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History

It was built for A.Z. Taft, Jr. (1889–1941), who purchased the Hollywood Memorial Church for US$125,000, tore it down, and commissioned the Taft Building thereby hiring architects Percy A. Eisen (1885–1946) and Albert R. Walker (1881–1958).Pool, Bob (May 04, 2008
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Construction ended in 1923. The architecture firm Walker and Eisen was also responsible for the Fine Arts Building, the James Oviatt Building, the Hotel Normandie, the

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, and the Commercial Exchange Building. It is an example of Classical Revival architecture. Shortly after, all the movie studios had an office in the building.

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's dentist also had an office there. Additionally,

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and

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had offices there.Miller, Daniel (10/12/2011
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. It was the first high-rise office building in Los Angeles. It is opposite the Pantages Theatre, and

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's star on the

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is outside the main entrance. It has been on the

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since September 29, 1999. In 2011, the owner, Langer Meringoff Properties, put it up for sale. The building was then purchased by DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners for $28.5 million, and spent $15 million renovating it, restoring many of its "historic architectural details". In March 2023, Elat Properties acquired the renovated Taft Building from Ocean West Capital Partners for $28 million. Ocean West Capital Partners, previously purchased the building for $70 million.

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