Wilshire Grand Center
| Wilshire Grand Tower | |
|---|---|
| File:Wilshire Grand Center.jpg Computer rendering of the Wilshire Grand Center | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Approved |
| Type | Office, retail, luxury hotel |
| Architectural style | Metamodernist |
| Location | 930 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Cost | $1 billion |
| Owner | Korean Air |
| Management | Martin Project Management |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,100 ft (340 m) |
| Roof | 934 ft (285 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73 |
| Floor area | 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | AC Martin Partners |
| Developer | Korean Air |
| References | |
| http://www.wilshiregrandcenter.com/ | |
Wilshire Grand Tower is an approved, 1,100-ft supertall skyscraper to be located at 930 Wilshire Boulevard, at the intersection with Figueroa Street, in the Financial District of downtown Los Angeles. Topped by a decorative spire, Wilshire Grand Tower will become the tallest building in Los Angeles and the West Coast of the United States upon completion. The tower will boast a list of unique features including a sky lobby, sky lounge and infinity pools at the top floors offering sweeping views of the Los Angeles Basin.[1][2] The development of the complex is estimated to cost $1 billion.[3][4]
History
Scheduled to break ground in 2014,[5] the complex was originally conceived as two towers, but is now planned as a single 73-floor tower consisting of a 900-room hotel and office spaces. The former Wilshire Grand Hotel, which currently occupies the site, is currently in the process of being demolished. After 60 years of service, the hotel's last guest checked out on December 23, 2011,[3][6] it's interiors liquidated at auction over the summer of 2012,[7] and demolition started in October 2012 to make way for the new building.[5]
Design
The current version of Wilshire Grand Tower was designed by AC Martin Architects. A distinctive feature of the building includes its sail-shaped crown which will be illuminated with LED lighting at night, emulating the style of many towers located in the megacities of East Asia.[2] The tower will spearhead part of a new planned light and sign district that will extend along the Figueroa Corridor down to L.A. Live. According to recent renderings, it is unclear however to what height LED lighting and advertising will be applied.[8] The 1,100 feet (340 m) supertall is planned for a 2017 opening.
Construction
Turner Construction received the contracts for both the demolition of the former hotel and the construction of the new tower, the latter of which will begin in early 2014.[9]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/major-changes-for-wilshire-grand-project/article_189af2ce-6e30-11e1-a5d1-0019bb2963f4.html
- ^ a b http://brighamyen.com/2013/02/07/renderings-revealed-new-1100-foot-wilshire-grand-tower-in-downtown-los-angeles/
- ^ a b "Los Angeles Downtown News". LA Downtown News. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/new-wilshire-grand-design-revealed/article_a1871f80-717d-11e2-aae7-001a4bcf887a.html
- ^ a b http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/wilshire_grand_hotel_going_single_tower_ditching_offices.php
- ^ Martín, Hugo (December 22, 2011). "Wilshire Grand Hotel bids farewell". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/25/business/la-fi-wilshire-grand-sale-20120426
- ^ Vaillancourt, Ryan. "New Grand Wilshire Design Revealed". article. Los Angeles Downtown News. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/how-to-tear-down-a--story-hotel/article_e5461b2c-1a43-11e2-87e9-001a4bcf887a.html
6. http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/work_officially_begins_at_site_of_las_second_tallest_tower.php 7. http://brighamyen.com/tag/wilshire-grand-tower-downtown-la/