About the Building
The Wilshire is the tallest of these six, 27 stories and about 328 feet, completed in 1991 after an approval reported in 1988 on a site of roughly 0.86 acres. Every source consulted agrees on the year, which is unusual on this stretch. The design is credited to Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz, usually with Richard Magee named. KMD's own project page claims The Carlyle two decades later but not this building, so the attribution here rests on listing sources rather than on the architect.
Developer attribution is thinner still: one aggregator names Probity International Corporation, and nothing else corroborates it, so treat that as unconfirmed. What is consistent across sources is the physical description, a tiered Art Deco-derived silhouette in limestone with copper detailing, approached through a circular motor court with a fountain. At 27 stories the building sits near the ceiling of what the corridor's specific plan permits, and its slenderness follows from the same 75-foot east-west width rule that shapes its neighbors.
Residence counts split narrowly, 97 in three sources against 95 in one, across two-, three- and four-bedroom plans. Published areas run from about 2,068 or 2,080 square feet at the smallest to 7,869 square feet at the largest, the widest documented spread of the six. Private elevator access to residences is described consistently. With roughly three and a half homes per floor on average, most residences have at least two exposures, and the top of the building differs materially from the base.
Service and amenity are broad for a 1991 building: 24-hour concierge, doorman and valet, controlled access, on-site management, fitness room, outdoor pool and spa, sauna, sun deck, business center, conference and card rooms, banquet facilities, wine storage lockers and additional storage. One aggregator reports that dues cover building and grounds maintenance, concierge, security, trash, water, cable and earthquake insurance. Earthquake coverage inside dues would be significant if accurate, and is worth confirming against the association's actual policy.
The Wilshire occupies a useful middle position. It is a decade newer than Ten Five Sixty and Wilshire House and a decade older than The Remington, with the height, the private elevators and the amenity depth of the later buildings but the floor areas of the earlier ones. Corridor guides describe it as drawing downsizers and first-time high-rise buyers for that reason. Sitting on the south side of Wilshire, its principal outlook differs from the north-side towers opposite.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
At 27 stories and roughly 328 feet, The Wilshire is the tallest on this stretch, which puts its upper floors above the parapets of everything immediately around it.
Three sources give 97 residences, one gives 95. Either way, roughly three and a half homes per floor. The recorded condominium plan is the document that settles the count.
The mix runs from two-bedroom, two-bath homes of about 2,080 square feet to four-bedroom plans with five and a half baths at 7,869 square feet, the widest documented range here.
Sources consistently describe private elevator access to residences. As always on this corridor, confirm on the recorded plan whether a car serves one home or two before treating it as exclusive.
Arrival is through a circular motor court with a fountain, an unusual amount of forecourt on a boulevard where most towers meet the sidewalk directly. It affects both valet operation and street noise.
The tower steps back as it rises in a tiered, Art Deco-derived profile in limestone with copper detailing. Those setbacks mean upper-floor terraces and floor areas differ from the shaft below.
Due Diligence
One aggregator reports two garage spaces per residence with 24-hour valet and guest parking. The count is not confirmed by the association and varies by home in most corridor buildings. Read the deeded allocation off title.
Pets are reported permitted with a size limit, sourced to a listing aggregator that directs enquiries to the building. No weight figure or breed list is published. Request the CC&Rs and the current pet rule.
Not published. Civil Code section 4741 sets the boundaries for every California association: no rental cap below 25 percent of units, and tenancies of 30 days or less may be prohibited. Ask for the adopted rule.
An aggregator lists building and grounds maintenance, concierge, security, trash, water, cable and earthquake insurance as covered. Earthquake coverage within dues would be material and is not confirmed by the association. Verify against the master policy.
A 1991 tower, comfortably outside Los Angeles Ordinance 183893, whose mandatory non-ductile concrete retrofit program reaches only buildings applied for before 13 January 1977. Falling outside a mandatory program is not the same as a seismic assessment.
At roughly thirty-five years old the building is in the replacement cycle for elevators, cooling plant and enclosure sealants. Civil Code section 5550 requires a reserve study at least every three years, reviewed annually by the board.
Concierge, doorman, valet, on-site management and 24-hour security are described consistently, and older sources mention a switchboard. Head count and shift pattern are not published. Ask management for the current staffing schedule.
No published architectural standard. In a tiered 1991 tower, expect association control over the enclosure, window replacement, balcony surfaces and slab penetrations, plus acoustic requirements for hard flooring. Confirm before pricing any structural change.
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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