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AboutThe City Century City
Century City brings a distinctly urban expression of luxury to the Westside. Developed as a carefully planned “city within a city,” the neighborhood has an impressive skyline, landmark architecture, full-service residential towers, and a central position between Beverly Hills and Westwood. Here, elevated condominium living places residents close to major business centers, destination shopping and dining, and some of Los Angeles’ most prominent cultural and entertainment districts.
As the top-volume brokerage in Los Angeles County and the firm behind the highest average sale price of any top-20 residential brokerage in the region, Westside Estate Agency brings that same authority to Century City — a market where the building itself, as much as the residence within it, defines value.
Real Estateand Architecture Century City
Century City real estate is centered largely on luxury condominiums, from landmark mid-century towers to newer residences offering increasingly sophisticated levels of service and amenities.
CenturyTowers Century City
Century Towers, twin 28-story residences designed by I.M. Pei — later renowned for the glass pyramid at the Louvre — were the first residential project built in Century City, completed in 1964 and converted to condominiums in 1973. Set on six acres of private landscaped grounds, they remain one of the neighborhood’s defining architectural landmarks.
TheCentury Century City
The Century, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and completed in 2009, rises 42 stories and 481 feet, making it one of the tallest residential buildings in Los Angeles. Built on the former site of the St. Regis at Century Plaza, the tower offers 140 residences set within nearly four acres of gardens designed by landscape architect Pamela Burton — an oasis of lawns, reflecting pools, and mature trees that the building’s own architects describe as a retreat from the city around it.
Continuing that architectural pedigree into the present, Park Elm at Century Plaza — two 44-story residential towers designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the successor firm to I.M. Pei’s practice — were completed in 2022, adding the newest generation of high-rise living to the neighborhood’s skyline.
Buyers can also find established residential communities such as Century Park East, Century Hill, Park Place, and Le Parc, giving the neighborhood more variety than its skyline initially suggests.
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In particular, stands apart. Designed in the 1980s in a Hacienda style by noted architect Cliff May, this guard-gated enclave of low-rise condominiums sits behind mature, tree-lined streets, with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, and a clubhouse tucked into a setting that feels closer to a private retreat than a residence steps from Century City’s office towers. The Enclave at Century Woods, a later addition of ten Spanish-inspired villas, carries that same sense of seclusion further still. It’s easy to forget, walking Century Woods’ quiet, wooded paths, that Avenue of the Stars is only minutes away — which is precisely the point. Few addresses in Century City offer this degree of sanctuary within a neighborhood otherwise defined by its skyline.
Our agent-advisors work across these buildings and communities — knowledge that matters here more than almost anywhere else in Los Angeles, since two residences with identical square footage can differ enormously in value depending on the building’s services, HOA structure, and architectural pedigree.
From StudioBacklot to"City Within a City" Century City
Century City’s story begins not with a developer, but with a movie studio. The land was once a working ranch owned by silent-film cowboy star Tom Mix, who sold it to William Fox in 1925. It became the backlot of 20th Century Fox, and after the studio suffered a string of expensive flops — most notably the runaway budget of Cleopatra — Fox sold roughly 180 acres of the property in 1961 to developer William Zeckendorf and the Aluminum Company of America. Architect Welton Becket was commissioned to master-plan the site as a “city within a city,” and the district’s first building opened in 1963.
At the center of that plan stood the Century Plaza Hotel, designed by Minoru Yamasaki — the architect later known for the original World Trade Center — and opened in 1966. The hotel quickly became a fixture of national politics: in 1969, President Nixon hosted the “Dinner of the Century” there to celebrate the safe return of the Apollo 11 astronauts, at the time the only presidential state dinner ever held outside the White House. President Reagan visited so frequently during his time in office that the press nicknamed the building the “Western White House.” Today, the property operates as the Fairmont Century Plaza following an extensive renovation, and remains one of the neighborhood’s architectural landmarks.
20th Century Fox itself still maintains its headquarters just southwest of the neighborhood, in Fox Plaza, completed in 1987 — familiar to many as the fictional Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard. It’s a fitting emblem for a neighborhood that, despite its corporate glass-and-steel skyline, has never fully left its Hollywood origins behind.
Living in Century City
Century City is compact by Los Angeles standards, and much of its appeal comes from having residential, business, hospitality, shopping, and dining destinations concentrated within the same district.
Avenue of the Stars forms the neighborhood’s architectural spine, passing office towers, residential buildings, landscaped plazas, and the landmark Century Plaza. At its northern end, Westfield Century City has developed into a major destination for luxury retail and dining, with restaurants ranging from Eataly and Din Tai Fung to Javier’s, alongside an AMC theater and an extensive selection of boutiques and services.
Beverly Hills sits immediately to the east, Westwood to the west, with Brentwood, Bel Air, and the Wilshire Corridor all close by. Century City offers the convenience of being at the center of the Westside while providing the privacy, security, and services associated with luxury condominium living.
Frequently AskedQuestions Century City
Century City offers a polished, urban lifestyle centered on luxury condominium living. Residents have shopping, restaurants, hotels, offices, and entertainment concentrated within a relatively compact area. It is particularly well suited to those who prefer the convenience and services of a high-rise residence over a traditional single-family neighborhood.
The Century HillsExperts Westside Estate Agency
At Westside Estate Agency, we understand that Century City’s luxury market is as much about the building as the individual residence. As Los Angeles County’s top-volume brokerage and the firm behind the highest average sale price of any top-20 residential brokerage in the region, our experience at the highest levels of Los Angeles real estate allows us to advise clients on location, architecture, amenities, privacy, and value with discretion and precision.
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