Herman Building was built in 1928 by Carl Jules Weyl, and features Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, a false gable parallel to the street as its focal point, with Churrigueresque ornament along the edge of the gable.

[1] The building has been home to many businesses over the years, most notably a restaurant in the 1940s-1950s called the Ham & Egger.

Johnny Grant broadcast a live radio show from the restaurant where he interviewed such famous celebrities as Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, and Alan Young.

[1] In the 2000s, when the city sought to develop the area into a W Hotel & Residences, the Herman Building's owner refused to sell.

W Hotel was then built around Herman Building, which was reconstructed and restored to its original look.