BRLYRLY City Hills Planning Division of Beverly 455 N. Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 TEL.(310)285-1141 FAX.(310)858-5966 Cultural Heritage Commission Report Meeting Date: Subject: 157 SOUTH CRESCENT DRIVE Landmark Initiation Initiation of Nomination Proceedings for inclusion onto the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties for the Property Located at 157 South Crescent Drive Recommendation: Review the Initiation of the Historic Resource in conjunction with the Preliminary Evaluation Report and Recommendation from the Director 157 South Crescent Drive REPORT SUMMARY At the request of the property owner, the property at 157 South Crescent Drive is before the Commission for consideration of initiation of landmark proceedings for eligibility as a local landmark to be placed on the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties. The property is a Attachment: 1. 2004 Beverly Hills Historic Resource Survey Primary Record Form 523B Report Author and Contact Information: Reina Kapadia, AICP Associate Planner (310) 285-1 129 15 rkapadia@beverlyhills.org
Crescent Drive and Charleville Boulevard. The complex was built in 1935 in the French east of South Beverly Drive and west of Doheny Drive, at the northwest corner of South four-unit apartment building located south of Wilshire Boulevard, north of Charleville Boulevard, Landmark The Primary Record 523B form from the 2004 survey is included as Attachment 1. The 2014 through a survey evaluation and a National Register (NR) status code of 3D Beverly Hills Historic Resources Survey Update assigned the property a California Register status code of 5B district as an intact example of period-revival architecture. city from the 1920s to the 1960s. The subject property appears to be a contributor to such a The property is located in an area previously identified as a potentially eligible district (the The grouping represents a significant period of multi-family residential development within the south of Wilshire Boulevard between Reeves Drive at the west and Oakhurst Drive to the east. Beverly Vista Multi-Family Residential Historic District ) which spans the multi-family blocks included on the City List of Master Architects). The architect or designer is unknown. The architectural style with period molded beltcourse, engaged fluted columns, ionic scrolls and embellished entry door surrounds. building is designed in a classical French Revival finish with corner quoin elements, brick as an accent material found on the exterior chimney, The two-story multi-family residential building was built in 1935 as an investment for the builder details such as a mansard roof covered with slate shingles and dormer vents, troweled stucco entry stoops, perimeter low planter walls, and classical decorative details such as a plaster BACKGROUND required criteria for landmark designation, as requited by Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-3212 (Landmark Designation Criteria). eclectic revival architectural style. Preliminarily, it appears that the property meets all of the 157 S. Crescent Dr. Initiation A. Markowitz and Son, a Los Angeles-based real estate and contracting company (who is not Eclectic In the 2004 Beverly Hills Historic Resource Survey the subject property was identified was a locally significant both individually and as a contributor to a district that is locally listed, designated, determined eligible or appears eligible through survey evaluation. (CR) status code of 3CD appears appears 16 the Historic Preservation Ordinance (Beverly Hills Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 3, Article requirements set forth in Criterion B, as set forth in the Municipal Code. Preliminarily, this subsection B as follows: satisfy the City s criteria for designation as a local Landmark as required in Section 10-3-3212 of property appears to satisfy all of the mandates of subsection A and two of the mandates under landmark if it satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Criterion A and at least one of the Upon initial assessment, the apartment building located at 157 South Crescent Drive appears to PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF LANDMARK CRITERIA 32). An eligible historic resource within the City may be nominated and designated as a for NR as a contributor to a NR eligible district through survey evaluation. eligible for CR as a contributor to a CR eligible district eligible ERLY
significance; Criteria Al: It is at least forty five (45) years of age, or is a property of extraordinary The landmark designation procedure is initiated, or expressly agreed to, by the owner(s) of the property. article (BHMC Title 10, Chapter 3, Article 32). landmark is reasonable and necessary to promote and further the purposes of this characteristics of an architectural style or architectural type or architectural period; y 157 S. Crescent Dr. Landmark Initiation It possesses high artistic value or aesthetic value, and embodies the distinctive It retains substantial integrity from its period of significance; and It has continued historic value to the community such that its designation as a NEXT STEPS 17 Urban Designer Report Reviewed B Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties. Council considering whether to designate the property as a local landmark and place it on the before the Cultural Heritage Commission; 2) a nomination hearing by the Cultural Heritage commission to make a recommendation to the City Council; and 3) a public hearing by the City Should the Cultural Heritage Commission vote to initiate landmark proceedings on the subject 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 Criteria B6: Criteria A4: Criteria A3: Criteria A2:
Landmark 2004 Beverly Hifls Historic Resource Survey Primary Record Form 523B Attachment 1 157 S. Crescent Dr. Initiation 18
Archaeological State of California The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Primary# HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Code 5B Date Page 1 of 1 Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) 757 South Crescent Dr. P1. Other Identifier: Beverly Vista MFR District P2. Location:. Not for Publication Unrestricted a. County Los Angeles and fp2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) b. USGS 75 Quad Date T c. Address: 157 South Crescent Dr. d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone e. Other Locational Data (e.g. Parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) ;ll4of 1/4 of Sec City Beverly Hills Zip met mn B.M. P3 Description: Parcel No. 4331-008-035 (Describe resources and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, and boundaries) Capped by a steeply-pitched hipped roof covered with slate shingles, this two-stoty multi-family residence is designed in the French Eclectic style with exteriors sheathed in stucco. Roof elements include shallow flared eaves, dentil molding, small round-arched dormer vents, and a through-the-cornice front-gabled dormer. L-shaped in plan and located on the northwest corner of South Crescent Drive and Charleville Boulevard, the building is partially obscured by a tall hedge. Distinguishing features of the primary (east and south) include a belt course, quoins, double-hung sash windows (several with flanking wood shutters), a narrow octagonal window, and a prominent exterior brick chimney. Entrances are embellished by elaborate molded surrounds rendered in plaster. 3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP 3. Multiple family property P4. Resources Present: V Building _ Structure Object 1..Site District. Element of District.Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) June, 2004 P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: 1935 Prehistoric. Historic. Both P7. Owner Address: Private PB. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Jan Ostashay, Peter Moruzzi PCR Services One Venture, Suite 150 Irvine, CA 92618 P9. Date Recorded: 6/1/2004 PlO. Survey Type: (Describe) Reconnaissance Level Survey P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter none. )?umann, Leslie and Christy McAvoy. Beverly Hills Historic Resources Survey, 7985-7986. Attachments: V NONE Location Map Sketch Map - Other: (List) Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record DPR 5238 (1195) PCR Services Corpcotior 19