The Elkay Apartments is a historic five-unit two-story multi-family building located at 638-642 Kelton Avenue, in the Westwood neighborhood of

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History

Designed in 1948 in the

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of architecture by Los Angeles architect

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, it was completed in 1948 for violist Louis Kievman. The name Elkay is derived from his initials. The building is a part of a collection of homes designed by Neutra and built in North West Westwood Village, including the

Landfair Apartments The Landfair Apartments is a historic two-building multi-family complex located on the southwest corner of Landfair Avenue and Ophir Drive in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They were colloquially known as The Glass House a ...

and

Strathmore Apartments The Strathmore Apartments is a historic 8-unit multi-family complex located at 11005-11013 1/2 Strathmore Drive in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Notable past residents, amongst others, include John Entenza, Charles Eames, ...

. It is next door to the

Kelton Apartments The Kelton Apartments is a historic four-unit two-story multi-family building located at 644-648 Kelton Avenue, in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The building is a part of a collection of homes designed by Los Angeles base ...

, which Neutra designed in 1941 for himself. The Elkay Apartments is the last home designed by Neutra in North Westwood Village. On June 21, 1988, despite objections from the owners of the Apartments at the time, the City of Los Angeles designated the building as a

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