1 Cal Plaza facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 1 Cal Plaza |
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1 Cal Plaza, with the edge of 2Cal behind it to the left
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 300 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′08″N 118°15′05″W / 34.052230°N 118.251311°W |
| Construction started | 1983 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Owner | Partnership Between Rising Realty Partners & Colony Northstar, Inc. |
| Management | Rising Realty Partners |
| Height | |
| Roof | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 97,548 m2 (1,050,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 28 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arthur Erickson Architects |
| Developer | Metropolitan Structures West |
| Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates |
| Main contractor | The Beck Group |
1 Cal Plaza, also known as One California Plaza, is a very tall building called a skyscraper. It stands 176 meters (about 577 feet) high. You can find it in the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
This building is part of a larger plan called the California Plaza project. It includes another skyscraper named Two California Plaza. The Plaza also has the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, a music school called Colburn School of Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Omni Hotel, and a large water area.
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About 1 Cal Plaza
One California Plaza was finished in 1985. It has a huge amount of office space, about 97,548 square meters (1.05 million square feet). The famous architects Arthur Erickson Architects designed both towers. In 1989, the building was named "BOMA Building of the Year." This award recognizes excellent office buildings.
The California Plaza Project
The entire California Plaza project was a very big plan. It took ten years to build and cost about $1.2 billion. Construction started in 1983. The second tower, Two California Plaza, was finished in 1992.
This was a tough time for real estate in downtown Los Angeles. Many office spaces were empty. Because of this, it took almost 10 years before other very tall buildings were built in the city center.
Building Plans and Changes
The California Plaza was first planned to have three tall office buildings. The third building, called Three California Plaza, was going to be 65 floors high. It was planned for a spot near 4th Street. This building was meant to be the main office for the Metropolitan Water District. However, it was never built.
The building of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) was part of a special deal. The city made an agreement with the developers of California Plaza. The developers paid $23 million for the MOCA building. In return, they were allowed to use a large piece of public land for their project.
1 Cal Plaza in Pop Culture
One California Plaza has appeared in movies and TV shows!
- You can see the building being built in the 1983 action movie Blue Thunder.
- It was featured in the Nickelodeon TV show Drake & Josh. In the episode "Really Big Shrimp", it was shown as "Spin City Records."
- The building also appeared in the HBO TV show Westworld. In the first episode of season three, "Parce Domine", its location was mentioned using GPS coordinates.
Ownership
On June 6, 2017, a group of companies bought One California Plaza. This group included Rising Realty Partners and Colony Northstar, Inc.
See also
In Spanish: One California Plaza para niños
