I moved into the building in 2006. It is not perfect, but I still love it and I am very happy here. I think it helps that I live in a top floor end unit. Prior to living here, I lived in an apartment for the first time in my life (just down the street on Hollywood Blvd) and I swore I would never live in anything other than a top floor unit after that. I have absolutely no problems with noise. I am off the courtyard and when my windows are open I can hear activity from other units off the courtyard, but never to the point that it bothers me. The building is mostly older russian immigrants. In the two years I have lived there I have NEVER been woken up from noise or not able to fall asleep.

Parking is great, every unit has two tandem parking spaces and visitor parking is better than most neighborhoods. There is no permit parking in the area, so everything is fair game. The only issue is the buildings proximity to Runyon Canyon which draws a lot of hikers to the area who are always looking for parking.

The building has a nice pool, deck for sun bathing, two work-out rooms, a sauna, and jacuzzi. And the west side of the building sits on Camino Palmero Street which is one of the most beautiful streets in Hollywood with very large grass parkways on both sides and the largest most beautiful palm trees lining both sides of the entire street. The surrounding homes are multi-million dollar homes. The historic home across the street on Franklin and Camino Palmero is the original home of Samuel Goldwyn (the G in MGM) and the home next door to him is the house used in the Ozzy and Harriet TV series. And Sheryl Crow lives one street over to the West.

Safety is great. That end of Hollywood is very safe with low crime.

Casa Palmero is not a luxury building and I knew that when I moved in. So, I knew I would have to deal with some negative issues. But it is well worth it. When you walk out the front door, you are about a two minute walk from the entrance to beautiful Runyon Canyon and ten minutes walking distance from the first view point in Runyon which looks out over all of Los Angeles from the Hollywooyd sign, to Century City, to downtown, to the ocean. Such a short walk to an amazing LA view. You are also less than ten minutes walking distance from Mann's Chinese theater, the Kodak, Hollywood and Highland mall and all the other attractions in the area, including the subway to downtown or to Universal City Walk. And the building is not too far from the Highland Ave on/off ramp to the 101 which is convenient.

Overall, I love it! I love being home and I love living in the heart of Hollywood. I plan to live here for many more years!

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