The future of the Beverly Hilton includes residential component.

THE Beverly Hilton is pushing forward with a plan to develop hotel-condo units. Oasis West Realty LLC, the hotel's owner, has brought on New York-based Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, LLC to design the units. A preliminary design is expected to be finished as early as next month.

The move comes just as the 570-room hotel is finishing an $80 million makeover. "We are turning our attention to the future of the property," said Marie Garvey, a spokeswoman for the hotel.

Gwathmey Siegel & Associates has worked on several projects in the L.A. region, including Pitzer College academic structures, the David Geffen Foundation building and residences in Bel Air, Pacific Palisades and Malibu.

Garvey said the hotel is still evaluating the budget for the hotel-condo additions, as well as the number and the configuration of any new units. One possibility: a tower that has a mix of condos and traditional hotel rooms.

Before the plan advances, the hotel must gain approval from the city of Beverly Hills. Garvey said the hotel has sent letters about the project to the community.

Hotel-condos offer all the amenities of hotel rooms, such as housekeeping and concierge services, and the owners can make the units available to hotel patrons when they are away.

Chicago-based Falor Cos. had planned to take over the downtown Hilton Checkers hotel and convert units to hotel-condos. However, a deal with current owner Newport Beach-based Tarsadia Hotels to buy the hotel fell through.

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