Wilshire Grand Center is a 335.3 meter skyscraper in the financial district of downtown Los Angeles, occupying the full city block between Wilshire Boulevard and 7th, Figueroa, and Francisco streets. Completed in 2017, it is the tallest building in the United States west of Chicago and won the 2019 Structural Engineering Award of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountLos Angeles, United States 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Wilshire Grand Center is a 1,100-foot (335.3 m) skyscraper in the financial district of downtown Los Angeles, California, occupying the entire city block between Wilshire Boulevard and 7th, Figueroa, and Francisco streets.
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June 23, 2017: 8 years ago
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Hotel, restaurants, retail, offices, and observatory
In Style: Neomodern Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Neomodern architecture
Uses Element: Reinforced Concrete, Article text
The Wilshire Grand was granted an exception by the Los Angeles City Fire Department however, as the building includes advances in fire safety and building technology (such as a reinforced concrete central core) which exceeds the city's current fire code.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 0.61
Wikidata item Q2582539, property P2048 (height): 0.61 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Los Angeles, United States
Wikidata item Q2582539, property P131/P17 (location): Los Angeles, United States
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