Myron Selznick's talent agency, the first talent agency in Hollywood, occupied the entire seventh floor, and Kenneth P. Butler's Butler Health Institute occupied the twelfth floor, with an additional solarium and squash court on the roof.

[3] By 1939, many advertising agencies also occupied the building, due to the success of Hollywood's nearby radio studios.

[1] The Equitable Building is a reinforced concrete construction, with an exterior finished in painted cast stone with select elements articulated in terra cotta.

Art deco in character, it features marble and stone floor, walls, and elevator surroundings, as well as decorative mouldings, vault ceiling, and an entrance vestibule distinguished by pilasters.

[3] According to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, the Equitable Building "exhibits many character-defining features of the Late Gothic Revival and Art Deco styles, including: