The Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles was also located in this building during World War II.

[2][4][5][6] The building caught fire on February 16, 1911, after which Willis Polk led repairs and alterations.

Donald Barany Architects supervised the remodel, paid for by Urban Pacific Builders.

[4][5] Irvine-Byrne Building is built of brick, decorated with terra cotta, and features a three-tiered Classical Revival/Beaux Arts design.

[2] Numerous films and television commercials have shot in the Irvine-Byrne Building, most notably Seven.