In an abrupt twist, the developer planning to convert the historic and beloved Villa Carlotta, a Spanish Colonial Revival, rent-controlled apartment building in Hollywood's Franklin Village, into a ...

The plans to turn the historic Villa Carlotta into a hotel are no more. The developer, CGI Properties, announced unanticipated new plans last week by releasing a joint statement with LA City ...

Built in 1926 for Elanor Ince by Arthur E. Harvey—who also designed the neighboring Chateau Elysee, now home to the secretive Scientology Celebrity Center—the property was rumored by to have actually ...

The Villa Carlotta apartment building is a romantic Hollywood fantasy come true: it was built in 1926 by Elinor Ince, the widow of early studio head Thomas Ince, who died somewhat mysteriously in 1924 ...

A historic 1920s-era Hollywood apartment that became a symbol for the neighborhood’s recent gentrification and the loss of rent-stabilized housing in Los Angeles is no longer slated to become a ...

The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council flashed a big thumbs-down to developer CGI Properties’ proposed conversion of the famous Villa Carlotta from rent-controlled apartments into a boutique hotel, ...

Developer CGI Properties has decided to end its fight to convert the Villa Carlotta in Hollywood into a boutique hotel — after its former rent-controlled tenants have already been evicted. CGI is ...

A hotly debated plan to turn a Hollywood apartment building into a hotel was abruptly scuttled Wednesday in the face of stiff opposition from the local lawmaker who represents the area. But the future ...

Looking for a home away from home in Los Angeles? Look no further than Villa Carlotta, the newly refurbished residential-hotel-living haute spot based in Hollywood’s Franklin Village. Manager Brian ...