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City National Plaza
Paul Hastings and City National Towers
Map
Alternative namesARCO Center
ARCO Plaza
ARCO Plaza North Tower
ARCO Plaza South Tower
Atlantic Richfield Towers
Bank of America Tower
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Location505-555 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Construction started1970
Completed1972
ManagementThomas Properties Group
Height
Roof213.1 m (699 ft)
Technical details
Floor count52
Floor area206,000 m2 (2,220,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators64
Design and construction
Architect(s)Albert C. Martin & Associates
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6]

City National Plaza is a twin tower skyscraper complex in downtown Los Angeles, California, comprising City National Tower and Paul Hastings Tower. The 213.1 m (699 ft) 52-storey structures are located on the site of the Art Deco Richfield Tower, that was designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements in the 1920s, and what is now the Paul Hastings Tower, became the new world headquarters for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).[7]

Upon completion in 1972, the towers of City National Plaza were the tallest buildings in the city for one year before being overtaken by Aon Center, and were the tallest twin towers in the world until the completion of the World Trade Center in New York City.

The towers are constructed of steel frames covered with polished panels of forest green granite and panes of bronze glass[8]

Tenants

"Jewel Box"

Paul Hastings Tower

City National Bank Tower

See also

References

  1. ^ City National Plaza at Emporis
  2. ^ City National Tower at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  3. ^ Paul Hastings Tower at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  4. ^ "City National Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  5. ^ "Paul Hastings Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  6. ^ City National Plaza at Structurae
  7. ^ "ARCO...A Global Energy Company". Atlantic Richfield Company. Tuesday, 09 December 1997. Archived from the original on 13 January 1998. Retrieved 11 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "City National Plaza - History". City National Plaza. Tuesday, 17 February 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L.A.
  10. ^ Our Offices
  11. ^ Regus Office Space in Los Angeles
  12. ^ Law Firm Takes Two Floors in City National Tower
  13. ^ Thomas Properties Group Signs Law Firm Fulbright & Jaworski At City National Plaza
  14. ^ Jones Day’s Los Angeles office relocates to City National Tower In downtown L.A.
  15. ^ Kroll Office Locations
  16. ^ "Turner Construction Office Network: Los Angeles / Anaheim". Turner Construction. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

Further reading

  • Cameron, Robert (1990). Above Los Angeles. San Francisco: Cameron & Company. ISBN 0-918684-48-X.