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Wilshire Grand Tower

Wilshire Grand Center
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The Wilshire Grand Tower nearing completion.
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°W / 34.0500; -118.2593Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 118°15′33″W / 34.0500°N 118.2593°W / 34.0500; -118.2593
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
www.wilshiregrandcenter.com
References

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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