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Status
  
Complete

Floor count
  
7

Main contractor
  
Pozzo Construction Co.

Opened
  
1925

Floor area
  
2 ha

Completed
  
1925

Architect
  
E.J. Eckel

Construction started
  
February 1925

Floors
  
7

Cost
  
2 million USD

Location
  
1855 Industrial St Los Angeles, California

Address
  
1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA

Similar
  
AG Bartlett Building, Barn Lofts, Higgins Building, Eastern Columbia Building, 1100 Wilshire

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The Biscuit Company Lofts is a 7-story building in Los Angeles, California. Built in 1925 as a factory, the building was converted to live/work lofts in 2006.

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History

Conceived as the west coast headquarters for the National Biscuit Company, this landmark structure was designed by E.J. Eckel. Constructed in 1925 for a cost of 2 million dollars, this 7 story factory quickly became an architectural sensation.

In 2006, the building underwent a $25,000,000 renovation by Aleks Istanbullu Architects to convert the building to lofts. In 2007, developer Linear City LLC completed restoration of the property, part of the larger downtown L.A. gentrification effort that saw the repurposing of the area’s mostly-abandoned industrial structures into 104 live/work lofts. Swinerton Builders operated as the general contractor on the renovation project. Building amenities include a 24-hour doorman, a 75-foot-long saline swimming pool and a gym.

L.A.’s Office of Historic Resources declared the building an historic cultural monument in 2007. As a designated historical monument, the Biscuit Company Lofts qualifies for the Mills Act Program, a provision that offers homeowners an allowance on their annual property taxes.

Notable residents

  • Nicolas Cage (2008)
  • Vincent Gallo (2009-2012)
  • Justin Lin
  • Michelle Shocked
  • David Willardson
  • Awards

  • 2008: Chicago Title Renovated Buildings Award, Residential
  • References

    Biscuit Company Lofts Wikipedia