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The Elysian on Sunset Boulevard

Linear City Development's Leonard Hill, right, and Yuval Bar-Zemer view one of the Elysian's penthouse apartments. The 14 high-ceiling penthouses will rent for up to $6,500 a month.

Linear City Development’s Leonard Hill, right, and Yuval Bar-Zemer view one of the Elysian’s penthouse apartments. The 14 high-ceiling penthouses will rent for up to $6,500 a month.   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Ninety-six upscale units will go into a long-vacant office tower designed by William Pereira on a stretch of Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park that once housed the MWD headquarters.

The Elysian

The Elysian cost about $30 million to complete. The architect preserved William Pereira’s exposed columns and added balconies to every unit.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The Elysian

The Elysian is set to open by the end of the month.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The Elysian

The tower, designed by William Pereira, has been vacant since the MWD moved out in 1994.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The Elysian

The development is on the eastern edge of Echo Park in a hilly neighborhood called Victor Heights. It backs up to Elysian Park, the city’s second-largest public park and home to Dodger Stadium.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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