1.7-million-square-foot complex to be reactivated with apartments and commercial space.
Last month, the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission gave positive feedback to the proposed adaptive reuse of the landmark Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building in Boyle Heights.
The approximately 1.7-million-square-foot complex, built in phases between 1927 and 1970, was designed by architect George C. Nimmons in the Art Deco style. The 10-to-15-story structure historically operated as a distribution hub for Sears catalog products, although operations ceased in 1992. However, a Sears retail store still occupies a portion of the building.
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