Wilshire Grand Center
| Wilshire Grand Center | |
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The Wilshire Grand Tower nearing completion.
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| Alternative names | Wilshire Grand Tower |
| Hotel chain | InterContinental |
| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Type | hotel, restaurants, retail, offices, and observatory |
| Architectural style | Metamodern |
| Location | 900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′00″N 118°15′33″W / 34.0500°N 118.2593°WCoordinates: 34°03′00″N 118°15′33″W / 34.0500°N 118.2593°W |
| Construction started | 2012–13 |
| Completed | Est. Late April/ early May 2017 |
| Cost | US$1.2 billion |
| Owner | Hanjin Group |
| Management | Martin Project Management |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,100 ft (335.3 m) |
| Roof | 934 ft (284.8 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73 |
| Floor area | 1,500,005 sq ft (139,355.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | AC Martin Partners |
| Developer | Thomas Properties Group, LLC |
| Structural engineer | Brandow & Johnston, Inc. Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| Known for | First skyscraper in L.A. without a flat roof |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 900 (proposed) |
| Website | |
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Wilshire Grand Center is a 1,100-foot (335.3 m) skyscraper under construction in the Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It is the tallest building in Los Angeles and the tallest building in California. Its height surpasses the U.S. Bank Tower by 82 ft (25 m). The building will be part of a mixed-use hotel, retail, observation decks, shopping malls and office complex, expected to revitalize downtown Los Angeles and the area surrounding the building. The development of the complex is estimated to cost $1.2 billion. The plans include 67,000 square feet (6,225 m2) of retail, 677,000 square feet (62,895 m2) of Class A office space and 900 hotel rooms. InterContinental is the tower's hotel component, comprising 900 rooms and suites occupying the 38th to the 70th floors.
The original Wilshire Grand Hotel opened in 1952 as the Hotel Statler, on the site of the new Wilshire Grand. In 1950, the City of Los Angeles issued the largest single building permit at the time for the construction of the hotel, which cost over $15 million. The hotel quickly became a landmark of downtown Los Angeles, and over its 59-year lifespan attracted famous guests including President John F. Kennedy and Pope John Paul II.
In 1954, two years after its opening, Hilton Hotels & Resorts purchased the Statler Hotels chain, renaming the hotel the Statler Hilton. In 1968 Hilton completed a $2.5 million renovation of the hotel and renamed it the Los Angeles Hilton & Tower. Reliance Group later purchased the hotel in 1983 and invested $30 million in renovations. Korean Air purchased the Los Angeles Hilton from Reliance in 1989. They changed the hotel's management and it became the Omni Los Angeles Hotel in 1995 and then later the Wilshire Grand Hotel in 1999.
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