Sierra Towers

Sierra Towers from Sunset Boulevard

Sierra Towers from Doheny Road

Sierra Towers is a residential high-rise condominium building in West Hollywood, California, United States located at 9255 Doheny Road, adjacent to Beverly Hills. It was designed by the renowned Beverly Hills contemporary architect Jack A. Charney A.I.A.^{[citation needed]} Built in 1965 as an apartment building, it was originally called the Spoon Apartment Building.

Building height

The building is known for being more than 15 stories taller than any other building within a two mile (3 km) 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 tallest residential tower in the greater Los Angeles Area. Height based on altitude relative to sea level, not number of floors.

Famous residents

A popular pastime of Sierra Towers residents is to boast of a handful of celebrities who own units in the building. Such celebrities include Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, Rachel Zoe, Elton John, Joan Collins, Diahann Carroll, Vincent Gallo, Cher, PJ Harvey, Jim Morris, and Brody Jenner, cast of the MTV reality show The Hills. Historically, residents and owners have included Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Zoe, Evander Holyfield, Peter Lawford, Fred Durst, Sidney Poitier, George Hamilton, David Geffen, Nikki Haskell, Bill Shoemaker, Nino Tempo, Edith Flagg and Julian Burke (former CEO of the MTA.)