About the Building
Blair House, at 10490 Wilshire Boulevard on the southeast corner of Warner Avenue, was completed in 1989 and is credited on broker sites to architect Abraham Shapiro. It arrived at the end of the corridor's 1980s building cycle, a generation later than most of its neighbours, and its exterior of limestone-toned cladding with copper accents reads as a deliberate step up in formality from the stucco towers of the previous decade. Published history on the project is thin beyond the Shapiro attribution, so claims about the development story should be weighed against how little was actually recorded.
The tower rises twenty-eight storeys by most accounts, twenty-nine by one listing site, and contains 128 residences per most sources, though one broker page says 124; the recorded condominium plan settles both questions and is worth pulling. Construction is steel and concrete, tall and slender for the corridor, which gives upper-floor units genuinely long sightlines in every direction. Parking is subterranean with controlled entry, and the building's signature planning move is elevator access that opens to private or semi-private landings for residences rather than long double-loaded corridors.
Homes are large. Listing records put the range from roughly 1,573 square feet up to about 4,733 for standard plans, with combined and penthouse residences marketed as high as 7,600 square feet, a figure that appears on one broker site and should be verified against permits. Two- and three-bedroom layouts predominate, with four-bedroom plans on higher floors. The private-elevator-landing arrangement means many units have no shared hallway at all, and interiors span the usual spectrum from late-1980s original to fully rebuilt.
Service and amenities are the fullest on this block: doorman, concierge and valet parking are consistently described, alongside a pool, spa, sauna, fitness room, banquet and meeting rooms, storage, barbecue area and, unusually for the corridor, a tennis court. Pets are described as welcome on listing pages, with the binding rules in the CC&Rs. Security is described as continuous. The 128-unit roster is large enough to fund this staffing level without the per-unit burden falling as heavily as it does in smaller full-service buildings nearby.
In the market, Blair House competes at the top of the corridor's east-central stretch, cross-shopped against the other late-1980s and 1990s full-service towers rather than the 1970s buildings to its west. Its differentiators are the elevator-landing privacy, the tennis court and the scale of its largest residences. Recent broker commentary describes healthy transaction volume relative to comparable buildings, a claim buyers can test directly against MLS records. For buyers wanting newer construction than the 1960s and 1970s stock without the price step of the 1990s marble towers, it is usually on the shortlist.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
Elevators open to private or semi-private landings serving individual residences, so many homes have no shared hallway. This is the building's defining planning feature and a genuine privacy difference.
Listing records show standard residences from about 1,573 to 4,733 square feet, mostly two- and three-bedroom plans with formal dining and separated bedroom wings, generous even by corridor standards.
The largest marketed residences reach figures around 7,600 square feet on one broker site. Combined units should be verified against permits and the condominium plan before relying on quoted sizes.
At twenty-eight storeys the tower overtops most neighbours, so mid and upper floors get long sightlines to Century City, the ocean, the hills and downtown depending on orientation.
Interiors range from original 1989 condition to complete renovations. Ceiling heights and window proportions are better than 1970s stock, which makes even unrenovated units worthwhile projects.
Listing pages reference storage areas, and larger plans include laundry rooms rather than closets. Confirm which storage spaces convey with the unit and whether wine storage referenced by brokers still operates.
Due Diligence
Subterranean garage with controlled entry, assigned and side-by-side spaces, guest parking and valet service are all described in listing records. The number of deeded spaces varies by unit; confirm on title.
Listing pages describe pets as welcome, but published sources do not state limits on size or number. The CC&Rs govern; obtain the current pet rules from management before committing.
Units appear for lease on the open market, so renting is evidently permitted, but minimum lease terms and any cap on rented units are not publicly documented. Verify in the HOA documents.
No public source itemises what dues cover. With this staffing level, expect payroll, amenities and master insurance to dominate the budget; request the current budget and insurance declarations during escrow.
A 1989 steel-and-concrete tower postdates the pre-1977 cutoff for Los Angeles's mandatory non-ductile concrete retrofit programme, so no city order applies. Ask about the master policy's earthquake coverage position.
No public record documents recent major capital projects. For a building in its fourth decade, review the reserve study, elevator and plumbing history, and board minutes for planned work.
Doorman, concierge, valet and continuous security are consistently described across sources. Confirm current desk hours, valet arrangements for second cars and guest policy on a visit.
Alteration rules are not published. Given private elevator landings and large plans, renovations here are common but board-controlled; obtain architectural guidelines, work-hour rules and contractor insurance requirements first.
Everything above is drawn from public records, city permit data and published sources. The association’s statutory disclosure package is the only authoritative answer on dues, rules, reserves, insurance and litigation — Ben will request it and read it with you before you remove contingencies.
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