Chateau Colline is an historic eight-unit apartment building on

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in the Westwood section of

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History and characteristics

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s, and climbing vines give it the appearance of a castle. The building also has large wood-burning fireplaces with handcrafted mantels,

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once lived there, holding lavish parties in a second-story apartment."

Landmark status

In 2001, the owner applied for a permit to demolish the building to build a six-story

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project in its place. With support from the

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, tenants organized an effort to declare the building an historic monument in order to prevent its demolition. The owner claimed the

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building had become a financial drain and needed new plumbing and electrical systems. Los Angeles City Councilman

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supported the effort to declare the building a historic landmark, calling it a "unique, vital piece of Holmby Hills and Westwood history." The City Council eventually voted 14 to 0 to declare the building a landmark. Chateau Colline was recognized as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (LAHCM #703) by the city Cultural Heritage Commission in 2001 and was listed on the

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in 2003.

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History and characteristics

Landmark status

See also

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