One California Plaza
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One California Plaza is a 176 m (577.4 ft) skyscraper
located on the Bunker Hill District
district of downtown Los Angeles
, California
. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consists of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza
. The Plaza also is home to MOCA
(Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
), Colburn School of Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Omni Hotel and a 1.5 acre (0.607029 ha) water court.
Completed in 1985, One California Plaza has 991836 square feet (92,144.6 m²) of office space. The towers were designed by Arthur Erickson
Architects and named BOMA Building of the Year in 1989.
California Plaza was a ten year, $1.2 billion project. Started in 1983, the Two California Plaza
tower was completed in 1992 during a significant slump in the downtown Los Angeles real estate market. The tower opened with only 30 percent of its space leased and overall vacancy rates in downtown office space neared 25%. It was nearly 10 years before significant tall buildings were completed again in downtown Los Angeles.
California Plaza was originally planned to include 3 high rise tower office buildings instead of the two completed. Three California Plaza at 65 floors, was planned for a site just north of 4th St., directly across Olive St. from California Plaza's first two office highrises and was planned to house the Metropolitan Water District's permanent headquarters.
The construction and $23 million cost of the MOCA Grand Avenue building was part of a city-brokered deal with the developer of the California Plaza
redevelopment project, Bunker Hill Associates, who received the use of an 11 acres (4.5 ha), publicly owned parcel of land.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located on the Bunker Hill District
Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California
Bunker Hill, in the downtown area of Los Angeles, California, is a short, developed hill with its peak located roughly around 3rd Street. It is located directly east of the Harbor Freeway...
district of downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consists of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza is a skyscraper in the Bunker Hill District district of downtown Los Angeles California. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consisting of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza...
. The Plaza also is home to MOCA
MOCA
-Museums:* Museum of Chinese in America, a museum in New York City which exhibits Chinese American history* Museum of Contemporary Art , any of several museums with this title...
(Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
), Colburn School of Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Omni Hotel and a 1.5 acre (0.607029 ha) water court.
Completed in 1985, One California Plaza has 991836 square feet (92,144.6 m²) of office space. The towers were designed by Arthur Erickson
Arthur Erickson
Arthur Charles Erickson, was a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied Asian languages at the University of British Columbia, and later earned a degree in architecture from McGill University.-Biography:...
Architects and named BOMA Building of the Year in 1989.
California Plaza was a ten year, $1.2 billion project. Started in 1983, the Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza
Two California Plaza is a skyscraper in the Bunker Hill District district of downtown Los Angeles California. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consisting of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza...
tower was completed in 1992 during a significant slump in the downtown Los Angeles real estate market. The tower opened with only 30 percent of its space leased and overall vacancy rates in downtown office space neared 25%. It was nearly 10 years before significant tall buildings were completed again in downtown Los Angeles.
California Plaza was originally planned to include 3 high rise tower office buildings instead of the two completed. Three California Plaza at 65 floors, was planned for a site just north of 4th St., directly across Olive St. from California Plaza's first two office highrises and was planned to house the Metropolitan Water District's permanent headquarters.
The construction and $23 million cost of the MOCA Grand Avenue building was part of a city-brokered deal with the developer of the California Plaza
California Plaza
California Plaza may refer to::*One California Plaza, 300 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles*Two California Plaza, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles*Omni Los Angeles Hotel, 251 South Olive Street, Los Angeles...
redevelopment project, Bunker Hill Associates, who received the use of an 11 acres (4.5 ha), publicly owned parcel of land.