The Murray Hill is a 54-unit condominium building at 1900 Vine Street in the Hollywood Dell, the quiet residential pocket where the Hollywood Hills meet Beachwood Canyon. Units here have recently traded from about $640,000 for a one-bedroom to around $860,000 for a three-bedroom, per public sales records from 2020 through 2024, which places it among the more attainable serviced addresses on this side of the hills.
The value proposition is specific: a full amenity set, including a private rooftop terrace with Los Angeles views, at a condo entry point rather than a hillside single-family price. Built in 1980 as a single three-story low-rise, the building offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans behind 24-hour security, minutes from Hollywood, the 101, and the Cahuenga Pass.
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The Murray Hill trades on location and services in a compact package. It is a single three-story building of 54 units, so the day-to-day feel is more intimate than a sprawling gated community, but the amenity list runs deep for a building this size. Residents get a pool, spa, sauna, a clubhouse with a billiard and recreation room, and a private rooftop terrace with Los Angeles views, all behind 24-hour security.
The trade-off is straightforward. Buyers accept a mid-size building without the acreage of a large gated community in exchange for a walkable Hollywood Dell address, a short amenity-rich footprint, and a lower unit count that keeps the building quieter. For a buyer who wants services and a view terrace without a tower or a resort-scale HOA, that balance is the point.
The building holds 54 units across a single three-story low-rise at 1900 Vine Street, Los Angeles 90068. It was built in 1980. The floor-plan mix runs from one to three bedrooms, with 1.5 to 3 baths, and unit sizes from roughly 1,127 to 1,573 square feet, so the building carries genuinely different home sizes under one roof rather than a single repeated plan.
Position within the building matters. Floor, exposure, and outlook toward the hills or the city vary unit to unit, and the rooftop terrace concentrates the best views as a shared amenity rather than reserving them for top-floor units. That spread shows up in price, and it is the reason two units at a similar list can differ on light and outlook.
The Murray Hill has 24-hour security. For a 54-unit building, a round-the-clock security presence is an unusually strong access feature, and it is a large part of why the building draws buyers who travel, own a second home elsewhere, or simply want a defended base in the hills without committing to a large gated community. Confirm the current staffing model and any gate or entry-system details for the specific unit as part of diligence.
The building fits three buyers cleanly. First, entry and move-up buyers who want a serviced Hollywood-area address with a real view amenity at a condo price. Second, industry professionals who value proximity to the studios and central Hollywood with a lock-and-leave footprint. Third, investors drawn to a well-amenitized building with a documented resale history across unit sizes. Each is buying the same core thing from a different angle: services, security, and a rooftop outlook at a mid-size building.
The Murray Hill sits in the Hollywood Dell, a small residential pocket tucked between central Hollywood and Beachwood Canyon at the base of the Hollywood Hills. This is not Whitley Heights and not the Sunset Strip side of the hills. The Dell is quieter and more residential, with hillside streets, mature landscaping, and a tucked-away feel while sitting a short drive from the Vine Street corridor and the 101.
For buyers weighing where on the Hollywood side to land, the Dell splits the difference between flatland Hollywood and the deeper canyon streets. You get walkable proximity to Hollywood and quick freeway access without the full canyon-road commitment of homes higher in Beachwood or the Cahuenga hills.
Most condo options in these hills fall into two camps: large gated communities with deep amenity programs, and smaller boutique buildings with a pool and a gym. The Murray Hill sits between them. At 54 units it is more intimate than a large gated community, but its amenity list, including the rooftop terrace, spa, sauna, and clubhouse, runs closer to the larger buildings than to a bare-bones boutique. The nearby buildings worth comparing directly are The Highlands, a large gated community above the Cahuenga Pass, and Hillside West near the Runyon Canyon trailhead, both linked below. If your priority is scale and the deepest amenity program, a larger building may fit better. If your priority is a serviced building with a view terrace and a lower unit count, The Murray Hill is the tighter bet.
The building carries one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans, with 1.5 to 3 baths and interior sizes from roughly 1,127 to 1,573 square feet. That is a wider size range than many buildings of this vintage, which tend to repeat one or two plans. Recent sales span the mix: a one-bedroom-tier unit, two-bedroom units, and a three-bedroom have all traded in the building over the last several years, per public records.
Next move: when you target a unit, confirm the specific square footage, bedroom and bath count, floor, and view exposure against the last comparable sales in the building of the same plan. In a 54-unit building with genuinely different plan sizes, comparing a three-bedroom to a one-bedroom tells you little. Match plan to plan.
The rooftop terrace is the building’s signature amenity. It is a private, shared space with Los Angeles views, which is uncommon in a 54-unit low-rise and is often the feature that separates The Murray Hill from comparable buildings of its size. Because the outlook is delivered as a shared rooftop rather than reserved for top-floor units, every owner has access to the view amenity regardless of which floor they buy on. For a buyer weighing a lower-floor unit at a lower price, that access is part of the value calculation. Confirm the current terrace rules, any reservation or event policy, and hours with the HOA before an offer.
The amenity set is the headline for a building this size. Residents have access to a pool, a spa, a sauna, a clubhouse with a billiard and recreation room, and a private rooftop terrace with Los Angeles views. The building also provides an enclosed dog run and pet corridor, guest parking, grocery carts for the walk from parking, and 24-hour security. The building is pet-friendly.
For buyers comparing Hollywood-area condos, this is a deep amenity list at 54 units. Most buildings this size offer a pool and little else. The rooftop terrace and the enclosed dog run in particular are features that usually appear in larger communities, and they are the practical justification for the HOA dues.
HOA dues were cited near $549 per month on one listing. The dues package is reported to cover water and sewer, trash, building and grounds maintenance, and exterior earthquake insurance on the structure. For a mid-size building with a full amenity program and 24-hour security, that figure is on the moderate side for the area, but confirm it against a current statement before relying on it.
Read the dues as part of the price. A moderate HOA that bundles water, trash, grounds, and earthquake insurance is a different value than a bare HOA that covers almost nothing. Before an offer, pull the current HOA financials and reserve study, confirm what the dues include for the specific unit, and confirm whether the security staffing is inside the current dues or a separate line.
The building falls within the Los Angeles Unified School District. As with all LAUSD addresses, specific school assignments are set by attendance boundary and can change, so confirm the current assignment for any target unit through the district’s resolver rather than relying on a listing sheet. The Knight Group can verify the current assignment for a specific unit as part of due diligence.
Location is a core asset here. The Murray Hill sits on Vine Street in the Hollywood Dell, minutes from central Hollywood and the on-ramps to the 101 Freeway through the Cahuenga Pass. That puts Hollywood, Universal City, and Studio City within a short drive, and the Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard Metro stations are close for a transit commute. For a buyer working at the studios or in central Hollywood, or splitting time between the Hollywood and Valley sides, the position is efficient.
The Hollywood Dell is a hillside setting, and standard Hollywood Hills diligence applies: confirm the fire hazard severity zone designation for the specific address, and confirm insurance availability before removing contingencies. The HOA is reported to carry exterior earthquake insurance on the structure, but that does not replace a buyer’s own review of the master policy and personal coverage. The post-2025 California insurance market makes confirmed availability a standard checkpoint, not an afterthought, and a unit-owner HO-6 policy is a separate line from the master policy.
The building provides guest parking, an enclosed dog run and pet corridor, and grocery carts for the walk from the parking area to the units, which signals a covered or lower-level parking layout typical of a 1980 low-rise. Confirm the exact parking assignment for a target unit, whether it is one space or two, covered or open, and any dedicated storage allocation before an offer. In a building where residents use grocery carts to reach their units, the walking distance from a space to the front door is worth factoring into the value.
Unit condition is a large swing factor in this building’s pricing, and renovation is where a buyer can add value. Any interior work in an HOA community runs through the association’s architectural and approval process, and a 1980-vintage building carries the usual considerations around plumbing, electrical, and window upgrades. Before budgeting a remodel, request the HOA’s renovation guidelines and confirm what is permitted, what needs approval, and any restrictions on flooring, plumbing relocation, or exterior-facing changes such as windows and balconies.
Rental potential is a live question for investors, and the HOA’s rental rules are the deciding factor. Buildings of this vintage often carry rental caps, minimum lease terms, or owner-occupancy provisions that directly shape a buy-to-hold plan. Do not assume a unit can be leased on your timeline. Pull the current CC&Rs and confirm the rental policy, any cap or waitlist, and minimum-term rules before treating a unit as income property.
Recent sales in the building have run roughly from $640,000 to $860,000, spread across different unit sizes, per public sales records. Unit #102 sold for $639,500 in December 2024. Unit #304 sold for $772,500 in January 2023. A three-bedroom, unit #302, sold for $859,000 in June 2022. A two-bedroom, unit #401, sold for $805,000 in March 2020. Because the building mixes one-, two-, and three-bedroom plans, that range reflects size as much as market timing.
The takeaway: this is a serviced Hollywood-area building with a documented sales history across unit sizes, priced from the mid-$600,000s for smaller plans to the mid-$800,000s for three-bedroom stock. Read any single sale against its own plan, not the building’s full range.
The case rests on three things: a documented resale history across unit sizes, a deep amenity set for a mid-size building, and a Hollywood Dell location that keeps demand steady. The amenity program and rooftop terrace differentiate the building from bare-bones boutique stock, which supports resale.
The offsetting factors are the smaller building size and the HOA. A 54-unit building produces fewer comparable sales than a large community, so pricing a unit takes more care, and the dues, while moderate, still compress a rental spread. Run the numbers with current dues, not a stale figure, before treating a unit as an income play.
In this building, the spread between the strongest and weakest units comes down to plan size, floor, view exposure, renovation level, and proximity to the parking area. A three-bedroom at 1,573 square feet and a one-bedroom at 1,127 square feet are different products at different prices, and within a plan, a renovated, light-filled, higher-floor unit will clear well above a dated one. The play is to price the specific unit against the last in-building comp of the same plan and exposure, not the building median.
Demand here tracks three durable drivers. Proximity to the studios and central Hollywood keeps a steady stream of industry buyers and renters in the market. The amenity program, rooftop terrace, and 24-hour security pull second-home and lock-and-leave buyers who want a serviced, defended base. And the Hollywood Dell setting offers hillside quiet with walkable Hollywood access, a combination that stays in demand as single-family prices in the surrounding hills climb. Those three forces support turnover and pricing across cycles.
The building’s amenities and Hollywood Dell location make it a natural rental target, and leased units draw tenants who want the studio and Hollywood proximity without buying. For an owner, the rental math turns on two inputs: the HOA’s rental rules and the current dues, which compress the spread. For a renter-buyer weighing both, the question is direct: does the monthly cost of ownership, dues included, beat a comparable lease over your expected hold. Run both numbers before committing.
The Murray Hill is at 1900 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90068, in the Hollywood Dell pocket of the Hollywood Hills, adjacent to Beachwood Canyon, with quick access to central Hollywood, the 101 Freeway, and the Cahuenga Pass.
It is a 54-unit condominium building in a single three-story low-rise, built in 1980, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans.
HOA dues were cited near $549 per month on one listing, reported to cover water and sewer, trash, building and grounds maintenance, and exterior earthquake insurance. Confirm the current figure and inclusions on the specific unit before an offer.
Yes. The building has a pool, a spa, and a sauna, along with a clubhouse with a billiard and recreation room and a private rooftop terrace with Los Angeles views.
Yes. The building has 24-hour security, which is a strong access feature for a 54-unit building. Confirm the current staffing model as part of diligence.
Recent sales have run from about $640,000 for a smaller plan to around $860,000 for a three-bedroom, per public records from 2020 through 2024. Price depends on plan size, floor, view, and renovation level.
Yes. The building is pet-friendly and includes an enclosed dog run and pet corridor. Confirm the current pet policy and any size or number limits with the HOA before purchasing.
Units run from roughly 1,127 to 1,573 square feet, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom plans and 1.5 to 3 baths. Confirm the exact size and layout of a specific unit against its floor plan.
Possibly, depending on the HOA’s current rental rules. Buildings of this vintage often carry rental caps or minimum-term requirements. Confirm the current CC&Rs, any rental cap or waitlist, and minimum lease terms before buying a unit as income property.
All three are Hollywood-area condo communities, but they serve different priorities. The Murray Hill is a mid-size, serviced building in the Hollywood Dell with a rooftop view terrace and 24-hour security. The Highlands is a large gated community above the Cahuenga Pass with the deepest amenity program and strongest liquidity. Hillside West is a smaller community defined by its Runyon Canyon trailhead access. Match the building to what you value most: a view terrace and services at a mid-size building, full scale and liquidity, or a specific location hook.
Yes. The Knight Group maintains active relationships across the Hollywood Hills condo market and can surface pre-market and quiet-sale units in the building. Send the address or ask us to track it, and we will pressure-test the price against in-building comps of the same plan.
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