Hollywood’s Historic Yamashiro Restaurant and Surrounding Property Goes Up for Sale for $100 Million

variety.com:

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The site of Hollywood’s iconic Yamashiro restaurant and its surrounding 7.3 acre property, dubbed “Hollywood Mountain,” are being put on the market with a $100 million asking price.

The Japanese restaurant, owned by producer and nightlife impresario Elie Samaha‘s company, has appeared in dozens of movies including “Sayonara,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Kill Bill,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Blind Date” and “Teahouse of the August Moon” as well as in numerous TV shows.

Avison Young is the broker for the property, which is included on the National Register of Historic Places. Peter Sherman, Avison Young principal and U.S.

Capital Markets leader, said the site could be developed in a variety of ways, likely at a low density — with possible uses including a museum, a foundation, a private family compound or a resort. “Everybody’s familiar with the Japanese villa.