U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)
skyscraper in Los Angeles, United States
U.S. Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is 310 meters (1018 feet) tall and has 73 floors. It was built in 1989 and is one of the tallest buildings in the United States. It is one of the tallest building in the United States that is west of the Mississippi River. It is also the second tallest building in Los Angeles and California, after the Wilshire Grand Center.
| U.S. Bank Tower | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Los Angeles | |
| Former names | Library Tower First Interstate Bank World Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 633 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Coordinates | 34°03′04″N 118°15′15″W / 34.0510°N 118.2542°W |
| Construction started | 1987[1] |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Cost | US$350 million |
| Owner | Overseas Union Enterprise |
| Management | Hines Interests |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 310.3 m (1,018 ft) |
| Top floor | 294.9 m (968 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 1,432,540 sq ft (133,087 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Ellerbe Becket |
| Developer | Maguire Properties |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers James A. Knowles & Associates |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6] | |
At first it was named Library Tower, but in 1993 it became U.S. Bank Tower.
Sources
change- ↑ Myers, David W. (June 21, 1987). "L.A. Tower to Be Tallest on Coast : Ground Breaking Due Tuesday for 73-Story Downtown Building". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "U.S. Bank Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ U.S. Bank Tower at Emporis
- ↑ U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles) at Glass Steel and Stone
- ↑ "U.S. Bank Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ U.S. Bank Tower at Structurae
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