Earlier this year, there was heavy speculation about CBS Studios putting their Television City facility up for sale. Although details for the estimated $900 million listing are still unclear, it looks like the Los Angeles Conservancy, a historic preservation organization, wants the Fairfax facility to receive historic landmark status.

The nonprofit recently submitted documents for Television City, according to Curbed LA, in an effort to prevent the collection of studios from becoming a shopping complex or a mixed-use development. The group argues that the facility has largely impacted television history, since it was the first major facility in the country “designed to meet the mass-production of television programming.” 

Additionally, the LA Conservancy declared that the facility’s expert architecture, which remains intact, is a shining example of the International Style of architecture. Pereira & Luckman, a Los Angeles-based modernist architecture agency, originally designed the facility before it was built in 1952. 

When The Real Deal first reported CBS’ intentions to sell, at least two major developers showed interest in the 25-acre property. However, if the city grants the facility historic-cultural landmark status, developers would need to gain approval from the city’s historic resources office before making any major site changes.