About the Building
Westview Towers stands at 1155 North La Cienega Boulevard, a fourteen-storey West Hollywood condominium tower completed in 1964 with roughly 173 residences, one of the mid-century high-rises that define the blocks below the Sunset Strip. Listing materials attribute the design to architect Milton Sher, an attribution buyers should treat as reported rather than archival. The building runs as a full-service address, with a staffed front desk, valet, and on-site amenities. Among West Hollywood towers, its distinguishing details are practical ones: an on-site dog park and, per recent listings, electric-vehicle charging in the garage.
Homes span one- to three-bedroom plans, which listing records place from roughly 769 to 1,679 square feet, including penthouse-level units. The 1964 design delivers balconies and long sightlines, and higher floors are marketed with views sweeping from the city skyline to the ocean. As in most towers of this age, interiors range from original to fully rebuilt, and West Hollywood's open permit data shows a long run of kitchen and bath remodels, electrical subpanel upgrades, and HVAC replacements throughout the building, useful for verifying that a renovated unit's work was permitted before you pay a premium for it.
Listings describe a twenty-four-hour concierge, doorman, and security, valet parking with an assigned space, a heated pool and spa, a sauna, a fitness center, a clubhouse lounge, a sundeck, gated subterranean parking, and a private dog park, the amenity that earns the building loyalty from pet owners. Aggregator pages also report renovated common areas, including the motor court, valet station, pool and sundeck, hallways, and lobby, though the scope and dates are not independently documented. As with any marketing description, confirm with the association what was done, when, how it was funded, and what remains on the capital plan.
La Cienega at this elevation sits between Santa Monica Boulevard's commercial strip and the Sunset Strip's nightlife, with restaurants and grocery staples within a few blocks. The location is genuinely central: Beverly Hills and the Cedars-Sinai medical district are minutes away, Hollywood minutes east. The trade-off is traffic. La Cienega is a major north-south artery, and units facing the boulevard hear it, so weigh exposure carefully and visit at rush hour. The building's valet and gated garage remove most street-parking friction, a practical daily advantage in this part of West Hollywood.
West Hollywood's seismic retrofit FAQ exempts non-ductile concrete and pre-Northridge steel moment frame condominium buildings from the city's mandatory ordinance; only soft-story condominiums are covered. A 1964 tower most plausibly sits in the exempted categories, which means no retrofit mandate applies, not that the building has been evaluated or strengthened, so ask the association directly about any voluntary seismic review. Beyond that, standard tower diligence applies: the reserve study and funding level, master insurance declarations including earthquake coverage, current dues and inclusions, leasing rules, and board minutes covering recent capital decisions.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
One-bedroom plans run roughly 769 to 798 square feet in listing records, efficient layouts with balconies that serve first-time buyers and pied-a-terre owners who want staffed-building services at a smaller footprint.
Two-bedroom homes range from about 1,126 to 1,679 square feet, wide enough for corner plans with dual exposures. Higher floors carry view premiums toward the hills or across the basin.
The largest homes, including penthouse-level units, reach roughly 1,679 square feet. They trade infrequently, so pricing leans on the building's two-bedroom comparables adjusted for floor, view, and condition.
Most units carry balconies, and upper floors are marketed with views from the city lights to the ocean. Orientation matters: boulevard-facing homes get views and traffic sound together, so visit at different hours.
City open data logs years of permitted kitchen and bath remodels, wall removals, subpanel upgrades, and HVAC replacements at this address. Pull the specific unit's permit record during escrow before paying for renovations.
Recent listings describe valet parking with one assigned space per unit in a gated subterranean garage, plus EV charging stations. Confirm the space assignment and charger access in the condominium documents.
Due Diligence
Per West Hollywood's retrofit FAQ, non-ductile concrete and pre-Northridge steel condominium buildings are exempt from the mandatory ordinance. Exemption is not a retrofit; ask the HOA whether any voluntary evaluation or strengthening exists.
The city's open-data portal, data.weho.org, shows this address's permit history: extensive unit remodels, electrical subpanels, and HVAC replacements. Major capital permits are sparse in the published window, so ask the HOA for its own records.
Recent listings mention electric-vehicle charging stations in the garage, though no EV charger permits appear in the city's published data window. Confirm the charger count, access rules, and any waitlist with the association.
The private on-site dog park is uncommon among West Hollywood towers and appears consistently in listings. Confirm current pet rules on number, size, and registration, since association policies are not published.
Dues fund the concierge, valet, security, pool, and building systems. Listing sources report figures that age quickly and do not itemize inclusions like water or cable, so get the current budget in writing.
Aggregator pages report a renovated lobby, hallways, motor court, and pool deck, but scope, dates, and funding are not independently documented. Ask whether the work was reserve-funded or specially assessed.
Request the master policy declarations and confirm whether earthquake coverage is carried and at what deductible. In a 1964 tower, that answer shapes lending, unit premiums, and post-event assessment exposure.
Units at the address appear as rentals, indicating leasing is permitted, but caps, minimum terms, and approval procedures are not published. Investors should obtain the written leasing policy before committing.
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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