Hoffman Building, also known as The Yamato,[1] is a historic building located at 635-637 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

Hoffman Building, built in 1906, was originally four-stories and currently is one.

[2][3] It was originally home to Yamato Inc., a Japanese bazaar that also served tea and cake, and then a Harry Fink & Co. women's clothing store in 1917.

[1] In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Hoffman Building listed as a non-contributing property in the district.

[2] The building originally featured display windows that flanked its entrance and a fire escape on its top two stories,[4] and its facade, while updated, was similar to the original as of 1979.