About the Building
The Wilshire Marquis was completed in 1978 at 10535 Wilshire Boulevard, in the last big push of the corridor's condominium decade. Corridor brokerages describe it as a full-service high-rise, and the building has traded on the same pitch since: staffed doors, gated parking and an unusually athletic amenity deck for the strip. No architect or developer is reliably identified in public sources or trade press, so the building's provenance stays blank; the 1978 date, though, is consistent across listing databases, and it is the pivot for two regulatory questions taken up in the due-diligence notes below.
The tower rises nineteen storeys, and its unit count is the corridor's most conspicuous data conflict: two listing databases put it at 128 residences, while one corridor brokerage says 202. Either way this is one of the corridor's larger communities, with many homes per floor rather than the two or three of the boutique towers. The LA County Assessor portal, which records unit counts and year built from the tax roll, is the sensible arbiter, and a buyer's agent should pull that record early rather than let the number float through a transaction unresolved.
The mix is one- and two-bedroom plans, with published interiors from about 1,030 to roughly 1,600 square feet — compact by corridor standards, which is exactly the point: the Marquis has long served buyers who want a staffed Wilshire address at apartment scale. Listings note in-unit laundry, walk-in closets and hardwood in typical homes. Outlooks split north and south: listings describe Little Holmby and the Bel Air foothills from north-facing homes, with corridor-skyline and city views to the south, and one brokerage adds the Los Angeles Country Club and Santa Monica Mountains to the higher-floor panorama.
Amenities lean outdoor and active. One corridor sales site lists three tennis courts and calls the Marquis one of the few corridor buildings with courts at all; the rest of the published set includes a pool, spa, sauna, gym and clubroom, with doorman service, twenty-four-hour security and gated subterranean parking below. Dues inclusions are not published; aggregators indicate residents pay electricity, cable and internet separately. As everywhere on the corridor, the service model is the product — the desk, the gates and the grounds are the largest part of what the dues buy.
Position is the Marquis's clearest sell: mid-corridor at 10535 Wilshire, with corridor brokerages describing Westwood Village and UCLA as walking-distance destinations and everyday retail close by. Its 1978 completion straddles the corridor's two regulatory lines — the Rent Stabilization Ordinance reaches condominiums first built on or before 1 October 1978 when rented, and the concrete-retrofit programme turns on whether the permit predates 13 January 1977 — so both questions need dates checked rather than assumed. Among neighbours, it competes with the 1960s towers on scale of entry and beats most of them on amenities.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
Published interiors run from about 1,030 to roughly 1,600 square feet, all one- and two-bedroom layouts — a compact, consistent mix aimed at buyers wanting a staffed address without three-bedroom scale.
Corridor listings describe typical homes with in-unit laundry rooms, walk-in closets and hardwood floors — practical features that narrow the gap between this 1978 stock and newer condominium product.
North-facing homes are described as looking over Little Holmby toward the Bel Air foothills; one brokerage adds the Los Angeles Country Club and Santa Monica Mountains to the higher-floor panorama.
South-facing stacks take the corridor's own skyline — the run of towers stepping toward Century City — with the usual rule applying: outlook varies by floor and stack, so judge from the unit.
Whether the true count is 128 or 202 — sources conflict — the Marquis houses one of the corridor's bigger ownership communities, which spreads fixed costs but means more turnover and busier common areas.
Interiors range from late-1970s originals to full remodels; with many similar one- and two-bedroom plans in the building, condition is the main differentiator between otherwise comparable homes.
Due Diligence
Gated subterranean parking with assigned spaces appears across listings; valet service is not consistently advertised for this building, so confirm directly whether the desk runs a valet operation and which spaces convey.
Listings state pets are allowed subject to HOA rules, without published limits on number, size or breed. Ask management for the current written policy before relying on aggregator shorthand.
Units lease regularly here. Whether the Rent Stabilization Ordinance applies turns on the certificate-of-occupancy date against the 1 October 1978 line — a 1978 building can fall either side — so verify with the LA Housing Department before setting rents.
Inclusions are not published; aggregators indicate residents pay electricity, cable and internet separately, and one brokerage characterises the dues as reasonable without giving figures. Read the budget to see what staffing and amenities actually cost.
Applicability of the non-ductile concrete ordinance turns on the permit date: the programme covers buildings permitted before 13 January 1977, and a 1978 completion could sit either side of that line. Check the building's status with LADBS.
No capital programme is publicly documented. Tennis courts, pool deck and late-1970s mechanical systems all carry renewal cycles; the reserve study and recent board minutes will show what is funded and what is pending.
Doorman service and twenty-four-hour security are advertised, consistent with the corridor's staffed model. Desk hours, concierge scope and employment structure are unpublished — ask management, since staffing is typically the largest dues line.
Alteration rules are not published. In a building with many identical stacks, associations often standardise flooring and plumbing conditions; obtain the written architectural guidelines and approval process before pricing work.
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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