Building History

Built in 1929, the apartment tower at 634 South Gramercy Place in Los Angeles's Sanford neighborhood, had a French Chateaueque character. The building's tall Mansard roofs provided a distinctive roofline silhouette.

In 01/1937, real estate broker Maurice Cecil Gomberg (born 02/09/1903 in New York, NY-d. 12/03/1954 in Los Angeles County, CA) bought the apartment tower at 634 South Gramercy Place from the Investors Syndicate for $350,000. The Los Angeles Times said of the rsale of the eight-story, Class A property: "The structure, one of the largest and most prominent in the city, has a subterranean garage and penthouse with roof garden and is modern throughout. The purchaser intends to remodel the lobby and add to the furnishings." (See "This Large Building Sold," Los Angeles Times, Pt. V, 01/17/1937, p. 2.)

Building Notes

In 2023, the 66-unit apartment building at 634 South Gramercy Place occupied an 11,250-square-foot parcel, and contained 49,883 square feet.

Alteration

As per Los Angeles County Assessor Department records, some remodeling work occurred to the tower after its purchase by Gomberg in 1937.