Nirvana Apartments is a historic apartment hotel located at 1775-1781 North Orange Drive in Hollywood, California. It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 816 in 2005.
History Nirvana Apartments was designed by E. M. Erdaly and built in 1925. Originally built as an apartment hotel, at one point the building contained the most expensive apartments in Hollywood. Lili Damita was a former resident.
The building was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 816 on July 13, 2005.
Architecture and design Nirvana Apartments is four stories and features an Oriental vernacular design that includes brick cladding, rectangular massing, a symmetrical facade, a flat roof, a parapet, sheet metal and cast stone detailing, and divided light wood casement and double-hung windows. The city of Los Angeles has described the design as "fantastical".
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