Sierra Towers

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Sierra Towers from Sunset Boulevard

Sierra Towers from Doheny Road

Sierra Towers is a historical, residential high-rise condominium building in West Hollywood, California, United States located at 9255 Doheny Road, adjacent to Beverly Hills. Built in 1965 as an apartment building, Sierra Towers was converted into a luxury condominium complex in the late 1970s. The condos were popular with retirees at first but has recently become a popular address for celebrities and is a landmark building of West Hollywood, California.

1 Building height
2 Pricing
3 Famous residents
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Building height

The building is known for being more than 15 stories taller than any other building within a two mile radius. Due to Sierra Towers' unique positioning at the base of a hill (the same hill from which Beverly Hills gets its name), the building is the tallest apartment building in the greater Los Angeles Area. Height based on altitude relative to sea level, not number of floors.

[edit] Pricing

Currently, as of, March 5, 2008, condos in Sierra Towers start at $2,700,000 for a 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom unit and go up from there. Currently, the highest priced unit is offered at $3,800,000 for a 2 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom unit.

[edit] Famous residents

Sierra Towers is well known for the number of celebrities who have purchased homes in the building. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times and numerous other sources, many high profile celebrities live or own units in the building, including Matthew Perry, Elton John, Joan Collins, Vincent Gallo, Cher, PJ Harvey, and Jim Morris, Investment Banker turned Hollywood Producer. Historically, residents and owners have included Lindsay Lohan, Evander Holyfield, Peter Lawford, Fred Durst, Sidney Poitier, George Hamilton, David Geffen, Bill Shoemaker, and Julian Burke (former CEO of the MTA.)^[1]^[2]