About the Building
Wilshire Westwood Terrace dates to 1955, which makes it one of the oldest buildings still standing on the Wilshire Corridor, put up well before the high-rise wave of the late 1960s and 1970s transformed the boulevard. Listing sites describe it as one of the original low-rise buildings on the corridor, recognisable by its red awnings and corner balconies at 10645 Wilshire Boulevard. No architect or developer is publicly recorded, and the association has no public website, so the building's documented history is thin: a permit year, a form that predates its neighbours, and a listing trail.
The building rises five storeys and contains just nineteen units, a fraction of the scale of the towers on either side. Published descriptions document controlled access and secure parking, and the corner balconies that mark the facade. The construction type, wood frame, concrete, or a mix, is not publicly documented, which matters because a 1955 building sits inside the date window of the city's concrete-retrofit screening program if it is concrete-framed. With nineteen owners sharing every roof, plumbing and facade decision, the building behaves financially like a very small association, for better and worse.
The residences spread wider than the building's size suggests: listing services describe one-bedroom plans from about 844 to 1,126 square feet and two-bedroom plans from about 1,126 up to roughly 2,175 square feet, with one source giving an overall range of about 850 to 2,200. The largest plans rival the corridor's tower units for space. Interiors vary with each owner's renovation history, and listing descriptions cite typical updates of stone counters, hardwood floors and modern fixtures. With nineteen units in total, no two are likely identical, and published floor plans essentially do not exist.
Amenities are deliberately minimal. Controlled access and secure parking are the only facilities documented anywhere; there is no published record of a pool, gym, doorman or on-site staff. That thin service load keeps shared costs down, and listing sites position the building among the corridor's more affordable addresses partly for that reason, though the actual dues schedule and its inclusions are not published and must come from the association. Buyers should weigh the trade directly: corridor location and space without corridor staffing, and monthly costs that reflect a building run lean.
In the market, Wilshire Westwood Terrace serves buyers who want the corridor's address and access, Westwood Village, UCLA, Century City, without paying for tower amenities they will not use. Listing services describe it among the more affordable entries on this stretch of Wilshire, and its mid-century scale appeals to buyers who prefer nineteen neighbours to two hundred. The other side of the ledger is liquidity and risk concentration: sales are rare events, financing questionnaires scrutinise small associations, and a single large repair spreads across few owners. It is a niche building, and knowingly so.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
With about four homes per level, the building offers a scale the corridor's towers cannot: few shared walls, a small lobby and neighbours who know one another. Turnover is correspondingly rare, often years between listings.
Published one-bedroom sizes run roughly 844 to 1,126 square feet, generous for the type and larger than the one-bedrooms in several 1970s towers nearby. They form the building's entry point when they surface at all.
Two-bedroom plans run from about 1,126 to approximately 2,175 square feet per listing services, with one source citing an overall building range near 2,200. The largest plans compete on space with corridor tower units.
The building's corner balconies, paired with its red awnings, define the exterior. Which units control balconies is not publicly mapped across all nineteen homes, so confirm outdoor space unit by unit at showings.
Interiors range from near-original 1955 condition to full remodels; listing descriptions cite stone counters, hardwood floors and updated fixtures as typical improvements. Renovation quality drives value here more than floor height in a five-storey building.
Five storeys means treeline rather than skyline views, with upper units clearing the boulevard traffic somewhat. South-facing homes look toward Westwood's residential blocks; Wilshire-facing rooms trade outlook for boulevard sound worth testing in person.
Due Diligence
Secure parking is documented, but the format, gated surface, garage or subterranean, and the number of spaces per unit are not published. For a 19-unit 1955 building, confirm exactly what parking conveys before writing an offer.
No pet policy is publicly documented for the building. Small associations set widely varying rules, so request the CC&Rs and current house rules early; do not assume corridor-standard pet allowances apply here.
No leasing rules are published. Note that the building's 1955 date places rented units within the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance's pre-October 1978 scope, though Costa-Hawkins limits rent caps on most separately alienable condo tenancies. Verify with LAHD and the CC&Rs.
Dues amounts and inclusions are not published. With minimal amenities and no documented staff, dues should be modest relative to towers, but nineteen owners fund every repair, so the reserve study matters more here, not less.
The city's non-ductile concrete ordinance screens concrete buildings permitted before January 13, 1977; a 1955 building is inside that window if concrete-framed. Its construction type is not publicly documented, so ask the association about framing and any LADBS orders.
No capital projects are publicly documented. A 1955 building raises standard questions, original plumbing and electrical, roof age, facade and balcony waterproofing, and any answers must come from the reserve study, minutes and disclosure package.
No doorman, manager or on-site staff is documented anywhere public. The building appears to run as a self-managed or minimally managed small association; confirm who manages it and how maintenance requests are handled in practice.
Remodels require association consent and city permits. In a nineteen-unit building, approvals run through a small board of neighbours, and structural questions in a 1955 building deserve early professional review before planning wall or plumbing changes.
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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