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Construction began in 1987 with completion in 1989. The building was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and cost $350 million to build. It is one of the most recognizable buildings in Los Angeles, and often appears in establishing shots for the city in films and television programs.
The West Coast?s tallest building, which scales a solid 72 stories overlooking Los Angeles, is about to get a major architectural upgrade. Don't look down in this new 1,000 foot-high glass slide ...
Six of the ten tallest buildings in California are located in Los Angeles. [2] The history of skyscrapers in Los Angeles began with the 1903 completion of the Braly Building, which is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city; [3] it rises 13 floors and 151 feet (46 m) in height. [4]
Bank of America Plaza, formerly Security Pacific Plaza, is a 55-story, 224.03 m (735.0 ft) class-A office skyscraper on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California.It was completed in 1974 with the headquarters of Security Pacific National Bank, Capital Group Companies and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as its main tenants.
Gas Company Tower is a 52-story, 749 ft (228.3 m) class-A office skyscraper on Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles, California.Located on the north side of Fifth Street between Grand Avenue and Olive Street, across from the Biltmore Hotel, the building serves as the headquarters for the Southern California Gas Company, which vacated its previous offices on Eighth- and Flower-streets in 1991 ...
The building's top-floor crown is illuminated with LED lights. [7] Houston-based firm Rottet Studio oversaw Figueroa Eight's interior design. [9] At 530 feet (160 m) tall, Figueroa Eight is one of the tallest buildings in Los Angeles. Its floor space totals 424,489 square feet (39,436.3 m 2) with 7,500 square feet (700 m 2) dedicated to retail. [4]
Los Angeles 4 121st-tallest building in the United States (tied). Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1990s. [13] [14] 9 Gas Company Tower: 749 (228) 52 1991 Los Angeles 5 127th-tallest building in the United States. [15] [16] 10 Bank of America Center: 735 (224) 55 1974 Los Angeles 6 144th-tallest building in the United States ...
Shortly after the Continental Building was erected to a height of 175 feet, Los Angeles buildings were capped at 150 feet tall, with the exception of Los Angeles City Hall. “When the ban was ...