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Building History

The real estate developer and banker, New York-born Isaac Newton Van Nuys (1836-1912) commissioned architects Morgan and Walls to design this large 11-story office tower, once one of the tallest in the Downtown Spring Street Financial District.

Building Notes

In 1916, the architects of the Van Nuys Building, Morgan, Walls and Morgan, maintained their office in Room #1138 on the highrise's top floor. Before the construction of the Architects' Building in Downtown Los Angeles,CA,, c. 1927-1928, the Van Nuys Building housed the offices of a number of high-profile architects, including Carleton M. Winslow, Sr., (1876-1946), Robert D. Farquhar (1872-1967), and Robert H. Orr (1873-1964).

In 1928, Toole-Tietzen and Company, dealers in government, municipal and corporation bonds had its office in Room #509 of the I.N. Van Nuys Building. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1928, p. 1677.)

The A.E. Fitkin and Company, Incorporated, "Specialists in Public Utility Bonds and Stocks," had its Los Angeles office in Room #935 of the Van Nuys Building. (See advertisement in the Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1930, p. 2119.)

Alteration

The Van Nuys Building was renovated 1981. The City of Los Angeles paid $24.3 million to rehabilitate the Van Nuys Building into senior citizens housing and apartments for the handicapped .