8560 Sunset Boulevard
8544
| Year | Unit | Occupants |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC | |
| 1987 | MALIBU DAY FILMS | |
| 1987 | 900 | HARD TICKET COMPANY |
| 1987 | 900 | FOURWAY COMMUNICATIONS |
| Date | Title | Publication | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/1991 | "Residents Seek to Block Retail Project" | Los Angeles Times | A group of West Hollywood residents, Residents Organized Against Raleigh, prepares to mount a legal challenge against Raleigh Enterprises’s plans for commercial development on Sunset Boulevard and Alta Loma Road. Raleigh Enterprises had previously worked with Playboy Enterprises to develop the Playboy corporate office and club located at 8560 Sunset Boulevard. The group says the project will bring more traffic to their neighborhoods, but city traffic manager Lucy Dyke said, “There are going to be problems whether or not there is development on Sunset.” |
| 10/3/1995 | "New Look for Sunset Strip" | Los Angeles Times | West Hollywood’s “Sunset Specific Plan” will revitalize Sunset Boulevard by attracting entertainment businesses with zoning changes. This plan would allow developers to build higher/denser than normally allowed in exchange for setting aside land for plazas and terraces. Though successful places like House of Blues (8430 Sunset Boulevard) were part of Sunset’s recent “modest boom,” there has been a loss of “key businesses” such as Playboy Enterprises (8560 Sunset Boulevard) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (9000 Sunset Boulevard). The large tax revenue Sunset could provide to West Hollywood would allow the city to continue to fund its social service programs (like housing for AIDS patients or a Russian immigrant community center). The city wanted to “preserve an asset that has international significance.” |
| 1/9/1999 | "Developer Buys Sunset Strip Project Site" | Los Angeles Times | The builders of the proposed Sunset Millenium development purchase part of the area in their plan, including the old Playboy office building at 8560 Sunset and additional offices at 8490 Sunset. The plans include a shopping center, luxury hotel, and renovations of the currently disused office space. This is one of the first official development sites tied to the Sunset Specific Plan and has garnered significant backlash from the public. |
| 1960 Tract 7005 | 1970 Tract 7005 | 1980 Tract 7005 | 1990 Tract 7005 | 2000 Tract 7005 | 2010 Tract 7005.02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 5,187 | 5,125 | 7,469 | 7,715 | 7,994 | 4,246 | |
| RACE | % White | 99% | 95% | 90% | 90% | 86% | 87% |
| % Black | 0.4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | |
| % Spanish / Hispanic1960 displays persons with Puerto Rican or Spanish surnames. 1970 and 1980 display persons with Spanish origin or descent. 1990 and onwards display Hispanic and Latino persons. | 4% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | |
| FOREIGN-BORNFirst reported in 1970 | % Total | 19% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 30% | |
| % Noncitizen | 8% | 12% | 12% | 14% | |||
| % Naturalized Citizen | 11% | 10% | 13% | 16% | |||
| EDUCATION | % w/High SchoolData for population 25 years and over. Before 1990, data display persons who attended high school. Data for 1990 and onwards display persons who have graduated with a high school diploma. | 83% | 92% | 96% | 91% | 95% | 97% |
| % w/CollegeData for population 25 years and over. | 38% | 45% | 64% | 76% | 82% | 86% | |
| % w/Bachelor's DegreeData for population 25 years and over. First reported in 1990. | 47% | 53% | 57% | ||||
| INCOME (show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $) | Average FamilyFirst reported in 1970. | $24.3K | $25.5K | $75.8K | $93.3K | $111.3K | |
| Median Family1970 uses tracts from 2010, but with 1970 data. First reported in 1970. | $22.2K | $48K | $69K | $71.6K | |||
| JOBS | % in Service IndustryData for population 16 years and over. | 10% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| % in Personal Service & Entertainment IndustryData for population 16 years and over. “Personal Service” refers to workers in hotels, motels, laundering, cleaning, beauty & barber shops, dressmaking, shoe repair, and temporary parking services. Before 2000, restaurants and food service were not included in the data. In 2000 and 2010, they were included. First reported in 1970. | 19% | 16% | 24% | 13% | 18% | ||
| HOUSING | % Living in Rented | 80% | 90% | 80% | 61% | 64% | 64% |
| 8560 W SUNSET BLVD RM 00805 |
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