Luxurious Landmark Venue near 440 Elm | Historic Ballroom Venue for Hollywood Events & Film Productions for Weddings, Corporate, and Special Events

A Venue for Hollywood Productions: Introducing 440 Elm

A landmark venue in downtown Long Beach ready for the red carpet

440 Elm is a 1913 Renaissance Revival landmark designed by Elmer Grey, the renowned architect behind the Beverly Hills Hotel and Huntington Library. This historic venue offers a setting of substance and scale for Hollywood’s most significant events, from industry galas and awards dinners to premieres and high-end brand activations. The Grand Ballroom, with its 30-foot coffered ceilings, original 1920s brass chandeliers, and luminous period stained glass, provides a cinematic backdrop with an authentic architectural pedigree, including being featured in Architectural Digest in 1922.

This architectural grandeur is matched by a culinary program designed for storytelling. Our team moves beyond standard menus to create fully immersive dining experiences. For a glamorous red carpet arrival, this might translate to dramatic chef-run stations, like a Flaming Donut Station featured in the NY Post , or elegant passed bites like Caviar Potato Chips designed to be consumed gracefully while holding a conversation. For a Netflix production celebrating a show set in an English castle, we can transform the experience entirely, curating a custom Afternoon Tea Service with tiered sandwiches and petite sweets , or designing an "Organic Market" interactive station that evokes the feeling of an English garden fete. Every menu is a production, crafted to be as intentional and memorable as the setting itself

For Hollywood productions and society events, a venue must do more than simply accommodate a guest list; it must reinforce a narrative of prestige and exclusivity. The challenge for planners is finding a location that provides this distinction without the logistical compromises of an over-exposed hotel ballroom or a raw studio space. The requirement is for a venue that combines authentic character with the turnkey capabilities needed for flawless, high-stakes execution.

440 Elm is an adaptive reuse project meticulously adapted to meet this need. The venue is engineered for sophisticated, large-format productions, with the capacity for 500 seated guests in one room and comprehensive in-house support from the Bite Catering Couture team. We provide the logistical certainty that high-profile events demand—from seamless vendor coordination and security integration to state-of-the-art A/V and power amenities. Our role is to provide the infrastructure and expertise that allows your team to focus on the production, confident that the foundation is secure.

For a venue that delivers both architectural distinction and operational confidence, we invite you to experience 440 Elm. Schedule a private consultation to review your event's specific technical and creative requirements.