Sierra Towers is a residential 31-story high-rise

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building in

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. located at 9255 Doheny Road, adjacent to

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. It was designed by the renowned Beverly Hills mid-century modern architect

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, who studied under

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and Rudolph Schindler. Completed in 1965 as an apartment building, it was originally called the Spoon Apartment Building. Building amenities include 24-hour security, concierge service, a gym, and an outdoor swimming pool.Lauren Beale (March 30, 2013)
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Construction

Sierra Towers was developed for $12 million by Walter and Leo Minskoff, whose family firm also built New York's

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.Daniel Miller (October 28, 2011)
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''. The building is known for being more than 15 stories taller than any other building within a 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 highest residential tower in the greater Los Angeles Area relative to sea level. The building is said to get its plural name from scuttled original plans to build a second tower.

Notable residents

Sierra Towers was first operated as a rental property, but following its purchase by New York real estate investor Helmsley Spear Inc., the building was converted to condominiums in 1974. A number of celebrities own condominiums in the 146-unit building, including

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, Robert Sherman,

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, and

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. Historically, residents and owners have included

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, George Hamilton,

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, and Reem Al Faisal. Actress Patty Duke also lived in the building. Former resident

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and partner

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in the kitchen. In 2013, singer-actress

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sold her two-story condominium, created by combining two one-bedroom units on the 26th and 27th floors, for $5.25 million. In early 2014,

purchased a unit in the southeast corner of the building's 22nd floor for $3.35 million; she bought a second, unit on the 20th floor $5.13 million in 2017.

's former residence on the 25th floor was sold for $4.4 million in 2017. In 2020,

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sold her unit on the same floor for $2.9 million. In 2021, the ''

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'' reported that Evan Metropoulos, a principal at his family’s investment firm Metropoulos & Co., had spent around $30 million to buy two units totalling in 2012 and then in 2015.Katherine Clarke (May 13, 2021)
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In popular culture

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,'' the Sierra Towers appears as the "Eclipse Towers" in the fictional city of Los Santos, based on Los Angeles.

References

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