Faring’s Laurel Project, which will replace the French Market on Santa Monica Boulevard, is still under discussion with the community and city planners.
But the building to its east, also owned by Faring and known for housing some locally famous clubs over the years, opened yesterday as a very upscale restaurant and nightclub named Delilah.
Delilah is a project of the h.wood Group, owner of famous clubs such as Bootsy Bellows and the Nice Guy. It is being billed as a supper club, offering dinner as well as dancing. It opens at 5 p.m. and closes at 2 a.m.
Once a stripper club (Voyeur) and then a hipster nightspot (d.b.a.), the building now has a fancy Art Deco gilt interior. The designer is John Sofio of Built Inc., a West Hollywood firm that also built Bootsy Bellows and the Nice Guy.
One hint that it will click with the chic and fashionable is that Delilah’s opening was announced Wednesday on the Harper’s Bazaar website.
“A marble bar set amongst moody lighting, plush pink seating, crystal sconces and mixed wood truly transports you back to the Prohibition era,” says the Harper’s Bazzar story. “Add in the stunning fireplace, which accentuates the entire scene, and this is definitely a spot you’ll want to come and stay a while.”
The story notes that a live band will be performing in Delilah’s every night, quoting h.wood group’s John Terzian as describing it as “Ricky Ricardo’s band from ‘I Love Lucy,’ but with an edge.”
If Faring successfully negotiates West Hollywood’s complex development approval process, Delilah’s neighbor to the west will be a four-story building with three levels of subterranean parking. It will include 50,000 square feet of office space, 8,600 square feet of restaurant space, 4,400 square feet devoted to shops and a 3,200 square foot space for a bar. Unlike Delilah, it probably won’t be a paparazzi attraction.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to state that John Sofio and not John Terzian is the designer of Delilah.
