Like a sunset — developers propose a Hollywood office tower with a bold sculptural design

A rendering of a proposed $500-million high-rise office building called the Star that would be built on Sunset Boulevard near Gower Street in Hollywood. “It’s on Sunset Boulevard.” The Star, he hopes, will become a landmark, “a new form of art in the Hollywood district,” which is already so influential in the arts, he said. “It asserts a new typology for the office of the future.” Hollywood has been one of the region’s strongest office markets, driven by demand from growing entertainment companies such as Netflix, which is Hollywood’s largest tenant and has rented other new buildings including the Epic office tower on Sunset Boulevard and the recently completed On Vine complex on Vine Street. The developers envision the 500,000-square-foot building being rented to one tenant in the entertainment industry, said Edgar Khalatian, a land-use attorney who represents the Los Angeles limited liability company called the Star, which bought the Sunset Boulevard site in 2017.