This was NBC's first studio building in Hollywood.  In 1935, the company acquired the former Consolidated Film Industries studio building at 5515 Melrose Avenue.  Its grand opening as an NBC facility was held on December 7, 1935.  The two story building housed four studios, including two auditorium studios with seating for over 200 persons.    However, by December of the following year, it was already apparent that the Melrose studios were too small for NBC’s growing needs.   A 4-1/2 acre tract at Sunset and Vine was then acquired, and a rush construction project undertaken on NBC's new Hollywood radio palace, which opened in 1938.

The building later saw use as a recording studio for Capitol Records, and was the home to KHJ radio and television in the 1950s.and 1960s.  It now serves as office space for film production companies.