the correspondng boxes to ndcate that you agree wth the statement, then sgn below n the provded space. Ether the applcant or preparer may sgn. / acknowledge that all documents submtted wll become publc records under the Calforna Publc Records Act, and understand ' that the documents wll be made avalable upon request to members of the publc for nspecton and copyng. acknowledge that all photographs and mages submtted as part of ths applcaton wll become the property of the Cty of Los v' Angeles, and understand that permsson s granted for use of the photographs and mages by the Cty wthout any expectaton of compensaton. v/ acknowledge that have the rght to submt or have obtaned the approprate permsson to submt all nformaton contaned n ths applcaton. J / so Z6 Name: Date: Sgnal Mal your Hstorc-Cultural Monument Submttal to the Offce of Hstorc Resources. Offce of Hstorc Resources Department of Cty Plannng 200 N. Sprng Street, Room 620 Los Angeles, CA Phone: Webste: preservaton.lacty.org

15 CTY OF LOS ANGELES Offce of Hstorc Resources/Cultural Hertage Commsson H 1 MS V- NOMNATON FORM 7. WRTTEN STATEMENTS Ths secton allows you to dscuss at length the sgnfcance of the proposed monument and why t should be desgnated an Hstorc-Cultural Monument. Type your response on separate documents and attech them to ths form. A. Proposed Monument Descrpton - Descrbe the proposed monument s physcal characterstcs and relatonshp to ts surroundng envronment. Expand on sectons 2 and 3 wth a more detaled descrpton of the ste. Expand on secton 4 and dscuss the constructon/alteraton hstory n detal f that s necessary to explan the proposed monument's current form. dentfy and descrbe any characterdefnng elements, structures, nteror spaces, or landscape features. B Statement of Sgnfcance - Address the proposed monument's hstorc, cultural, and/or archtectural sgnfcance by dscussng how t satsfes the HCM crtera you selected n Secton 6. You must support your argument wth substantal evdence and analyss. The Statement of Sgnfcance s your man argument for desgnaton so t s mportant to substantate any clams you make wth supportng documentaton and research. 8. CONTACT NFORMATON Applcant Name: Jeremy Selman Company: YSHRE LA LLC Street Address: 30 W. 26th Street, FL 12 Cty: New York State: NY Zp: Phone Number: Emal: jselman@sydellgroup.com Property Owner s the owner n support of the nomnaton? Yes No Unknown Name: Jeremy Selman Company: YSHRE LA LLC Street Address. 3Q W. 26th Street, FL 12 Cty: New York State: NY Zp: Phone Number: Emal: jselman@sydellgroup.com Nomnaton Preparer/Applcant's Representatve Name: Tara Hamacher & Roger Brevoort Company: Hstorc Consultants Street Address: 256 S. Robertson Blvd. #2401 Cty: Beverly Hlls State: CA Zp: Phone Number: Emal: tara@hstorcconsultants

16 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment A: tem 7 - Descrpton A: PROPOSED MONUMENT DESCRPTON: CONTEXT The Commercal Exchange Buldng, constructed n 1924 and rehabltated n 2016, s located n downtown Los Angeles at the southeast corner of West 8th Street and South Olve Street. Ths ntersecton s at the southern end of the prncpal busness dstrct. The buldng s set amongst a varety of md-rse buldngs from the early twenteth century. The Commercal Exchange Buldng s a 13-story Renassance Revval style buldng, rectangular n plan wth a classcal, trpartte composton conveyed by a horzontal dvson of base, shaft, and cornce, a typcal format for downtown Los Angeles archtecture n the 1920s. The 2016 rehabltaton converted the buldng from ts hstorc offce use nto an actve hotel wth a restaurant actvatng the ground floor. EXTEROR The Commercal Exchange Buldng s characterzed by two formal elevatons: Olve Street (west elevaton) and 8th Street (north elevaton). The 8th Street facade s composed of eleven vertcal bays and the Olve Street facade composed of three vertcal bays, reflectng the narrow, rectangular plan. The man entry s at the northeast corner. The terra cotta frame (restored 2016) extends nearly the full heght of the ground. The door s recessed n ths openng, and framed by terra cotta. The walls of the buldng are constructed of red brck wth contrastng terra cotta wndow slls. Wndows at the street facng facades are one-over-one, wood sash unts. The frst floor s capped wth a metal cornce that spans across the storefronts on both facades. The orgnal storefront desgn has been restored based on the 1924 Walker and Esen desgn, wth the excepton of one later storefront on 8,n Street that was retaned as the entrance to the new restaurant for the hotel. Further ornamentaton at the base of the man facades ncludes nlad terra cotta bands and a terra cotta strngcourse above the second story. The strngcourse extends across both prmary facades and s composed of a classcal entablature wth a plan cornce and a freze depctng swags of garland and fleur-de-ls. The upper floors have one-over-one wood wndows throughout, symmetrcally placed on the facades. The orgnal fre escape, datng to 1924, s extant at the center of the west elevaton and spans between floors 2 through 13 (the landngs are n place, the dagonal ladders were removed for safety reasons). The wndows on the north and west walls are orgnal double-hung, wood sash, all repanted and restored. The 2nd floor wndows have been replcated based on the upper floor style and materals. n 1935, a fve foot porton of the buldng was removed from the center of the north elevaton. The buldng was reconnected at the cut lne whch entaled movng the west half of the buldng approxmately fve feet east, all on the same parcel. Ths alteraton s now only reflected by the ffth bay havng only a sngle wndow, but ths anomaly on the facade n not readly apparent from casual observaton. The top two floors of the buldng retan the orgnal glazed terra cotta facngs, recently restored wth GFRC, glazed to match the orgnal materal. The detals feature engaged plasters, decoratve floral treatment, Cornthan captals, and a terra-cotta cornce. The cornce features decoratve modlons on the undersde and acanthus leaves above. The orgnal cornce was modfed by the removal of ts September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

17 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,n Street Attachment A: tem 7 - Descrpton overhangng projecton, however, the components that reman stll provde a cap to the buldng ndcatve of the buldngs' hstorc appearance The cornce alteraton occurred n 1966, lkely due to deteroraton. The other promnent feature of the exteror s the neon blade sgn located at the southwest corner. Ths sgn, now restored, was nstalled pror to The secondary elevatons, the south and east walls, are not readly vsble. Orgnal steel sash mult-lte awnng style wndows are horzontally and vertcally algned. Steel sash unts are nstalled at all levels of the south elevaton and a few addtonal steel sash unts are at the east elevaton. Both the south and east elevatons are constructed of brck nfll between the exposed concrete structural framng, and have no formal ornamentaton. Hstorc-era panted sgnage advertsng s vsble at both elevatons, and has been recently repanted. The roof of the buldng has now been actvated nto a roof deck and pool area. There s an outdoor bar at the east end, ncorporated nto the former elevator penthouse. The rooftop features are not vsble from the ground level, and therefore do not mpact the hstorc appearance or overall ntegrty of the buldng. A panted sgn on the east wall of the elevator penthouse, now repanted, s vsble from the ntersecton of 8th and Hll Streets. NTEROR The prmary, sgnfcant hstorc space of the buldng s a ground floor elevator lobby accessed through the northeast entrance. The lobby s sheathed wth buff colored marble. There are three arched openngs for the elevators on the east wall, echoed by blnd arches wth nset black marble on the west wall. Ths lobby features a barrel-vaulted, coffered celng over the entre space. The lobby also features a marble starcase at the southeast corner that spans between the basement and the 13th floor. One of the arches on the west wal of the lobby was opened durng the rehabltaton to provde a passage from the lobby nto the former retal space that s now the hotel recepton area. The upper floors, 2-13, feature a T-shaped, stacked plan comprsed of an elevator lobby at the east sde of each floor wth a central corrdor spannng east-west n the mddle of each floor. The corrdors have marble baseboards and wood frame offce doors, wth sdelghts and transoms. Elevator lobbes feature marble clad walls, marble base, and celngs framed by a crown moldng. NTEGRTY Today the Commercal Exchange Buldng retans a hgh degree of ntegrty, wth ts Renassance Revval features and full-heght corner blade sgn, and serves as a vsual monument that stands out amdst the surroundng hstorc and contemporary buldngs n the commercal core. The orgnal ground floor elevator lobby has been restored, and features marble walls, floorng, and the orgnal barrel vaulted celng. The marble starcase at the southeast corner s also a domnant feature. The orgnal elevator lobbes on floors 2-13 have been restored, and the upper corrdors rehabltated to reflect ther hstorc appearance wth doors and transoms at each room. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

18 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance B STATEMENT OF SGNFCANCE The Commercal Exchange Buldng was desgned by promnent Los Angeles archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen, and was bult by the Wllam Smpson Constructon Company. Upon completon of constructon n 1924, the Renassance Revval style Commercal Exchange Buldng was touted by the Los Angeles Tmes as one of the most "substantal, utle, and handsome [buldngs] that talent and money can produce" (January 1,1925). The buldng was constructed n a perod of major skyscraper development n the cty's central busness dstrct, at the maxmum allowable heght lmt, and n an area of downtown ntended to accommodate growng busness nterests by offerng a two-hour parkng zone rather than the typcal 45-mnute lmtatons found on other streets n the commercal core. n 1935 a fve-foot secton of the buldng was removed, now evdenced by the sngle column of wndows on the north elevaton along 8th Street. The purpose of the alteraton was to accommodate a long-dsputed Cty of Los Angeles sdewalk wdenng project on Olve Street. n order to save the Olve Street facade, recognzed as the more notable of the two prncpal elevatons, Walker & Esen returned to the buldng that they had desgned nne years pror and worked wth house movng contractor - the Kress House Movng Company, to devse a method of removng and reconnectng the buldng at the cut lne. Through ts hstorc perod the buldng was occuped by commercal retal, restaurant, and offce tenants, whch contrbuted to the bustlng envronment of Downtown Los Angeles, and supported the cty's growng economc base. The Commercal Exchange Buldng meets two of the crtera for desgnaton as a Los Angeles Hstorc and Cultural Monument. Frst, for ts assocaton wth the broad economc and socal hstory of Los Angeles as related to the expanson of the cty's metropoltan core n the early 1920s. Secondly, the Commercal Exchange Buldng meets the crtera for archtecture, as a representaton of the work of master archtects Albert R. Walker and Percy Esen, and ther frm, Walker and Esen. The perod of sgnfcance begns n 1924, upon completon of constructon, and extends through Ths perod ncorporates the date of 1935 when the buldng was modfed wth the removal of a fvefoot secton, and the west porton moved and reconnected to the east porton as well as storefront alteratons that occurred after the move. Several of the storefronts were modfed and updated after the move, untl the perod followng WW when commercal actvty n the downtown core began to declne. The retal tenants vacated, and the storefronts deterorated over tme. Wth the excepton of the partal removal of the projectng metal cornce, the buldng substantally retans ts appearance and ntegrty to the perod as a Renassance Revval skyscraper. Also, the storefront level has been substantally restored to authentcally reflect the orgnal 1924 appearance, as documented by hstorc photographs. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

19 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8h Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance A DSCUSSON OF THE BULDNG'S ELGBLTY UNDER THE APPLCABLE CRTERON S NCLUDED BELOW: REFLECTS THE BROAD ECONOMC AND SOCAL HSTORY OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND THE ECONOMC BOOM OF THE EARLY 1920S. The Commercal Exchange Buldng s sgnfcant for ts assocaton wth the economc boom of downtown Los Angeles n the 1920s. The buldng was constructed n a perod of major skyscraper development n the cty's central busness dstrct, at the maxmum allowable heght lmt of 150 feet. t was located n an area of downtown ntended to accommodate growng busness nterests by offerng a two-hour parkng zone rather than the typcal 45-mnute lmtatons found on other streets n the commercal core. The buldng s located n the oldest secton of Los Angeles, on lands that were part of the orgnal Spansh pueblo. The area surroundng the subject property was depcted on Ord s 1857 Map of the Cty Of Los Angeles, whch llustrate nearly the entrety of the cty as t exsted at the tme, and dentfed areas proposed for future development. On Ord's Map, most buldngs surrounded the Plaza and were sted along Man Street (Calle Prncpal). The property on whch the Commercal Exchange Buldng sts s delneated on Ord's Map on the western outskrts of the pueblo lands between an ephemeral stream on the north and the rverbed on the south. The property was subdvded n 1872 as part of the Huber Tract (1) n the Amercan perod. As more Amercans settled n Los Angeles, the cty began to take on the appearance of an Amercan town wth wood and brck clad buldngs. By 1890, the busness dstrct had moved south away from the Pueblo and the Plaza. Fort Street, now Broadway, was orgnally a resdental boulevard, home to many of the cty's promnent ctzens. The character of the street transformed nto a commercal thoroughfare n the later part of the 19th Century, begnnng wth the constructon of Cty Hall and followed by the many of the regon's most mportant stores, ncludng Coulter's Dry Goods, the Broadway Department Store, and Hamburger's retal store n 1908 (later to become the May Company). Congeston of the area pushed commercal offce buldngs and retalers south. Ths trend contnued throughout the frst half of the 20th Century, and ultmately, the center of the central busness dstrct moved from 3rd Street to Broadway and 7th Street, just two blocks east of the Commercal Exchange Buldng locaton. Ths new commercal core was consdered to be the most promnent locaton for commercal offce buldngs. By 1920 the busness dstrct covered ffty square blocks wth the ntersecton of 8th and Olve Streets, stuated at a prme locaton n the Downtown dstrct. The 150 foot buldng heght lmt transformed downtown Los Angeles to resemble metropoltan ctes of the eastern Unted States, replete wth skyscrapers that housed a varety of commercal and offce uses. Hgh qualty heght-lmt buldngs n downtown were vewed by merchants and the general publc as the essental expresson of a successful metropols (2). Entertanment venues followed the offces and retalers. By the 1920s and 1930s the downtown dstrct featured the largest concentraton of theaters n the world. Downtown Los Angeles contnued to thrve throughout the 1920s, wth contnued actvty n the 1930s, although somewhat dmnshed by the September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

20 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance economc constrants of the Great Depresson. n the md-to-late 20th Century the economc actvty of Downtown Los Angeles began to shft to suburban enclaves (3). The Commercal Exchange Buldng was constructed as an nvestment for Rudolph Rosenberg of the Eghth and Olve Company. Rosenberg was an ndustralst and real estate developer who held a number of buldngs n hs portfolo. He understood the cty center was shftng south and west from ts begnnngs around 3rd Street and envsoned an opportunty n the form of a new rental buldng to be located at the center of the new commercal core. The Commercal Exchange Buldng was to be sted mmedately adjacent to the RKO Hll Street Theatre, whch opened n 1922 at the northeast corner of the block (the theatre buldng was demolshed n 1963). Whle under constructon the Commercal Exchange Buldng was advertsed n the Los Angeles Tmes as a "modern edfce of dgnty and beauty" accessble to all dstrcts ncludng "bankng, shoppng, wholesale, and the post offce" and was geared towards the "modern offce tenant" (Los Angeles Tmes, March 9, 1924). The buldng was constructed to attract a varety of tenants ncludng dentsts. A March 9,1924 Los Angeles Tmes advertsement, announces that four floors of the buldng were ftted up for dental servces. n order to construct a dstngushed buldng, Rosenberg hred one of the best archtectural frms n Los Angeles, Walker &. Esen, to ensure a hgh qualty buldng that would attract tenants and help defne the face of downtown Los Angeles as a metropoltan cty on par wth the lkes of Chcago and New York. When the Commercal Exchange Buldng was completed t was the only heght lmt buldng on the block and n the mmedate vcnty. Through the decades the buldng was occuped by the Owl Drugs Company (c, s), the publshng house for wrter Edgar Rce Burroughs (4), physcans, nsurance companes, attorneys, and mscellaneous busnesses and restaurants on the ground floor Bay Removal and Reconnecton Campagn n as early as 1923, one year before the Commercal Exchange Buldng was constructed, area landholders pettoned the Cty's Publc Works Commttee (PWC) to wden Olve Street between 7th Street and Pco Avenue. The PWC dd not take mmedate acton and the proposal sat essentally unaddressed untl early 1925, just after the Commercal Exchange Buldng was completed. Between 1925 and 1928 the Olve Street sdewalk wdenng project was processed at multple Cty Councl meetngs and other publc hearngs untl the Cty Councl approved the project n March of The cty soon awarded payments to owners of condemned propertes, collected assessments, and completed the wdenng project except at the corner of 8th and Olve Streets n the vcnty of the Commercal Exchange Buldng. The project was not completed at the subject property because of an error n the project's legal flng wheren Owl Drugs, a long term tenant, was not named n the condemnaton sut and as a result would not release the property for the wdenng project. The project was further delayed by the bankruptcy of the buldng owner and the property's lqudaton. When the dust settled n 1935, the decson was made to fnally comply wth the Cty's nstructons to remove fve feet of the buldng frontage along Olve Street (16). Rather than removng and rebuldng the entre Olve Street facade to make room for the street wdenng, the owners hred Kress House Movng Company to remove a fve-to-ten foot secton of buldng at the north elevaton and through the center, equatng to one half of one vertcal bay, September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

21 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,h Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance approxmately 55 feet east from Olve Street. Ths plan was ntended to save the ornate Olve Street facade and to also reduce costs, as tearng down and rebuldng a porton of the entre buldng would have been much more expensve. Orgnal archtects Walker & Esen returned to ther desgn from eleven years pror to help oversee the operaton. Engneer Murray Erch provded expertse, and the Kress House Movng Company executed the monumental task of movng the western half of the buldng and reconnectng t to ts eastern half. After cuttng the buldng nto two separate parts and nstallng the complex systems of jacks and crbbng n the buldng basement, a crew of twenty men worked approxmately nne hours to move the western half to connect t to ts counterpart. t has been sad that not a sngle wndow was broken and the buldng tenants were not mpacted. Most mpressvely, at the tme t was clamed that the Commercal Exchange Buldng was the tallest buldng n the world to be moved. The work was supervsed by Walker & Esen. The repars completed after the move, ncludng new brck at the cut lne, and Olve Street facade repars, were consstent wth the orgnal 1924 buldng appearance (17). Overall the Commercal Exchange Buldng s consstent n look and feel wth Walker & Esen's most celebrated buldngs, whle mantanng ts own dstnctve appearance. The appearance of the buldng after the 1935 cut and reconnecton campagn s consstent wth the 1924 appearance. A NOTABLE WORK OF A MASTER BULDER, DESGNER, OR ARCHTECT: ALBERT R. WALKER AND PERCY A. ESEN, AND THE FRM OF WALKER AND ESEN Walker & Esen Archtects and Engneers (Walker & Esen) was the preemnent archtectural frm n Southern Calforna durng the 1920s to the 1940s. They were especally prolfc n Los Angeles desgnng many commercal buldngs, apartment houses and hotels. The duo were peers of Allson and Allson, Parknson and Parknson, Albert C. Martn and Assocates, Nordstrom and Anderson, and Morgan, Walls and Clements. These frms were collectvely responsble for sgnfcantly shapng the urban form Los Angeles. Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Esen establshed the frm Walker & Esen n 1919, on the eve of the 1920s populaton exploson that more than doubled the number of cty resdents (from roughly 575,000 n 1920 to over 1.2 mllon n 1929) (5). They were responsble for desgnng a number of buldngs that are now Los Angeles Hstorc and Cultural Monuments (lsted below). Both Walker and Esen were natve Calfornans. Albert R. Walker was born n Sonoma, Calforna, n After the death of hs father and younger sblng, he moved to San Dego wth hs mother to lve wth relatves. He attended a specal study at Brown Unversty n Provdence, Rhode sland, n Later that year he was back n San Dego workng for the frm Hebbard and Gll. Hs assocaton wth Hebbard and Gll lasted only for one year. He contnued hs apprentceshp n Los Angeles, frst wth Parknson and Bergstrum and then wth A. E Rosenhem, and Hunt and Grey. He ventured out on hs own, establshng hs ndependent practce n 1909 workng manly on resdental and ecclesastcal projects. A year later he partnered wth John Terrell Vawter, a graduate of the Unversty of llnos and a student of Gustave Umbdenstock's ateler assocated wth the Ecole des Beaux Arts n Pars (6). Walker and Vawter worked together for seven years desgnng buldngs around Los Angeles, ther most ambtous beng the talan Renassance Bble nsttute of Los Angeles (1915) on Hope Street. From hs September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

22 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8lh Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance work wth Vawter, Albert Walker acqured an apprecaton of the Beaux Arts paradgm. Walker and Vawter dssolved ther partnershp n October 1917 when Vawter joned the mltary. Two years later Walker partnered wth Percy A. Esen to create one of the most mportant desgn frms n Los Angeles durng the frst half of the 20th Century (7). Percy A. Esen was born n San Francsco n 1885, the son and grandson of promnent archtects. n late 1885, Percy's father Theodore Esen went to work for the San Francsco frm Curlett and Cuthbertson, movng the famly to Los Angeles to work on projects lke the Rchardsonan Romanesque Los Angeles County Courthouse (1891). Theodore Esen became a partner n 1886, formng Curlett, Esen and Cuthbertson. Theodore stayed wth the frm for a few years but by the 1890s. Theodore was workng as the Cty Superntendent of Buldngs, wth an offce at Cty Hall (8). By 1898 he was n partnershp wth Sumner P. Hunt, workng under the name Esen and Hunt (9). Percy Esen attended publc schools and traned alongsde hs father to learn the practce of archtecture. As early as 1908, Percy was n archtectural practce wth hs father as Esen and Son, Archtects (10). n ths capacty Percy dealt wth many of the cty's busness people and forged connectons that would serve hm well n hs future endeavors. Percy left the frm n 1919 to partner wth Albert Walker; hs father Theodore contnued to practce archtecture untl hs death n 1924 (11). Together, Walker & Esen were a powerful team. Durng ther productve lfe they were responsble for the desgn of more than 200 buldngs. Ther work focused on larger scale commercal offce buldngs, apartment houses, hotels, and move theaters. The frm ganed recognton from ther work on larger structures. There was a tme that Walker & Esen successfully obtaned the bulk of the contracts n the cty. Because of ther success they were able to recrut many hghly sklled desgners, several who traned n Pars at the Ecole des Beaux Arts as well as draftsmen who came from the Beaux Arts nsttute of New York. At the heght of the boom the frm employed ffty draftsmen. Whle both partners shared desgn responsbltes, Esen tended to focus on busness development usng hs well-establshed connectons to secure contracts for the frm. Walker was the creatve force who prmarly focused on gudng ther desgn effort (12). Whle n practce together from 1919 to 1941, Walker & Esen desgned major buldngs n the Southern Calforna regon n the ctes of Los Angeles, San Dego, Long Beach, Beverly Hlls and Palm Sprngs, and collaborated on numerous buldngs now desgnated as Cty of Los Angeles Hstorc-Cultural Monuments (HCM) or lsted n the Natonal Regster of Hstorc Places (NRHP). Desgnated propertes desgned by Walker & Esen nclude: Slverwoods, sx-story buldng bult for a clothng retaler n 1920, Los Angeles, CA (Contrbutor to the Broadway Theater Dstrct NRHP No ), The Hotel Normande, a four-story Renassance Revval style buldng erected n 1926, Los Angeles, CA (HCM 1013), Fne Arts Buldng, a 12-story Romanesque Revval buldng bult n 1927, Los Angeles, CA (HCM 125), James Ovatt Buldng, a 12-story buldng wth a penthouse and mezzanne n the Art Deco style completed n 1927, Los Angeles, CA (HCM No. 195; NRHP No ), Unted Artsts Theater Buldng, a 13-story buldng n the Spansh Gothc style completed 1927, Los Angeles, CA (Contrbutor to the Broadway Theater Dstrct NRHP No ; HCM 523), September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

23 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,h Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance The Wurltzer Buldng, a 13-story Gothc Revval buldng blled as "the world's largest musc house" when t was completed n 1924, Los Angeles, CA (Contrbutor to the Broadway Theater Dstrct NRHP No ), The Western Pacfc Buldng, a 12-story Renassance Revval style buldng, Los Angeles, CA (Contrbutor to the Broadway Theater Dstrct NRHP No ), El Cortez Apartment Hotel, a story buldng n the Spansh Colonal Revval, San Dego, CA (NRHP No ), and The Beverly Wlshre Hotel, a nne-story buldng n the Renassance Revval style 1928, Beverly Hlls, CA (NRHP No ). Walker and Esen dssolved the frm n 1941, after 22 successful years n partnershp, havng desgned 293 buldngs throughout southern Calforna. Durng the war years Esen served wth the Ar Corps Procurements Dvson. Followng the war Esen partnered wth Eugene C. Hart, focusng ther efforts desgnng resdental archtecture for returnng veterans n the boomng post-ww communtes of nglewood and the San Fernando Valley. Percy A. Esen ded of a heart attack at hs offce on November 18,1946(13). After dssolvng the frm, Walker partnered wth Gus W. Kalonzes and Charles A. Klngerman, both former draftsmen at Walker & Esen (14). Both men were at least twenty years younger than the 50 year old Walker. Walker, Kalonzes and Klngerman projects nclude: the Sant Sopha Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1948) (HCM 120), sgnfcant addtons to Santa Monca Hosptal (1954/1956), the Centnela Hosptal Medcal Center (1954) n nglewood, buldngs for the Teamsters Unon n Los Angeles (1956), buldngs for the Unversty of Southern Calforna (1957), and the Calforna Medcal Center (1958). Albert R. Walker ded at home September 17,1958 (15). The Commercal Exchange Buldng exemplfes Walker & Esen's work durng the 1920s when Los Angeles was boomng and nvestors were lookng for archtects to stretch every nch of floor space, wthout concern for the archtecture. The frm successfully managed ts clents' needs wthout resortng to substandard desgn. Walker & Esen produced excellent archtecture whle conformng to program and budget. The Renassance Revval style Commercal Exchange Buldng was desgned n the archetypal aesthetc for the early 20th Century Amercan skyscraper based on the Renassance perod palazzo and classcal Beaux Arts deology, but elongated the form to ft the programmng requrements of a commercal offce buldng n the central busness dstrct of Los Angeles. SUMMARY on The buldng warrants recognton for ts assocaton wth the development of the commercal core of Los Angeles n the 1920s, and as a sgnfcant work of archtects Walker and Esen. t s notable for ther orgnal 1924 desgn, as well as ther nvolvement wth reparng the ncson after the partal move n September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

24 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance SOURCES / BBLOGRAPHY Grmes, Teresa. Hstorc Archtectural Survey and Evaluaton Report and Fndng of No Adverse Effect: Broadway From Second to Olympc Boulevard, Cty of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Hstorc Resources Group for the Cty of the Los Angeles Communty Redevelopment Agency, Harrs, Allen. "Southern Calforna Archtects: Walker and Esen, Busness and Resdence Archtects." The Buldng Revew 11, No. 4 (October 1922): Longstreth, Rchard. Cty Center to Regonal Mall: Archtecture, the Automoble, and Retalng n Los Angeles, Cambrdge, MA: The MT Press, McGrew, Clarence Alan. Cty of San Dego and San Dego County: The Brthplace of Calforna, Volume 2. San Dego: Amercan Hstorcal Socety, Schppers, Donald J. "Walker & Esen: Twenty Years of Los Angeles Archtecture, " Southern Calforna Quarterly 46, No. 4 (December 1964): Starr, Kevn. Materal Dreams: Southern Calforna Through the 1920s. Oxford: Oxford Unversty Press, WORKS CTED 1. Map of the Huber Tract: Survey Blocks Made by G. Hansen and L. Seebold, Oct 17, Los Angeles County Land Records MR Teresa Grmes, Hstorc Archtectural Survey and Evaluaton Report and Fndng of No Adverse Effect: Broadway From Second to Olympc Boulevard, Cty of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles (Los Angeles: Hstorc Resources Group for the Cty of the Los Angeles Communty Redevelopment Agency, 1998), 3-4 and Rchard Longstreth, Cty Center to Regonal Mall: Archtecture, the Automoble, and Retalng n Los Angeles, ," (Cambrdge, MA: The MT Press, 1997), Cty Center to Regonal Mall, Jay Berman, "Remember when They Moved a Buldng?," LA Downtown News, (ac-cessed 1 September 2014). 5. Donald J. Schppers, "Walker & Esen: Twenty Years of Los Angeles Archtecture, ," Southern Calforna Quarterly 46, No. 4 (December 1964), Clarence Alan McGrew, Cty of San Dego and San Dego County: The Brthplace of Calforna, Volume 2 (San Dego : Amercan Hstorcal Socety, 1922), Kevn Starr, Materal Dreams: Southern Calforna Through the 1920s (Oxford: Oxford Unversty Press, 1991), 212 and McGrew, Cty of San Dego, Los Angeles Cty Drectory, 1894, 197. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

25 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,h Street Attachment B: tem 8 - Statement of Sgnfcance 9. Pacfc Coast Archtecture Database, (accessed 1 Septem-ber 2014). 10. Los Angeles Cty Drectory, 1898, 358, "Archtects Plan Many New Buldngs," Los Angeles Herald, 5 July 1908, V/5 and Schppers, Walker & Esen, "Change n Frm," Southwest Bulder and Contractor 54, No. 9 (August 29, 1919), 12: "Theo. A. Esen, archtect and renforced concrete engneer (latterly Esen & Son), stll n busness at 283 Wlcox Buldng" and Schppers, Walker & Esen, Kevn Starr, Materal Dreams, 212 and Schppers, Walker & Esen, "Esen, Archtect for Southland Buldngs, Des," Los Angeles Tmes, 20 November 1946, A3 and "Famed L.A. Ar-chtect Albert R. Walker Des," Los Angeles Tmes, 18 September 1958, Bl. 14. "Famed L.A. Archtect" and Applcaton of Gus Wllam Kalonzes for Membershp n the Amercan nsttute of Arch-tects. 15. "Addton Completed," Los Angeles Tmes,14 February 1954, F5, "New Teamsters Unt Planned," Los Angeles Tmes, 26 June 1955, F23, "Santa Monca to Get New Hosptal Center, Los Angeles Tmes, 29 July 1956, and "ntal Structure Slated n $3,000,000 Program," Los Angeles Tmes, 18 May 1958, G "Wdenng Plea for Olve Street Fled," Los Angeles Tmes, 26 October 1923, 111, "Sdewalk Cost Plan Confrmed: Councl Approves Olve Street Assessment for Wdenng Project," Los Angeles Tmes, 10 March 1928, A3, "Court Upsets Last Barrer: Olve Street Wdenng Now Due to Proceed," Los Angeles Tmes, 7 July 1928, Al, "Cty Hall Gossp," Los Angeles Tmes, 9 May 1932, A4 and "Buldng to Be Sold Thursday," Los Angeles Tmes, 31 December 1935, A "Remember when They Moved a Buldng?" September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

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27 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,h Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs.? - SSsN ^ -c l«/a /a / n f l. A a s gk M j: 33 D J as 33 c Jj Ml v-< s. rt mage 1 Commercal Exchange Buldng, nearng completon n 1924, showng fnal assembly of orgnal storefront desgn and confguraton. Ths mage s the bass for the 2016 rehabltaton. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

28 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8,h Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. T] E2 010 'll n ^ V r - mage 2 Storefront n Progress, Note prmary entrance to the buldng at the far left, (NE corner) 1 v K m l mage 3 Owl Drug Company, at corner of 8th Street and Broadway, pror to Note also storefront on 8th Street that s a ca alteraton. Ths storefront has also been retaned and ncorporated nto the restoraton of the 1924 Walker and Esen desgn. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

29 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs... mage 4 - Relocaton of West porton of buldng was accomplshed usng jacks and steel rollers September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

30 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. M. % - r ' x t - mage 5 Buldng jacks, used to lft weght of buldng September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

31 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. 4 (» f. f f» Hlt f! H ' 9 ( mage 6 - Cut lne of buldng, as llustrated pror to movng. The fnal cut was one bay west. September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

32 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. r.-. rr «Q» pm - - r, C! : UJ -> K -< afe- --. mage 7 - Relocaton n progress, As a result of the move, ths bay was made narrower, removng one of the wndows. After the move, ths bay has one wndow, but the change n appearance s very subtle. Photo n September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

33 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. - ; a Ml [W!1 r turntea M l tl 4 H l ',v \ 1 \ k fl mage 8 - The buldng was cut n the 4th bay. Ths mage shows the buldng as relocated, pror to replacng the wndow sash and restorng the brck wall so the buldng could be reconnected. The jont s now vrtually seamless and nvsble mage September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

34 Hstorc and Cultural Monument Nomnaton Form Commercal Exchange Buldng, W. 8th Street Attachment C: Hstorc Photographs. auu SfLON U l, f. Sl a \> n, Lm 'n S. EATRE?:fesSs«: 'rr^. ^» - > l r1 paj 1 Kt»ru»am % r f- -j t mage mage lookng up Eght Street. The bases of the buldng contaned several retal storefronts and the street enjoyed actve retal actvty. EgS September 27, 2016 Hstorc Consultants

35 (Saja 2 of 2) 21 lx. 2Vr=a % 3 crrv of los angeles % DEPARTMENT OF BULDNG AND SAFETY BULDNG DVSON Applcaton to Alter, Repar, Move o?=b«s»lsb- 7 DjMU..-J S.fltr CefuUMaee of [So C/ ol to. Aoc.l.l DSE NK OH NDELBLE PENCL Xor ftuf 5r,.!«5 t5,.^rt lp 5lr5 u "a.'. K?u?VhSo^-,Dw,o tr,= r j:;jnr r h" > «««!» TV'1 Tk». th snsusg of ho jsrral. <3o:j nol «"«or madfcc ony tafrn of UU: to, or r!«bt of pstmten n. the SRpmy c'rcrltsd n web REMOVED FROM REMOVED TO Lot... Lot... Tract Tract. Pnsaot locaton cffculdcg New locaton oftshdg Bcvscn what cress streets }... :!Hov««Kj-b»p b-j rt;) 1...fcW / So^Sumler u Swell l Approved uy Cty Engneer. Deputy. 1. Purpose of PRESENT buldngsr^^r^!...tc^^...famles... Rooms, (Store BeUtaee.AMttx.ent 2. L'se of buldng AFTER alteraton or movng,... l^ LtXLT.Fam!es.....Rooms. s. OwneECP.-ltl V -=)....Q......Fbcnc Owner's Address... E5Uht, o. s. Certfcated Archte Lcensed Engneers.^ State 7V-.-Llcc.-uf No._.:. /...Lcense No. ds3 7. Y, Stale Cor.:ru:tor^7HAA?-/ tsteem r-"v... - Lcfcr. >!fo Contractor's Address.....Phone..., Phen&...yr?f Alloa» >1Mw J^ter.t so.3 - a.1 Kmtlnc m launc. vtcr «nly, pluab- c r "Zs. rnr., t:. PSnU.r..teetr tal wlrto,»;/or ec.t.r f S...Ssflfa'. Kr..!xea.=t u.teelt ge Uteeeae. ) \b>py /yu3.jraf. uvtj...r 3. VALUATON OF PROPOSED WORK 10. Sta> how many buldngs NOW 1...LW.-rd oo lot and gve use of Cecl. f, tunkmce, Haul. ApwtrnM Sm.«<rr ette»tut«e)... T 11. Sze of exstng buldlng&&..x/s.<2nuraber of stores lgh..4?...heght to hghest_polnl./fe.« Class of buldng...materal of exstng Wnllj2^S&!..Zxt5Wor fmmework^&fl.,ft_ Descrbe brefly and fully all proposed constructon und work: wtu«s«n -,7..., JJ «-Vx" V PERMT NO. t.llatnwv. W-Q&ZZZ... p:«; vl...\ajrprrl:s>... ~ka.bs..c^uksfc<^<?... f l- Fll n Applcaton on ofer Sde and Sgn Statement...,^FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY jrn&.\or» 11 ) F!rt Dll»!4l l,./ s PLANS>. rlv.. rjol(!:»tumy»r.j Af.) : rc FsrFU.-jS.. ''.-Y F» D. r~: 72T.r Su=p!.jro whn rcralt.t tnued, >VER> r a-t/' N c Old.Ue. t m. Sl/Ml WNtnfnc > ^ rl. y'. -D la> t'-orvj ard ^jvvd 7/^ 1 ' ', 3HWx!TK Vy alrassgf aaas V. V, \ V ^ A T. - r. F ls :L(- 'av5 \ )>?> - v

36 Lot T 3 'St W MOVE ~u OR DEMOLSH Tract -r Presert kxtl 61 bulrftg< \~ f.. N«W locaton jj hofldttf y, <~. jr~t Botweeen wht ) crow atreets ( ) rfe USE NK OR NDELBLE PENCL 1 Tor TO REPflR...l.. Lot: 1 Tract L Present use of buldng...l :. (Store. Dmdfur. ApBr&rrat Book. Bolal ot 2. State how long buldng hs! been used 3. Use of buldng Owner S. Owner's Address ft Certfcated Arctat ; 7. Lcensed Engne 8. Contractor G 0. Contractor's Addrjt 10. VALUATON OF.PROPOSED WORK -{ 11. State oo lot how many buldngs NOW 1.. andsglve use M each. J 12. [Sze of exstng 1 u31dng_j..j...:x S. Materal Exteror Walls. j WAS - ; (Wood. 14. Descrbe brefly all proposed-constructon 1 r.yv3j ftwrt) present occupancy J Sa r? ' fftta k«b) % wnrot T T T BUmHNG AMD SAFETY BDHJHNG DVSON.. Famles...Rooms. ethr pcrp zs\ gff Rooms. D. o. Slate u Na Rk c ngtoeer m. D55?. au,j _7 1,l ww Nn«?L&XSL&_Pbcme-^ 4&?J> JfdjhfrzA'-J^xo- >2rJ6. Vb^.j&sqrzj&, - n labor orv3 nuare sad on r ths "" jfe&vssfs»botsz&k) c F$. /<57?~ S (Ron, XmWM. Apartrntnt Boone. fcoa or elbxr psrpaee) Number of stores hgh or Jfteoa}!} work:.. Heght to hghest pont - Exteror framework (Woo,«9t«ll / fjj a gmlaafea^agsaa j? a o a 15. Sze o! Addton..,1ft Footng: Wdth... J7. Sze Of Studs V 1 NEW CONSTRUCTON Sze of! >otf l Number of Stores when complete hereby certfy thht to the beat of my. _ ( and belef the above applcaton s caned and that ths buldng or constructon work- w 1 comply wth ell laws; and; that n the dong of the wmknntberned thereby ' wll not employ any person n men s Compensaton nsurance. ' of " ' Cade of the State of Calforna relatng to W«S- Sfgn-l r By Death n Ground. -Wdth of Wall Sze of Floor Josts x...: Materal of F xu L-Szp of Rafters Type of Roofng FO& DCTAftTWENT'UgfeCNLY _- F do EhmsosCo c T7 PLAN CSSSKNG, 13) The bondng referred to n ths Applcaton wll be more than 100 ft-from Recept No ^cocr rv Ctment. Valuaton t Street Fee Pad _ / nhs6fw& torctogsb Sgn' here VST troup at»x raora No. sastsr LUTS' ccf Occupant ----Frt roar hflry T «-T Cfte Lot rt. gto x»j \kl W u pkhuuu fbsr TCTBEwCr - PERMT No. Dstrct y«. um \.»«CTL PLANS -&s.\v'ls^: j a?«cfl.vv5m 4 r. nf lfn, m> U4 1 recavekea ael awetjw.?vfc. A t rp a _L FL n. KOSOP ff! 3wU NaKb pwr ft XJ.J- 2X2 t V r 3

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38 c MUg.m 3 CTY OF LOS ANGELES 0 DEPARTMENT OF BULDNG AND SAFETY BULDNG DVSON Applcaton to Alter, Repar, Move or Demolsh PSE fsr OB NDELBLE PENCL 7 k Hwd al BaUdlal and Salatt C.K.11..U1.» Ua Cty.1 U Aalataa., 11 Bd. t bt Board cl OnlldloK led tar.tr CommU.tanar. of ba dtp of L01 Aoc.., throolh tha osce of ba Cop arm?' ddlo, n a bolldlnr oarml n ac.ordanc. wlt lh«dncrlcuon apt lor tba pnrpoaa b.ratoafur aat lortk. 7W«appUraUon la madt aok. o ta SrM?t klcb ' karakp araad lo br lha andtnlsaad arolleanl aod arbltb akall kt drenad cnndltlena toarun nto lk> artur Flraar That tkn parmlt docanot era at anp Wabt or prlflae. to anal aor budlsc or olhrr atrotlnra haraln dtelkal, or oor porton baraot. open aav f.o'uju'p'o' other publc plan or porton thereof V ctn 11 4 " 10t fr.elkkt or prrllatt to ua anp handles or other olroclore lbetelo dacrtttd. or anr portfoo tberaol. for 7,v bt fl' bo pwblwtd kr OrtKoaH;. of tke Car of Co. Aoaal.a.,.. Thlror Tha tbo emetne of ka parrolt doe not affm or prejuaoa up alata el ttle to, oe rlkt cl poeeeeloo n. le propertp dtacrlbtd lo anek permt. REMOVED FROM REMOVED TO t Lot.. Lot Tract, Tract, ' - Present locatlro of buldng New locaton of buldng Between wht cron street! 1. Purpose of PRESENT buldng f.43t, West.Bfch Stgeat... Booaa Kara bar aad traet) Qno NaV«r tal fllrwt) Store......Famles (Store, Ualdenaa, Apartment JU-a, Hotel, or anp other pnrpote) 2. Use of buldng AFTER alternhon or movng....famles..rooms., 8. Owner <pm>t Mem.).CQr(a...C<lQlW.ng. Company....Phone... Rooms, Deputy. ' 8. Owner s Address..fcS4...Weft..Btb..S.tlaJ Certfcated Archtect Lcensed Engneer Contractor...Aa..MEGEE..&.SONS,..NG; Contractor s Address..74..Maroaat...ft&.» VALUATON OF PROPOSED WORK 10. State how many buldngs NOW on lot and gve use of each. 11. Sze of exstng buldng... State... Lcense No... State... Lcense No Phone Phone... State TR Lcense No,......Phone... rddallav U l>or and materal and all pcrmasrnt' J lghtng, hntlqv, vantuaung, waur aopply, Plomb-1 o n.- n, flr Prtakltr, ajectrcal wrng od/op ajavaor f V... _LOUUU. 'tpupaml th«lo cr tbsrtob, 1 (lurduev, Bolt), Apartment Home, or oar othar purpose),x...number of stores hgh...heght to hghest pont. T 12. Class of buldng...(^,..materal of exstng walls... Descrbe brefly and fully all proposed constructon and work:... «..ANn.nf8...P.o.mRl.ete Exteror framework. (Wood or 6U. r. 1.- v» Fll n Applcaton on other Sde and Sgn Statement, 00 /OVER) 1 V _l PERMT NO. SH On V...!.»v - o, PLANS FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY Plant ud Spcclftcatlona cbrok.d Curactlona verfed Plana, SpcUttatlana and App'.ltateaa racfackcd and.pproyod Far Plant Stt FUadVtb Zut U4f.Ua. Fre Dlltrtct Nn. Strat Wtdaalnj Ft. drll and uprorrtt 3TOSRCTF SEXtfal.t.ed.d Ft. Ft. stttbr ZH... Stamp kata tbtn Farurlt la laautd Zb ms / hu#

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40 1 CTY OF LOS ANGELES APPLCATON TO ALTER - REPAR - DEMOLSH AND FOR CERTFCATE OF OCCUPANCY DE»T, OF BULDNG AND SAFETY """2/141. MAP 1.LEGAL" Xuf -C ZONE 2. BLOC. ADDRESS APPROVED W 8th St FJRE DST. NSDE KEY COR LOT REV. COR. LOT SZE X REAK ALLEY SDE ALLEY BLDG. LNE AFFDAVTS BLDG. AREA SPRNKLERS RECTO SPECFED TYPE 3. BETWEEN CROSS STS. S E Corner 8th 4. PRESENT USE OF LDG. Offce Buldng 5, OWNER Olve Management Co 4. OWNERS ADDRESS Same 7. CERT. ARCH. 9. CONTRACTOR stello V 4506?j!M,Pgftg$rurt'nn x 120 X Olve AND NEW USE OF BLDG. Same L 11. MATERAL EXT. WALLS: Q WOOD Q METAL Q CONC. BLOCK Q STUCCO BRCK -g] CONCRETE STATE LCENSE NUMBER STATE LCENSE NUMBER STATE LCENSE NUMBER DU STORES 13 HEGHT 15Q ROOF CONST: Q WOOD g STEBL Eg conc. other W 8th St U A 2 OK e GROUP MAX. OCC.,,1. _ < 1 CK DST. OFFCE C. OF 0. SSUED PCjttO ^ P 3c? j V o DWELL. UNTS PARKNG SPACES GUEST ROOMS FLE WTH CQNT. NSP. 12. VALUATON: TO NCLUDE ALL FXED r\/\nr\ ffwxw 0K TE? SZE OF ADDTON None EW WORK: MATERAL T. X STORES HEGHT - MATERAL plkga 1 certfy that n dong the work authorzed hereby wll not employ any person n volaton of the Labor Code of the State of Calforna relatng to workmen's compensjujon nsurance. VALUATON APPLCATON CHEOCED. Swgndeon Housng M 10 AP T1 'ED SGNED Ths form when properly valdated s a permt to do the work descrbed. B F ED v Form Ssls-ll-M NSTRUCTONS: Applcant to Complete Numbered tems Only. 2. Plot Plen Requred on Reck of Orgnal.

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42 ..K, «MOllU k,l l/\ lf rwnslm-funthflf, H. B. «24. 'MKjufs Hohmcl Nc«.fojvs l>» Any.-k. luuv M-") PY. >4 COMPLETE BUSNESS STRUCTURE Work Fnshed on Olve Edfce } f.?r y frw"- reyyyjrn j " A1 M" -'-S' - V ] r - tp; 41 J :, v A- ' ' v M m v t. V;.a L v!$; JW r Tj V r«\r-> r \vl fmm&m % JgNStkgpSs-. w. N< -^r' ' >r 255 Commercal Exchange Buldng OMPLETNG t2e Commercal C Exchange Buldng at Eghth and Olve streets, tle Wllam Smpson Constructon Company, local buldng Arm. and a member of the Southern Calforna Chap, ter Assocated General Contractors of Amerca, have added another worthy achevement to ther record for successful constructon work. The buldng, whch was Assgned by Walker & Esen, Los Angeles archtects, s of heghtlmt proportons, and cost approxmately JGSO.OtO. t s of the Class A renforced concrete and steel typo, trmmed on the exteror wth ruffled brck and terra cotta- The nteror fnsh la mahogany. The ground floor of the etruoluro s occuped by ehops of varous stes, whle the second and thrd floors have been leased to [the Southern Calforna Telephone Company. The remander of the buldng contans 220 rooms, dlvdad nto ndvdual offce sutes [ of one, two and three rooms. A large cafetera s to be nstalled n the basement. The buldng also has been equpped wth throe hlgh- powered elevators by the Llwellyn ron Works. The Eghth and Olve Company, a local corporaton, la hs owner of the structure. The contractng Arm whch erected the buldng also bult tho Frst Methodst Eplecopal Church. ' Eghth and Hope alreets, and a number of the large buldngs n Hollywood. Psptodoced wth pamsuen ol de oap,nnhl owner Further reproducton prohbted wthers pemmlon

43 Lmpaj r\u 11U >o 1 me Los Angeles Tmes Current Fle); Mar : ProQuest Hstorcal Newspapers: Los Angeles Tmes (18S pg. D9 SXTH ST. BUYS 50:160 FEET EAST OF WTMERST. REAL SPECULATVE BUY Cor.6th& UNON DR. 90x130 TO ALLEY WAY BELOW MARKET SEAGER & PUSCH 1128 Bank of taly Bldg, Pt»oe 73-4)61. NVESTGATE THESE and make money. w.t bv.a UUlcry, cut m««cs.-» t«awarado Su. c«n to WoAdcrful n«f B«fnal. «b g M b»u»c»0 r««u t>»«>. AJ»tr«fla U"Hf». Whul TOcUO clas Wld nt"«r MO Wl> 15S0 to Ul.u Blvd. SC»"a la Wb-u. Ml t matla m»r to Owner < NVESTMENT ( CORPORATON > 318 L'nar. Ol Bd. Bdwy. 103 FARM AN utnunl JM"H k< D TRACTOR MAGAZNE or LOS ANOCLC1 1UMOAY TME! A Cla»6 A Freproof Offce Buldng A Modern Edfce of Dgnty and Beauty Commercal Exchange Buldng j? Eghth & Olve Streets SXP--- Acceaable to All Dstrcts J ' fas TJ»1 r -!-7 ft!-g- rl '/' :xx ;v:v> > % V. 1 f '! ;.-rf'v--,r L "rr.trl" luta S~- -;; f;?.!! rnt'lffft lt 4 t <5 v RESERVATONS METCALF & RYAN NOW BENG MADE FOR SPACE. EXCLUSVE AGENTS Telephone X Bankng Shoppng Wholesale Po6t Offce Servce of three, fgh Speed Elevator For the Modern Offce Tenant OCCUPANCY N APRL ACT NOW Convenent Parkng Space for You and Your Patrons n how many ways would t pay you to have a better oftlco auch at ynu can now obtan n the Commercal Exchange Buldng, located n the heart of the shoppng dstrct and yet free rom the ootse of atreet car traffc, wth plenty of lght ahd ar? f ynu have to crcle your offce buldng for half an hour each day to fnd a parkng space, t cut down your workng effcency at least ono- dath and your patron wll Buffer almlar nconvenence. Parkng tme lmt on Olve, Grand, Hopo ard Flower Streets south of Eghth Sheet, s two hours durng the day nttcad of forty-qvo mdutea, whch la a great factor to be consdered by the busness and professonal man, Attenton Dentsts W' Four floors of the buldng are fued up wth lrvc for dentsts, wth a northern expour. M s Don t Rde wttx n Your Eyes! D you ever stop to consder the ever-lastng hardshp nvolved n D drvng to and from work every day wth the glare of the fun n your eyes? Busness men who lve west from downtown Los Angeles, and who motor to and from work, are subjected to ths stran twce daly. Am you ncluded? Have you overlooked ths mportant advantage of a home n Oak Knoll, Marnnf.. where you can drve wth the bud at your bark, warmms, Mhlaratng. nvgoratng.. Your eye are worth sunn Th"' are alone worth the effort of prompt vst to the property to learn frt-hand of the prodgjpua»teps token t«create here tr.r of the rotst truly beautful resdental nark n Amerca... a fttng background for the great Huntngton Lbrary whch e adjacent Prces wll delght you, for they are very low... lower than n any smlarly located or comparable subdvson n Southern Calforna. Make early arrangements for an OAK KNOLL, Marna, address... and the comfort, convenence nnrl prestge hnt accompnee t Yhl Fra/sk Mel/hl Co. llrfrt-^l ><-»'" «.y ' c OFFCE Hunlnglnn TRACT Drve al St. Albant Road. MAN OFFCE THRD FLOOR SUN BLDG HLL ST. AT SEVENTH TO REACH OAK KNOLL. MARNO Motor out Huntngton Drve to /. - St. Alhana Road (jul pal the approach to Ua Huotngtoo Hotel n -j. 7 Pasadena). mo] mm. j l V Marno" r1^ \V h k-) 1 j < mm Reproduced wth permsson of the copyrght owner. Further reproducton prohbted wthout permsson.

44 voeo mn. Ls Angeles Tmes (1923-Current Fle); Jan. 1925; ProQuest Hstorcal Newspapers: Los Angeles Tmes ( ) pg. D3 % r/. 1 Y :: 1 Ml Hll 11,11- ;a?: El! lllllnl ' a> «S W) t wjm -Ttort the St' (vew) V r n «r. 1 at P \ jl mp More of Them / ZMfTcMtk tm r Wl TV m S k\ '»» &1M Vh 5 k><v- -0 re JC H S llutralans tell serve at an ndex lo the goal- ty of the huge quantty of wu- nf carred on n Lot Angeles as Counnrmnl &xhu> c duct. Though they ft sprng up sle? > mushrooms h a y ::«>fru:- tal! stand aganst tme. vsph -- "?». l :: r> m «u ;r year. Yke structures arc the mal suhtantal. utle and handsome that latent and n?r ff :» pro- :laul nnrr- lomer - n: : t T. < money. m m l A. m rjw My 9'«tt Republc Xfe jjl'rr j^nnnw' Csjwnf>c 1 HJ lhw lll? > m Xtntaln W \:L, llllfcj ; T X, J W StufarJ Ch V f Unon Ol 9 t f M gr fnancal Center J 'TTranportahun f}(fllman Bank ZNjteul (Jry fftjnl K Reproduced wth permsson of the copyrght owner. Further reproducton prohbted wthout permsson.

45 SDEWALK PLAN COST PROTESTED: Acton on OKvt-Slrvel Wdenng 'onllnued t ml Dt. f.«a'} fn r>hr\ 92-Cnrmn Flrt Nnv ll. U?7; Pnrtjut llutr lcl NKW» Upcfs ->» An'tles 1'unc; KS XAO> Sdewalk plan COST PROTESTED Acton on Olve-Street T'rlcng Contnued Untl December 7 Appeals aganst tae as- Bessmenta for the wdenng of the sdewalks nve feet on Olve street from Seventh etreet to Pco street were heard by tho Cty Councl and acton woe contnued untl December 7. Tho plnn was started Severn! years ago on a majorty petton of Olve street property owners. f the project la consummated, t wll be necessary to cut fve feet from the Olve-street front of the heght-lmt Commercal Exchaogc Buldng. Counclman Hall sad he beleves tho wdened sdewalks nro not worth the expense, but sad that to abandon the proceedngs wll coet the property owners at least on account of court cobta and otlorneys fees. The court made awards of to property owners for the land to be taken for the addtonal sdewalk wdth. Counclman Hall sold he hopes that before December l the 135 property owners to be assessed wll nform the Councl whether they want the mprovement n vew of the expense. ALUMN TO HOLD BANQUET Members of the Southern Calforna branch of the Alumn Assocaton of Western College for. Women. Oxford. O., wll hold ther annual fall luncheon at the Elte Cafe. 633 South Flower street. tomorrow at l p.m. R rnssmn of hn mpynghl owner Further rej/roduolon prohbtled w»lhort permsson

46 ORDER GVEN N SET 8 UK OF BT NG Bw.rU of Publc Works Tkn Alon lo Reno. Angtlry lm t l'kf l.frnl Flr;hn. t'»x2_ ln<oursl llmon.nl NeWojjvr n A.yo,«Tme < S1-! »> PS AS. ORDER GVEN N SETBACK OF BULDNG Board oj Publc Works Takes Acton to Remove Street Obstructon One week's notce to start settng back the Whle Garage lve teet to the new lne of Olve street was served yesterday on the buldng owners, the Junor Orpheum Holdng Company, by the Board of PnblU Works. Some years ago when Olve street was wdened fve feet some one n the Cty Attorney's offlee faled to nclud.- the ground floor tenant of the Commercal Exchange Buldng at Eghth and Olve streets, a drug store, ns a defendant. The proceedngs were completed, but the drug store refused to move, The Eghth and Olve Holdng Corporaton, nc., owners of the Commercal Exchange Buldng. was pad tn,206 n excess of the assessment leved for tho cost of reconstructng tho buldng and the loss of land. Because the ground-floor tenant held out, the buldng has not been dsturbed, and because the corner property contnued to Jut out nto the sdewalk, the Board of Publc Works dd not feel called upon to force the garage front cut off, Walter Sanborn of 818 South Olve street, next door to the garage, complaned to the board that hs property s njured by the garage, and yesterday the board heeded hs plea, f the owners do not start work remodelng tha buldng next Wednesday t s tha ntenton of the board to send the constructon department to tear dawn the wall. Meanwhle the Cty Attorney's offce reports the condemnaton sut aganst the drug company as awatng settng for tral n Superor Court. Peptoduced wld potmason ol hs copyrrgh owner Further reproducton pohotled wthout pemnsson

47 U.Antrle> T'W. f WJ Cunrn Fle l Aug 2>. «J5. l't.qu-,1 Hrtru l Nuw> \ V' Anydus Tunes < Sftl-l'W.). PS A3 T/h's Operaton Wll mprove Street val /a a. -2 5! V 7.1' A./ 1 t. & : Se. 17? r «,?- 1.^ l(1 e j (t f? (!-'» %.. a 0 6,; 1 -, s - ' 1 a J l 1 L t r-v NEWTARZAN TWNS TALE N "TMESn What boy. t the mllons thrlled dally by the eaptolu «f the mjht, Tarran hasnl maclned htmselj taelnc the same dan«rra and acoapnhlnc the of darlnc' Well here b tfle slaty of wo bon Who actually dd- s.ory that. as a pcture aertnl, begn, nrrt Monday. Stplembcr J n The.. T.me ll a the new Tarran Very. The Tarran Twns.' by Cdfnr Blee Hurroufhs. The toys real nams. arr Dck and Ore. They re courtra And moecowe. they rrl.rd not only to etch oner. hut Uo lo Ta/xan hlmseu When hr Tannr. Tsrtn rrer. nvtaton to mlt Tamn n hb natve JUhCle they leap al the op port unt f. But. lanfcrtuoately : V L 1 ) LEDERER K w//vs st//r o/v pt/y The hlxteen-sory. hceht-llmt Commercal Exchange BuMlne a. Eghth and Olve streets Wrter A ked $150,0110 n s belr.c slced n half us conform to the aclbdck lne of Olve street. Superlmpoced dolled lnes ndcate the ten-fool secton whch s beng removed Plagarsm Acton but WFE FCKLE SAYS SPOUSE Gcargo Dr 'ta f'ru Decree Jnoppon'd Plea of Lott Love On hs complant that lvoode wfe Lot earned unte corro'porweetc wth onov' Ocor' De V1. A banker. je»- erday -ns gronled a dh Jupcrtof Jodf- Parker Wood. 'When X <t treevrred the nter- - <? durlnc the kxrmey. they clre way 'j&rxzbjrsfjs: twonamed..n.fsst, ssjf to na tona l commttee Heght-Lmt Buldng % Cut for Setback Lnes Court Rule for Attar France Lcdercr. tcor. vcundu/ tne s mom pughuvm utl tnotbt enlrul Mm by Jar tw.»ro. wrter. when Superor Judge SmUh ordftfd thr Jury Hfn ar ntuurled verdct n Lclertfj U- An amatnr engneerng Xe#; n, Von. hetelrt-lmlt Crmatrreol Ek- ',, hear- al ru Alcco-U. k- char- Buldng»t the southeast, T«l, s'f U»e rase aay ren nc mo.»j.yy OX a 7f^STlhl cn-loct.llcc Hur-ugh Yk tamer 0 Te of Eghth and OU.e llne ^ sueela. nb. plantff» had»«v (aled troun1 10 support UM ne!m the erntrr ol a huge Oee buldng eesuated n operaton. «The structure urvscrgclr.g tbe ar- plurtcd, cement runways wll b hs young cmtccara) sundry U the thrteen. hulu under h west half and Ue on on n- huge man wll be 'tpped to the tal b» chsnte o( hu complant resulted : a.'hss. SfSSurssv vorable comments from varous members of la jury mmedately ^ SMS? S «roo,b Altornr, Tha, Walter & D«n, who are su ervu- '^k nf the Kcu House MOtMc Comcam j Job.ad nerdr lh..t lhc,lull ' c r't^'au f that U\r pc- work Of ftrtuaur lldloe bct th^llu', ',,db'»ncf ln Manhattan tront n: wll reoure strut Urelve b bouts. Tho cllmalfd cot: of U- ^drrc,:hu Undertakng s SSOOOO orr. Cxtrbteno Heaven The The bulldnc O caxl by the elmnated from the shth and Olve Jfsldoc Cumpany sut by the franur ol a noo-wtt ne, earler n tral. MODEL SUES FOR DSPLAY OF PCTURE DlHl'J Her nleture n h WSm al the Hollywood Mns: Musc Hall has damaged her repu (Hm as a nuu>n pcture aetres ) lo thr rvscv cl sns, aeronlln to a complant fled n Mur.lelpa Court yesterday by Paula Bet \C: The drer.danta nclude We «Corporaton. Joarol WeUutoca Mn Lnls DeVlU Dc VU«t4d Uc court ->hc uld the war (Ltd aerause (he ddn't lovp me any and had Just remaned wth that wouldn't be hurt. Mu Dr V ca dened the chants. :ut when use matter come to neor- n hr wthdrew her oppotnon to the dlrorce. Wed September the couple ported 111 July 1«James R. Pasc. prn'.dent nf hr Ancelc Communty Chest, and larry J. Bauer have been apponted a Sou them Caloma rtpreent- le. of the Natonal ClUmna Comnller ol tne J»J5 MoMUsaltOn for Herds..arman. Ocrard Swape. praalden f thr Cenerwl Electrc Company. Other CaUfomlan. homed Wllam 11. rrotker and Mortmer nebhhackcr >t San Pranclco. Mrs Hrrtrrt tarrrr of Palo Alto and Robert O proul of Berkeley. Thr openng meetng: of Use.llaton ltre wll be held al.valdngton D. c. September a nd 34. at that Ume SbO welxare eader wn wnler tfart needs nd-ue ways n whch prvate and HJhUt socal wenlr may co-operate o tmpewr socal MndtUau WLSH1RE EXHBT PERMT HELD OVER ndan Woman Fants n Cafe Patrca BecK Herbert and BUy Mtcsy. three Doe. na two Doe corporatons. She ws srlected to take part to (he Mnsky ahow. but upon learn- tug thr lure of Use producton she nol/led the mananenm of her refusal to lake part n t and demanded that her pcture bo removed. aceerdln to tho complant drawn up by her attorneys. Sey- J. Ch ouner and Harold Breach er. The photcxraph w»«not removed. she contends, and caused her -peat numtuutn. aottloea- njured hrr rcpuuuoe.- Suspect Faces Death Charges Edl PlL.-r. armtrd n Long Ptsaae ol an ordnance to per- tath tan Tuesday nght. s wanl- J. E Kent A: Co. lo arret ar- p»mung n a at tns South d two flnt-dfjrev murdtr luuc bmvga.owr wth approprtmla 3Jre,rr,L Whte Hoac Wanakca oou and a kdnapng charge la «hearlwakenkawa. tl-yrar-nld Cher- h» Mlddlr West. Department ol Ht north ad- at Whhlre ate ndan ' the rb- fuue agv.-.u sad yeaterday. V.wren Slpauldtn. ret ol a « One of thr murder counts and the_ and Ceneaee tttetu TMtcrday w» pauenltjto.-dy c GrocgU- Jdtaplag utarge emanate f.-on held pvm one rrrk b lh» Clly.u-fl Reeelnr HogplUl. Alter dlcst. H. D. and the other mur- councl us amcnee of a unanmous rg mved ahe «u sent to her l»r ehargr from Long Prare. r. 112 Vence Boulevard. Reproduced wth permsson ol he copynght owner. Further reproducton prohbted wthout permsson.

48 Cty of Los Angeles mw3 Department of Cty Plannng m V 4/19/2017 ^VDED^ PARCEL PROFLE REPORT m07 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 800 S OLVE ST 432 W 8TH ST 430 W 8TH ST 428 W 8TH ST 426 W 8TH ST 424 W 8TH ST 422 W 8TH ST 420 W 8TH ST 418 W8TH ST 416W8TH ST ap copes BECENT ACTVTY ZA CUB ENV CE CASE NUMBERS CPC CPU CPC CA CPC GPA CPC GPA CPC CA CPC CA CPC CA CPC GPC ORD SA2023 ORD ORD ORD ZA CUB-CUX-ZV ZA ZV ENV ER ENV MND ENV CE ENV ND ENV ND ENV ND ENV CE ENV CE ENV CE ENV CE Address/Legal nformaton PN Number Lot/Parcel Area (Calculated) Thomas Brothers Grd Assessor Parcel No. (APN) Tract Map Reference Block Lot Arb (Lot Cut Reference) Map Sheet Jursdctonal nformaton Communty Plan Area Area Plannng Commsson Neghborhood Councl Councl Dstrct Census Tract # LADBS Dstrct Offce Plannng and Zonng nformaton Specal Notes Zonng Zonng nformaton (Zl) General Plan Land Use General Plan Footnote(s) Hllsde Area (Zonng Code) Specfc Plan Area Specal Land Use / Zonng Desgn Revew Board Hstorc Preservaton Revew Hstorc Preservaton Overlay Zone Other Hstorc Desgnatons Other Hstorc Survey nformaton Mlls Act Contract CDO: Communty Desgn Overlay CPO: Communty Plan mp. Overlay Dstrct Subarea CUGU: Clean Up-Green Up NSO: Neghborhood Stablzaton Overlay POD: Pedestran Orented Dstrcts SN: Sgn Dstrct Streetscape Adaptve Reuse ncentve Area Ells Act Properly Rent Stablzaton Ordnance (RSO) 127-5A ,013.3 (sq ft) PAGE GRD E PORTON OF BLOCK 53 HUBER TRACT M R None FR LT 20 None 127-5A209 Central Cty Central Downtown Los Angeles CD 14 - Jose Huzar Los Angeles Metro None C5-4D Z-2452 Transt Prorty Area n the Cty of Los Angeles Z-2385 Greater Downtown Housng ncentve Area Z-2374 LOS ANGELES STATE ENTERPRSE ZONE Regonal Center Commercal Yes No None None No No None None None None None None None None None No None No No Adaptve Reuse ncentve Areas Ths report s subject to the terms and condtons as set forth on the webste. For more detals, please refer to the terms and condtons at zmas.lacty.org ( ) - APN Area s provded 'as s' from the Los Angeles County s Publc Works, Flood Control, Beneft Assessment. No No zmas.lacty.org plannng.lacty.org

49 CRA - Communty Redevelopment Agency Central Cty Parkng Downtown Parkng Buldng Lne 500 Ft School Zone 500 Ft Park Zone Assessor nformaton Assessor Parcel No. (APN) Ownershp (Assessor) Ownerl Address Ownershp (Bureau of Engneerng. Land Records) Owner Address APN Area (Co. Publc Works) Use Code Assessed Land Val. Assessed mprovement Val. Last Owner Change Last Sale Amount Tax Rate Area Deed Ref No. (Cty Clerk) Buldng 1 Year Bult Buldng Class Number of Unts Number of Bedrooms Number of Bathrooms Buldng Square Footage Buldng 2 Buldng 3 Buldng 4 Buldng 5 Addtonal nformaton Arport Hazard Coastal Zone Farmland Very Hgh Fre Hazard Severty Zone Fre Dstrct No. 1 Flood Zone Watercourse Hazardous Waste / Border Zone Propertes Methane Hazard Ste Hgh Wnd Velocty Areas Cty Center Redevelopment Projecl Yes Yes None No No YSHRE LA LLC 30 W 26TH ST 12TH FL NEW YORK NY WENDT, RCHARD E. "TR" (OCEAN FRONT PROPERTES TRUST ) 6350 CAMNO DE LA COSTA LA JOLLA CA (ac) Commercal - Offce Buldng - 6 to 13 Stores $3,834,697 $12,727,756 07/03/2014 $2,778, L L A ,965.0 (sq ft) No data for buldng 2 No data for buldng 3 No data for buldng 4 No data for buldng 5 None None Area Not Mapped No Yes None No No Methane Buffer Zone No Ths report s subject to the terms and condtons as set forth on the webste. For more detals, please refer to the terms and condtons at zmas.lacty.org ( ) - APN Area s provded "as s from the Los Angeles County's Publc Works, Flood Control. Beneft Assessment. zmas.lacty.org plannng.lacty.org

50 Specal Gradng Area (BOE Basc Grd Map A- No 13372) Ol Wells Sesmc Hazards Aclve Fault Near-Source Zone Nearest Fault (Dstance n km) Nearest Fault (Name) Regon Fault Type Slp Rate (mm/year) Slp Geometry Slp Type Down Dp Wdth (km) Rupture Top Rupture Bottom Dp Angle (degrees) Maxmum Magntude Alqust-Prolo Fault Zone Landslde Lquefacton Prelmnary Fault Rupture Study Area Tsunam nundaton Zone Economc Development Areas Busness mprovement Dstrct Promse Zone Renewal Communty Revtalzaton Zone Stale Enferprse Zone Targefed Neghborhood ntatve Publc Safety Polce nformaton Bureau Dvson / Staton Fre nformaton Bureau None Puente Hlls Blnd Thrust Los Angeles Blnd Thrusts B Reverse Moderately / Poorly Constraned No No No No No DOWNTOWN CENTER No No Central Cty LOS ANGELES STATE ENTERPRSE ZONE None Reportng Dstrct 162 Batallon Dstrct / Fre Staton Red Flag Restrcted Parkng Central Central Central 1 10 No Ths report s subject to the terms and condtons as set forth on the webste. For more detals, please refer to the terms and condtons at zmas.lacty.org ( ) - APN Area s provded "as s" from the Los Angeles County's Publc Works, Flood Control, Beneft Assessment. zmas.lacty.org plannng.lacty.org

51 CASE SUMMARES Note: nformaton for case summares s retreved from the Plannng Department s Plan Case Trackng System (PCTS) database. Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Projecl Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons^): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): CPC CPU CPU-COMMUNTY PLAN UPDATE COMMUNTY PLAN UPDATE CPC CA CA-CODE AMENDMENT AN AMENDMENT TO ARTCLE 4.5 AND SECTON OF ARTCLE 6.1 OF THE LOS ANGELES MUNCPAL CODE (LAMC) AND RELEVANT " SECTONS OF THE LOS ANGELES ADMNSTRATVE CODE. TO MODFY THE AUTHORTY AND PROCEDURES FOR EFFECTUATNG A TRANSFER OF FLOOR AREA RGHTS (TEAR) AND TO MAKE OTHER TECHNCAL CHANGES TO REFLECT THE EXPRATON OF THE AMENDED CENTRAL BUSNESS DSTRCT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. CPC GPA GPA-GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PLAN AMENDMENT, PLAN MAP AMENDMENT CPC GPA GPA-GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PLAN AMENDMENT, PLAN MAP AMENDMENT CPC CA CA-CODE AMENDMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO UPDATE RESDENTAL STANDARDS AND NCENTVZE HOUSNG N THE CENTRAL CTY AREA. CPC CA CA-CODE AMENDMENT TO REQURE PROJECTS N THE CENTRAL CTY COMMUNTY PLAN TO COMPLY WTH DESGN AND STREETSCAPE GUDELNES CPC CA CA-CODE AMENDMENT NCENTVES FOR HTE PRODUCTON OF AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSNG N THE CENTRAL CTY PLAN AREA CPC GPC GPC-GENERAL PLAN/ZONNG CONSSTENCY (AB283) GENERAL PLAN/ZONE CONCSSTENCY - CENTRAL CTY AREA - COMMUNTYWDE ZONE CHANGES AND COMMUNTY PLAN CHNAGES TO BRNG THE ZONNG NTO CONSSTENCY WTH THE COMMUNTY PLAN. NCLUDNG CHANGESOF HEGHT AS ZA CUB-CUX-ZV CUB-Condtonal Use Beverage-Alcohol CUX-ADULT ENTERTANMENTS ZV-ZONE VARANCE Proect Descrptors); PURSUANT TO SECTON W.1, A CUB FOR THE SALE AND DSPENSNG OF A FULL LNE OF ALCOHOLC BEVERAGES N CONJUNCTON WTH A 116,954 SQ FT HOTEL/HOSTEL, PURSUANT TO SECTON W 18 A CUX TO ALLOW LVE ENTERTANMENT AND DANCNG THROUGHOUT THE HOTE/HOSTEL, AND PURSUANT TO SECTON A ZV TO ALLOW THE USE OF AN OPEN AR OUTDOOR ROOFTOP BAR AND POOL WTH DANCNG ON THE ROOFTOP, ALL WTH THE HOURS OF OPERATON FROM 6AM T02AM DALY. Case Number: Requred Acto(s): ZA ZV ZV-ZONE VARANCE Project Descrptons(s): TO PERMT A 132-UNT RESDENTAL APARTMENT ADAPTVE RE-USE OF EXSTNG HSTORC COMMERCAL BULDNG THE C5 ZONE. Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): ENV ER ER-ENVRONMENTAL MPACT REPORT COMMUNTY PLAN UPDATE ENV MND MND-MTGATED NEGATVE DECLARATON PURSUANT TO SECTON W.1, A CUB FOR THE SALE AND DSPENSNG OF A FULL LNE OF ALCOHOLC BEVERAGES N CONJUNCTON WTH A 116,954 SQ FT HOTEL/HOSTEL, PURSUANT TO SECTON W.18, A CUX TO ALLOW LVE ENTERTANMENT AND DANCNG THROUGHOUT THE HOTE/HOSTEL, AND PURSUANT TO SECTON A ZV TO ALLOW THE USE OF AN OPEN AR OUTDOOR ROOFTOP BAR AND POOL WTH DANCNG ON THE ROOFTOP ALL WTH THE HOURS OF OPERATON FROM 6AM T02AM DALY. ENV CE CE-CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON N Ths report s subject to the terms and condtons as set forth on the webste. For more detals, please refer to the terms and condtons at zmas lacty org ( ) - APN Area s provded "as s" from the Los Angeles County s Publc Works, Flood Control, Beneft Assessment. zmas.lacty.org plannng.lacty.org

52 Project Descrptons(s): THE PROPOSED ORDNANCE MODFES SECTON OF THE LOS ANGELES ADMNSTRATVE CODE TO ALLOW ORGNAL ART MURALS ON LOTS DEVELOPED WTH ONLY ONE SNGLE-FAMLY RESDENTAL STRUCTURE AND THAT ARE LOCATED WTHN COUNCL DSTRCTS 1, 9, AND 14. Case Number: Requred Acton(s): ENV ND ND-NEGATVE DECLARATON Project Descrptons(s): AN AMENDMENT TO ARTCLE 4.5 AND SECTON OF ARTCLE 6.1 OF THE LOS ANGELES MUNCPAL CODE (LAMC) AND RELEVANT ' " SECTONS OF THE LOS ANGELES ADMNSTRATVE CODE, TO MODFY THE AUTHORTY AND PROCEDURES FOR EFFECTUATNG A TRANSFER OF FLOOR AREA RGHTS (TFAR) AND TO MAKE OTHER TECHNCAL CHANGES TO REFLECT THE EXPRATON OF THE AMENDED CENTRAL BUSNESS DSTRCT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): ENV ND ND-NEGATVE DECLARATON PLAN AMENDMENT, PLAN MAP AMENDMENT ENV ND ND-NEGATVE DECLARATON PLAN AMENDMENT, PLAN MAP AMENDMENT ENV CE CE-CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON Project Descrptons(s): CODE AMENDMENT TO UPDATE RESDENTAL STANDARDS AND NCENTVZE HOUSNG N THE CENTRAL CTY AREA. Case Number: ENV CE Requred Acton(s): CE-CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): Case Number: Requred Acton(s): Project Descrptons(s): TO REQURE PROJECTS N THE CENTRAL CTY COMMUNTY PLAN TO COMPLY WTH DESGN AND STREETSCAPE GUDELNES ENV CE CE-CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON NCENTVES FOR HTE PRODUCTON OF AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSNG N THE CENTRAL CTY PLAN AREA ENV CE CE-CATEGORCAL EXEMPTON TO PERMT A 132-UNT RESDENTAL APARTMENT ADAPTVE RE-USE OF EXSTNG HSTORC COMMERCAL BULDNG THE C5 ZONE. N DATA NOT AVALABLE ORD SA2023 ORD ORD ORD Ths report s subject to the terms and condtons as set forth on the webste. For more detals, please refer to the terms and condtons at zmas lacty org ( ) - APN Area s provded "as s" from the Los Angeles County's Publc Works, Flood Control, Beneft Assessment. zmas.lacty.org plannng.lacty.org

53 f / f ' ZMAS NTRANET A /> w \ <9 Address: 800 S OLVE ST y / V A. Tract: PORTON OF BLOCK 53 HUBER TRACT APN: Block: None General Plan: Regonal Center Commercal PN#: 127-5A Lot: FR LT 20 E Arb: None Zonng: C5-4D N 0.02 Ml«a - 80 Feet >2?. u #2 H l!? / 8 x M Streets Copyrght (c) Thomas Brothers Maps, nc. K m m V k ' A. - -ST a r r j r. j» ^ O / t as A t N / % ; K N / c w W. 3 m t X. A % L > s / r. A " v /A A ff «, f T» ft r l 7\ r w _ \ N \ m \ 7 j 9S T Stff, V 7. m 5? >9 V S A J r AM 1 : / : a w K «ft v / l r ' f / A 'Sst:- / ro, / 04/19/ s J A N 2014 Dgtal Color-Ortho > yf A / Cty of Los Angeles Department of Cty Plannng. r. < S A V vs S' m