El Cadiz Apartments

El Cadiz Apartments
The building in 2026
Interactive map of the El Cadiz Apartments area
General information
TypeApartment building
Architectural style
Spanish Colonial Revival/Andalusian
Location1721 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°06′09″N 118°20′37″W / 34.1024°N 118.3436°W / 34.1024; -118.3436
Completed
1937
Design and construction
ArchitectMilton J. Black
DesignatedApril 27, 2004
Reference no.775

El Cadiz Apartments is a historic apartment building located at 1721 North Sycamore Avenue in Hollywood, California. It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 775 in 2005.

History

El Cadiz Apartments was designed by Milton J. Black and built in 1937.[1]

The building was restored by Ryland Hawkins in 2003[2] and bought by the Church of Scientology for $4.6 million ($8.05 million in 2025) that same year.[3] It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 775 six months after its purchase,[3] on April 27, 2004.[4]

Architecture and design

El Cadiz Apartments features a courtyard and a Spanish Colonial Revival/Andalusian design.[5][6] The building’s garage is in its basement.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Lewis Apartments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. November 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ Michelson, Alan. "El Cadiz Apartments". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Goodyear, Dana (January 7, 2008). "Chateau Scientology". The New Yorker.
  4. ↑ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Historic Resource - El Cadiz Apartments 1721 N Sycamore Ave". City of Los Angeles. August 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Whiteson, Leon (February 11, 1990). "The Graceful Lines of Streamline Moderne". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ Winter, Robert (2009). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-4236-0893-6.