HOLLYWOOD, CA-The Motion Picture Hall of Fame has signed a deal with building owner Meringoff Equities to lease 50,000 sf of retail space at the Hollywood & Vine Plaza Building, 6300 Hollywood Blvd.

The Hall of Fame is expected to move into the historic building, a corner property also known by its 1645 Vine St. address, in early 2004 after construction of tenant improvements expected to begin in mid-2003, according to a Meringoff announcement. The 50,000 sf will include a restaurant as well as television production space from which the annual televised Hall of Fame induction awards program will be produced, along with a 50-seat theater.

The 6300 Hollywood Blvd. building, at the corner of the storied Hollywood and Vine intersection, is in the Hollywood Entertainment District, a business improvement district stretching 18 blocks from LaBrea Avenue on the west to Gower Street on the east.