LOS ANGELES-James Frank, owner of North Hollywood's the Beverly Garland Hotel has launched a $20-million renovation project. Scheduled for completion in summer 2014, the renovation will reposition the iconic hotel as the North Hollywood submarket's first boutique hotel, the Garland Hotel.

“We are beyond thrilled for the next chapter of this revered Los Angeles hotel,” says the hotel's general manager Scott Mills, who is leading the renovation project. “The history of the property, combined with the plans we have in store, will bring the hotel to the next level. We're excited to debut the Garland next summer.”

Interior design firm Forchielli Glynn will redesign the hotel's 242 guestrooms and 14 suites and common areas into "sophisticated, retro-style" spaces featuring bold colors and eclectic decor that exude the California-style. The firm is known for its redesigns of other Southern California hotel icons, like the Peninsula Beverly Hills and the Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs. Additionally, executive chef Warren Schwartz, formerly of Westside Tavern, will open his new yet-to-be-named restaurant at the renovated hotel next year. During construction, Schwartz will open Warren's Blackboard, an experimental eatery that will help him craft the concept for the new restaurant.