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| U.S. Bank Tower | |
|---|---|
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Location_map_Los_Angeles.png)  Location within Los Angeles | |
| Former names | Library Tower First Interstate Bank World Center |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in California from 1989 to 2016[I] | |
| Preceded by | Aon Center (4th) |
| Surpassed by | Wilshire Grand Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Postmodernism[1] |
| Location | 633 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°03′04″N 118°15′15″W / 34.0510°N 118.2542°W |
| Current tenants | See tenants |
| Construction started | 1987[2] |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Cost | US$350 million |
| Owner | Overseas Union Enterprise |
| Landlord | OUE Downtown |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,018 ft (310 m) |
| Top floor | 968 ft (295 m) |
| 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(s) | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Ellerbe Becket |
| Developer | Maguire Properties |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers James A. Knowles & Associates |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| References | |
| [3][4][5][6][7] | |
U.S. Bank Tower, known locally as the Library Tower and formerly as the First Interstate Bank World Center, is a 1,018-foot (310.3 m) skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is, by structural height, the third-tallest building in California, the second-tallest building in Los Angeles, the 24th-tallest in the United States, the third-tallest west of the Mississippi River after the Salesforce Tower and the Wilshire Grand Center, and the 129th-tallest building in the world, after being surpassed by the Wilshire Grand Center.[8] However, the U.S. Bank Tower does surpass both the Salesforce Tower and the Wilshire Grand Center in roof height, making it the only building in California whose roof height exceeds 1,000 feet (300 m). Because local building codes required all high-rise buildings to have a helipad, it was known as the tallest building in the world with a rooftop heliport from its completion in 1989 to 2010 when the China World Trade Center Tower III opened.[9] It is also the third-tallest building in a major active seismic region; its structure was designed to resist an earthquake of 8.3 on the Richter scale. It consists of 73 stories above ground and two parking levels below ground. Construction began in 1987 with completion in 1989. The building was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and cost $350 million to build. It is one of the most recognizable buildings in Los Angeles, and often appears in establishing shots for the city in films and television programs.
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ U.S. Bank Tower at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
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- ^ U.S. Bank Tower at Structurae
- ^ Curwen, Thomas (June 27, 2017). "LA now has a new tallest building". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Tall Buildings in Numbers: Tallest Helipads". CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue II. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2018.