FourFortyFour South Flower facts for kids

Quick facts for kids FourFortyFour South Flower
Former names	Citgroup Center Wells Fargo Bank 444 Plaza Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	444 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′06″N 118°15′18″W / 34.051612°N 118.255050°W / 34.051612; -118.255050
Construction started	1978
Completed	1981
Owner	Coretrust Capital Partners
Management	Coretrust Management, LP
Height
Roof	191 m (627 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	48
Floor area	83,053 m2 (893,980 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	25
Design and construction
Architect	Albert C. Martin & Associates

FourFortyFour South Flower, a 627 ft (191 m) 48-story skyscraper at 444 S Flower Street in the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, California. When completed in 1981, the tower was the fifth-tallest in the city.

The current owner, Coretrust Capital Partners, acquired the property in November 2016. The building was previously owned by Beacon Capital Partners which purchased the property in 2003 for US$170 million, and was later owned by Broadway Partners Fund Manager, LLC from December 2006 to September 2009.

Public Artwork

FourFortyFour South Flower is home to one of the largest public art collections in Los Angeles. When the building was constructed, five internationally recognized artists were enlisted to create public works that are represented throughout the gallery.

In addition to the pieces that were commissioned during the building's construction, a new mural by local artist Augustine Kofie was unveiled in Spring 2019.

• Marc Di Suvero - "Shoshone", 1981.
• Michael Heizer - "North, East, South, West", 1967-1981.
• Frank Stella - "Long Beach XXIII", 1982.
• Robert Rauschenberg - "Fargo Podium", 1982.
• Bruce Nauman - "Trench, Shafts, Pit, Tunnel, and Chambers", 1982.
• Augustine Kofie - "Two-movement", 2019.

Major tenants

• WSP
• Bank of China
• Equinox
• Morgan Stanley

See also

In Spanish: Citigroup Center (Los Ángeles) para niños