About the Building
The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE occupy the upper half of the 54-storey tower at 900 West Olympic Boulevard, designed by Gensler for AEG and completed in 2010 as the vertical anchor of the L.A. LIVE sports and entertainment district. The tower stacks three uses: an 878-room JW Marriott on the lower floors, a 123-room Ritz-Carlton hotel above it, and 224 for-sale condominiums on floors 27 through 52. MacFarlane Partners invested alongside AEG in the development, and the building carries LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
This is a hotel-branded condominium, which shapes almost everything about ownership. Residents hold title to their units but share a structure operated day-to-day by Marriott-affiliated hotel management, with a residential staff trained to Ritz-Carlton standards. Owners enter through a separate residential entrance with private elevators rising to a resident-only sky lobby, so daily life is kept apart from hotel check-in traffic. The trade-off is a layered cost structure: homeowner association dues cover the residential common areas, while hotel-brand service charges are billed as a distinct obligation, and buyers should confirm the current split in the escrow disclosures.
The 224 residences run from one-bedroom plans to three-bedroom layouts and a set of twelve penthouses on the top floors. Listing records, which should be verified against the assessor's data for any specific unit, put interiors at roughly 960 to about 4,300 square feet. Because the residences begin at the 27th floor, even the smallest units sit higher than the roofline of most downtown buildings, with floor-to-ceiling glass oriented to the skyline, the San Gabriel Mountains and, on clear days, the ocean. Ceiling heights and finish packages were standardised at delivery, though many units have since been customised.
Service is the core of the offer. Residents have a dedicated concierge, round-the-clock valet parking, in-residence dining from the hotel kitchens, and access to the Ritz-Carlton spa and restaurants below. Amenities reserved for owners include the sky lobby with landscaped terrace, a rooftop pool deck separate from the hotel pool, a screening room, a private lounge and a boardroom. AEG's original 'All-Access Living' programme tied ownership to priority booking and event privileges across the L.A. LIVE campus, home to Crypto.com Arena, the Peacock Theater and the convention headquarters hotels.
Supply here is fixed and unusually well-defined: 224 units, no phase two, and no comparable hotel-branded condominium stock elsewhere in downtown Los Angeles as of this writing. The L.A. LIVE district itself received the Urban Land Institute's Global Award for Excellence in 2010, one of a handful of projects recognised worldwide that year, which remains a useful third-party endorsement of the location thesis. Value tracks two things buyers should watch: the health of the downtown events economy that surrounds the tower, and the total monthly carrying cost, since brand service charges move independently of HOA dues.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
Every residence sits above the two hotels, starting 27 floors up. Even entry-level units clear the surrounding skyline, and the twelve penthouses occupy the top of the 54-storey tower.
The 224 units range from one-bedroom layouts to three-bedroom penthouse plans, with listing records indicating roughly 960 to 4,300 square feet; verify any unit's recorded area with the LA County Assessor.
Gensler's glass skin gives most units uninterrupted window walls facing the downtown skyline, the San Gabriels or west toward the ocean. Orientation matters here: north and west exposures command the strongest premiums.
Owners bypass the hotel lobbies entirely, entering through a dedicated residential entrance with private elevators to a resident-only sky lobby with a landscaped terrace, per the developer's sales materials.
In-residence dining from the hotel kitchens, housekeeping by arrangement, dedicated concierge and access to the Ritz-Carlton spa put full hotel infrastructure behind a private front door.
Units were sold developer-finished in 2010-2011, and many have been remodelled since. Condition varies more than the building's age suggests, so inspect finish level unit by unit.
Due Diligence
Parking operates as round-the-clock valet within the tower garage rather than self-park assigned stalls. Confirm how many valet privileges convey with a specific unit before writing an offer.
Listing sources indicate pets are permitted subject to association rules, but the current limits on number, size and breed are not published; request the rules and regulations through escrow.
Rental units do appear on the open market, so leasing is clearly permitted in some form, but minimum terms and any caps are not publicly documented. Verify with the association.
Owners pay HOA dues plus separate mandatory Ritz-Carlton service charges, a two-part structure typical of branded residences. Budget for both and confirm current inclusions in the escrow document package.
The tower was engineered to mid-2000s Los Angeles high-rise code and completed in 2010, decades after the major post-Northridge code revisions. No retrofit obligations are publicly documented for the building.
No major special assessments or capital projects at the residences are publicly documented. The reserve study and assessment history, available through escrow, are the only reliable record; review both.
The residential side is staffed under Ritz-Carlton management, with concierge, valet and doorman coverage around the clock. Staffing costs are a principal driver of the monthly carrying charges.
Interior alterations require association approval, and high-rise work rules govern contractor access, hours and elevator use. Wet-area and window-line changes face the tightest review; obtain the architectural guidelines early.
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.
Common Questions
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