About the Building
The Longford was completed in 1979 at 10790 Wilshire Boulevard, on the south side of the corridor's west end, close enough to Westwood Village that residents can walk to it. It dates from the late-1970s burst of condominium construction that filled in this stretch of the boulevard, and like most of its contemporaries it was a speculative project whose architect and developer are not reliably recorded in public sources; where broker pages name no one, the honest position is that the attribution is simply not established. One listing site dates it 1980, but 1979 is the figure that recurs.
The building rises nineteen storeys and holds eighty-four residences by most counts, though at least one listing aggregator says eighty-six, a discrepancy that likely reflects combined units and is worth resolving against the condominium plan. The structure is a conventional concrete high-rise of its period with a gated subterranean garage and a drive-up entrance. At four to five homes per floor, it is a mid-sized association for the corridor, big enough to support full staffing, small enough that the front desk knows residents by name.
Floor plans lean contemporary and open, with formal entries in the larger units, and listing records show a wide spread of sizes, from compact one-bedroom plans up to around 3,000 square feet in the largest lines; a few marketed figures at the bottom of the range look like recording errors, so verify square footage against the assessor rather than the listing. Marketed residences feature wet bars, in-unit laundry and central air, and interior condition ranges from original late-1970s finishes to complete renovations, which is where most of the price variation between units comes from.
Service coverage is consistent across sources: doorman and concierge staffing, valet parking, and security described as round the clock. The amenity floor holds a pool, spa, sauna and fitness room, plus a clubroom with catering kitchen used for resident functions, described on one broker page as banquet facilities. Pets are described as permitted on aggregator pages, subject to HOA rules that are not published. As always with corridor buildings, the binding versions of the parking, pet and amenity rules live in the association documents rather than online.
Among its neighbours, The Longford's argument is position. It sits at the walkable west end of the corridor, nearer to UCLA, the Hammer Museum and Westwood Village restaurants than the towers east of Beverly Glen, and its direct comparables are The Westford next door at 10750 and the other late-1970s buildings on this block. Buyers typically choose between them on floor plan and renovation level rather than amenity count, since the packages are similar; The Longford's south-side siting gives many units open outlooks toward Century City and, on higher floors, the ocean.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
Larger residences open from proper entry halls into combined living and dining space, a late-1970s planning style that renovates well. Media rooms and wet bars appear in several marketed units.
Listing records run from compact one-bedroom plans to roughly 3,000 square feet in the biggest lines. Verify any quoted figure against assessor records, as marketed numbers for this building are inconsistent.
The building's south-side position gives many homes open views toward Century City, with higher floors adding ocean glimpses. North-facing units look over Westwood toward the hills and UCLA.
Condition varies from original 1979 interiors to full gut renovations. Two same-line units can trade far apart on finish level alone, so comparable sales need matching for condition.
Marketed residences consistently include in-unit laundry and central heating and air, both worth confirming in older, unrenovated units where equipment may date to original construction.
Listing pages reference storage within the building, typically in the garage levels. Confirm whether storage is deeded, assigned or licensed, since the three carry different rights at resale.
Due Diligence
Gated subterranean parking with valet service is consistently described, but the number of assigned spaces per unit is not publicly documented and varies by unit in buildings of this era. Confirm on the condo plan.
Aggregator pages list the building as pet-permitting with HOA rules applied. The actual limits on number, size and species are not published; request the current rules from management in writing.
Units in the building appear for lease on the open market, so renting is evidently possible, but minimum terms and any rental cap are not publicly documented. Verify in the HOA documents.
Dues inclusions are not itemised in any public source. Comparable corridor buildings typically cover staffing, amenities, water and master insurance while owners pay electricity; check the association budget for the actual split.
Completed in 1979, the tower postdates the pre-1977 permit cutoff for Los Angeles's mandatory non-ductile concrete programme, so no city retrofit order applies. Ask whether the board has done any voluntary assessment.
No public record documents recent major projects such as re-piping or elevator modernisation. A building approaching fifty years old warrants a close read of the reserve study and recent board minutes.
Doorman, concierge and round-the-clock security are consistently described across broker and listing pages, with valet parking. Confirm actual desk hours and overnight coverage during a showing visit.
Alteration rules are not published. Expect board approval for anything beyond finishes, restrictions on plumbing relocation, and insured-contractor requirements; obtain the architectural guidelines before planning a renovation budget.
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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