IHOP to move headquarters

Claudia Peschiutta

GLENDALE -- The International House of Pancakes is moving to a new

home.

IHOP Corp., which runs the national restaurant chain, is preparing to

move its headquarters from 450 N. Brand Blvd. to 525 N. Brand Blvd.

“We’ve run out of space,” said Pamela Zimmerman, director of the

property management administration for IHOP.

At the new location, IHOP will take up three floors and

68,000-square-feet, more than twice its current space, she said.

The additional room will allow the company to move its research and

development division and test kitchen from Sylmar to Glendale.

Zimmerman said IHOP is spending $2.5 million to prepare its new

headquarters, which the company hopes to move into by late September.

In its search for a larger location, IHOP sought to stay in the city,

she said.

“Everyone on Wall Street is pretty familiar with our corporate office

being in Glendale,” she said.