The restoration of the historic Darrow Office Building designed by master architect John Lautner will proceed at 9884 S. Santa Monica Blvd., much to the chagrin of its next-door neighbor The Peninsula Beverly Hills, which spent five months fighting the project.
This week, after a five-hour public hearing on Jan. 23 that stretched into the wee hours of Jan 24, the City Council denied the hotel’s appeal of the project, but added conditions to mitigate concerns about how the restoration would impact visitors’ enjoyment of the luxurious five-star hotel.
