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Spacious and Stunning is this 'end cap' home featuring 270 degree views, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors and oversized rooms rare in condominiums today. Exquisite example of El Cortez's best, a home in the sky with warmth and charm. One of only 2 of this floor plan. The owner has made excellent design choices in the distressed walnut floor, new kitchen and wall of tasteful built-ins in the living room. El Cortez is unique in all of SD, historic- iconic. Ask about Mills Act benefits. 2 parking spaces.

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At one time, the El Cortez Hotel was the place to be is you were rich, famous and cool. Various guests who have visited the hotel include U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Gerald Ford, and singers Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and Roy Rogers.[6] The hotel was featured in the 1963 film A Ticklish Affair. Almost every long tome San Diegan has a memory of a prom, special date, or event held in the Don Room, Sky Bar or Starlight Room. On July 25, 1990, the City of San Diego's Historic Site Board declared the building to be "historic", which prevented it from being demolished. The El Cortez Hotel was eventually added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2002 for its impact on architecture and engineering.[29] Construction and architecture Construction of the El Cortez began in 1926 and was completed the next year at a cost of $2,500,000.[2][3] The 14-story hotel was built by Richard T. Robinson Jr. in a Spanish Churrigueresque style and designed by architects Albert R. Walker and Percy Eisen who also designed the [Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The hotel was built on the site of Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.'s home, 175 feet (53 m) above sea level. The Churrigueresque decorative style was used in Spanish Colonial architecture in the New World colonial town's important buildings. The style enjoyed a resurgence after architect Bertram Goodhue and Carleton Winslow Sr. studied Spanish Colonial Churrigueresque and Plateresque ornament in Mexico, using it in designing the 1915 Panama-California Exposition buildings in Balboa Park The Exposition popularized its use in Spanish Colonial Revival architecture styles throughout the United States. El Cortez Hotel opened on Thanksgiving Day on November 26, 1927. A crowd of 50,000 people were present at the opening?a third of the San Diego population.[6] When the building was first opened, it

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• Floors: Wood
• Heat equipment: Forced Air Unit
• Cooling: Central Forced Air
• Laundry utilities: Electric
• Laundry location: Closet Stacked, Kitchen
• View: Bay, City, Evening Lights, Mountains/Hills, Panoramic
• Water: Available
• Equipment: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Fire Sprinklers, Microwave, Range/Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
• Stories: 1 Story
• Parking spaces: 2
• Parking garage: Underground
• Building features: BBQ, Exercise Room, Gated Community, Pet Restrictions, Pool, Spa/Hot Tub
• Ownership: Condominium
• Pets: Allowed w/Restrictions
• Pool: Below Ground, Community/Common
• Restrictions: CC&R's
• Roof: Rolled/Hot Mop
• Spa: Community/Common
• Exterior: Stucco
• Fencing: Partial