City of Beverly Hills Planning Division 455 N. Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 TEL. (310) 285-1141 FAX. (310) 858-5966 Cultural Heritage Commission Report Meeting Date: Subject: Recommendation: July 11,2018 9300 WLSHRE BOULEVARD Landmark nitiation nitiation of Nomination Proceedings for inclusion onto the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties for the property located at 9300 Wilshire Boulevard Review the nitiation of the Historic Resource in conjunction with the Preliminary Evaluation Report and Recommendation from the Director t p.., i ft [iij ill 1UL ir - 9300 Wilshire Boulevard Photo source: 42floors. corn Attachment(s): 2006 Survey DPR 523A Form Report Author and contact nformation: Reina Kapadia Associate Planner (310) 285-1129 rkapadia@beverlyhills.org 127
features an innovative thin shell concrete skin with rectangular openings with filleted corners. REPORT SUMMARY before the Commission for consideration of initiation of landmark proceedings for eligibility as a property is an intact example of Mid-Century Modern commercial design and the façade by contractor Twaits-Wittenburg Company in 1963 for owner 9300 Wilshire Corporation. The (plus penthouse) office building was designed by Master Architect Sidney Eisenshtat and built local landmark to be placed on the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties. The five-story At the request of the property owner, the commercial building at 9300 Wilshire Boulevard is Landmark 9300 Wilshire Blvd. nitiation July11, 2018 Hills architect Arthur Froehlich (both men are included on the City s List of Master Architects), An eligible historic resource within the City may be nominated and designated as a landmark if it 128 Criteria A3: t retains substantial integrity from its period of significance; and characteristics of an architectural style or architectural type or architectural period; Criteria A2: t possesses high artistic value or aesthetic value, and embodies the distinctive significance; Criteria Al: t is at least forty five (45) years of age, or is a property of extraordinary PRELMNARY ASSESSMENT OF LANDMARK CRTERA forth in Criterion B, as set forth in the Municipal Code. Preliminarily, this property appears to follows: satisfy all of the mandates of subsection A and two of the mandates under subsection B as the City s criteria for designation as a local Landmark as required in Section 10-3-3212 of the satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Criterion A and at least one of the requirements set Upon initial assessment, the residence located at 9300 Wilshire Boulevard appears to satisfy Historic Preservation Ordinance (Beverly Hills Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 3, Article 32). integrity to convey its significance from that time period. World War modern office buildings. The property does not appear to have been significantly (Attachment 1) and identified as a contributor to a potential California Register district of post- The subject property was first evaluated in the City s 2006 Historic Resource Survey altered on the exterior since its original construction in 1963 and appears to retain sufficient Friar s Club which sat at 9900 Santa Monica Boulevard (demolished 2011). Drive, north of Charleville Boulevard and east of South Elm Drive. The building s designer, The commercial building is located at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Rexford Sidney Eisenshtat, graduated from the USC School of Architecture, worked for noted Beverly and grew to be a prolific local architect of the Modern era. His other notable works in the City South Beverly Drive, Temple Emanuel and associated school at 8844 Burton Way, and the BACKGROUND include the Union Bank commercial building at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Designation Criteria). designation, as required by Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-3212 (Landmark Preliminarily, it appears that the property meets all of the required criteria for landmark
landmark is reasonable and necessary to promote and further the purposes of this The landmark designation procedure is initiated, or expressly agreed to, by the owner(s) of the property. Criteria A4: Criteria B6: article (BHMC Title 10, Chapter 3, Article 32). t has continued historic value to the community such that its designation as a çirly 9300 Wilshire Blvd. Landmark nitiation July 11, 2018 129 Council considering whether to designate the property as a local landmark and place it on the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties. Should the Cultural Heritage Commission vote to initiate landmark proceedings on the subject Commission to make a recommendation to the City Council; and 3) a public hearing by the City before the Cultural Heritage Commission; 2) a nomination hearing by the Cultural Heritage property, the following steps are required to complete the landmark designation process: 1) Preliminary Evaluation by the Director of Community Development with a preliminary hearing NEXT STEPS Property Posting n/a n/a n/a n/a Mailed Notice n/a n/a n/a n/a Newspaper Notice n/a n/a n/a n/a Agenda Posting 72 Hours 8 Days 7/8/18 7/3/18 Website (Agenda) 72 Hours 8 Days 7/8/18 7/3/18 Type of Notice Required Period Actual Period Required Actual Date Date PUBLC OUTREACH AND NOTFCATON
9300 Wilshire Blvd. Landmark 2006 Survey DPR 523A Form Attachment 1 nitiation July 11,2078 130
Landmark ERLY 9300 Wilshire Blvd. nitiation July11, 2018 Attachment 1 2006 Survey DPR 523A Form 131
Review Code - e. Other Locational Data: (e.g. parcel #, legal description, directions to resource, elevation, additional UTMs, etc. as appro b. USGS 7.5 Quad Date R ; 1/4 of _114 of Sec ; B.M. d. UTM: (Give mote than one for large and/or linear feature) Zone, - mn * Resource Name or #: * P2. Location: j Not for Publication Unrestricted a. County Los Angeles P1. Other dentifier: Page L_ of _L Reviewer Date OtherListings PRMARY RECORD NRHP Status Code P Trinomial c. Address 9300 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills Zip Wilshire-Rexford Office Building 9300 Wilshire Blvd. DPR 523A (1195) * P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: * P7. Owner and Address: * P8. Recorded by: (Name, * P9. Date Recorded: 6/9/2006 * PlO. Survey Type: (Describe) Los Angeles, CA 90017 811 W7th ST. Suite $00 Jones & Stokes John English & Portia Lee 1962 (Estimated), Prehistoric v Historic Both P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, etc.) Element of District Other (solates, etc.) * P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. nclude design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) * P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) * P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report/other sources or none ) * Attachments: / NONE Location Map Sketch Map * Required nformation 132 Photograph Record Other: (List) FArchaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record fl Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Continuation Sheet C Building, Structure, and Object Record affiliation, address) Wv, 1 May 2006 *p4 Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Architect: Eisenshtat, Sidney Sidney Eisenshtat. Contributor to a potential California Register district of (Criterion 3) Post World War 11 modern office buildings. Architect: DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATON HR # - t;;;e of California -- The Resources Agency Primary #