Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 945, Hancock Park’s glamorous Faubourg St. Denis, was designed by architect James N. Conway in 1928. Designed in an H-shape to avoid shared walls, the Chateauesque-style condominium complex at 308 North Sycamore Avenue contains 20 units, one of which is now up for grabs.
Located on the fourth floor, the available unit is a four-bedroom, three and a half bath with exposures on the north, south, and east sides. Measuring 2,154 square feet, its features include elaborately carved ceiling beams, hardwood floors, a working fireplace, casement windows, and detailed plaster work. Building amenities include a newly redone pool and spa, a gym, two-car tandem covered parking, and a separate storage space.
The condo is listed with Jill Galloway of Compass at an asking price of $2.19 million. HOA dues are $1,437 per month.
Comments
Wow, what an elegant old building. I can just picture old Hollywood types sitting in that bar/den talking about the state of the industry while getting drunk on expensive booze.
It’s big, expensive and has all the right amenities, I like
By mrjim1 on 10.07.19 8:14pm
I’d like to know why the developer decided to call that building Faubourg Saint Denis.
The Faubourg Saint Denis in Paris is notorious for its prostitutes, so when people would say "I am going to the Faubourg Saint Denis", it could mean just that.
By miraballedc on 10.07.19 11:03pm
Maybe that’s one of those "amenities" that people just don’t talk about.
By mrjim1 on 10.07.19 11:13pm
smh
By LosFeliz$ean on 10.08.19 7:04am
Has Faubourg St Denis in Paris been notorious for its prostitutes for 90 years?
Since the LA building was constructed in 1928, you have a better chance of knowing why the developers chose that particular name if you looked to the 1928 reputation of the Paris locale.
I do know that the St Lazare women’s prison was in that locale until the prison was demolished in 1932 and replaced with then-modern apartment buildings. Those 1932 apts would post-date the LA building however.
By Shulius Julman on 10.08.19 8:18am
Gorgeous.
By MyrnaMinkoff on 10.08.19 8:53am
Gorgeous unit, but wow, that HOA!
By Magneto II on 10.08.19 9:17am
Indeed, but that’s still less than what you’d pay for property taxes every year. The point is that the HOA doesn’t matter for people who can readily afford this.
It is one of my favorite residences I’ve seen on here this year. The only thing missing is some kind of balcony or private patio outdoor space.
By mrxman on 10.09.19 2:41pm
I’ve been in the building many times, and it really is elegant and well maintained (and thoughtfully updated). This unit looks great and is a pretty good size – as large as many stand alone homes. The HOAs are wildly high, though – but, yeah, probably less than you’d pay in yearly taxes for a house in the same price range. Still, living vertically, with no personal yard space isn’t for everyone. Transplants from NYC love it, however, and the price/sq ft probably makes them dizzy with joy. And it has a pool.
By AngelusLiving on 10.09.19 3:34pm
Needs some trendy grey cabinetry.
And maybe some weathered wood Pergo flooring.
And a few rolling barn doors.
By LudwigBlue on 10.09.19 6:07pm
Gotta love the wall of plastic bins numbered 1-30 "adorning" the office. $2.2 million price tag and the storage solution comes from Big Lots.
I’ve done the vertical living (in far less posh digs) and there are considerable restraints on your lifestyle. I like to refinish used furniture & swap out pieces in my house on a fairly regular basis. Can’t imagine doing that without a back patio with direct access to the house. And grocery shopping — limited to what you can carry to your unit in one trip, unless you are into multiple time-wasting treks via garage, elevator & hallways every time you shop. (But if you could afford this unit and the HOAs, maybe you would have all your groceries delivered?).
Vertical living is a caged-bird kind of existence to me, which I don’t care for. I get cabin fever. Some people love it, though.
By Shulius Julman on 10.11.19 5:19am
On 300 N Sycamore.
I think there are 2 buildings. A smaller very French looking one on the Beverly Blvd side.
The famous 40s film "THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES" (BTW grew up in the Hancock-hood) In the beginning, soldiers return home. A high rank officer gets out of a cab, and it the exterior of his posh apartment is this property.
By joninla on 10.17.19 7:00am