The modest Beverly Hills skyline will soon be augmented by a striking five-star hotel tower. Earlier this year, a team of investors lead by the Alagem Capital Group broke ground on the new Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. The $200 million project, located at the high-profile intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, will consist of a 12-story tower with 170 guest rooms, luxury retail establishments, and other ancillary uses. Designs from architecture firms Gensler and Pierre-Yves Rochon call for a structure primarily clad in white stone, featuring strong horizontal lines and curving forms which are typical of the Streamline Moderne style. The building’s interior will maintain a similar aesthetic, featuring a “rich palette of burnished bronze, warm white stone, [and] Lalique installations throughout.” Each guest room will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and private balconies, offering unobstructed views of the cityscape in all directions. These accommodations will be complemented by generous amenities, including garden patios, a luxury spa and a spacious rooftop pool deck. When finished in 2017, the Beverly Hills location will be the Waldorf Astoria’s first new build on the West Coast of the United States. The project is a prime component of an approximately $2 billion development wave currently underway along the Beverly Hills-Century City border.