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Height: Occupied
252.2 m / 827 ft Height: To Tip
335.9 m / 1,102 ft
Height: Architectural
335.3 m / 1,100 ft

Height: Helipad
281.8 m / 925 ft

Floors Above Ground
73

Floors Below Ground
5

# of Elevators
38

Top Elevator Speed
8.13 m/s

Tower GFA
187,027 m² / 2,013,142 ft²

# of Hotel Rooms
890

# of Parking Spaces
1,092

Facts

Official Name	Wilshire Grand Center
Other Names	Wilshire Grand Tower
Structure Type	Building
Status	Completed
Country	United States
City	Los Angeles
Street Address & Map	900 Wilshire Boulevard
Postal Code	90017
Building Function	hotel / office
Structural Material	composite Core: Reinforced Concrete Columns: Concrete Filled Steel Floor Spanning: Steel
Energy Label	LEED Gold targeted
Proposed	2009
Construction Start	2013
Completion	2017
Official Website	Wilshire Grand Center
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Global Ranking	#59 Tallest in the World
Regional Ranking	#9 Tallest in North America
National Ranking	#9 Tallest in United States
City Ranking	#1 Tallest in Los Angeles

Companies Involved

Owner	Hanjin International Corporation; Korean Air
Developer	Martin Project Management
Architect
• Design	AC Martin
Structural Engineer
• Design	Thornton Tomasetti
• Engineer of Record	Brandow & Johnston Inc
MEP Engineer
• Design	Glumac
Project Manager	AC Martin
Main Contractor	Turner Construction Company
Other Consultant
• Acoustics	Veneklasen Associates
• Civil	Breen Engineering
• Code	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
• Façade	Benson Industries; Heitmann & Associates, Inc.
• Façade Maintenance	Lerch Bates
• Food Service	Cini-Little International Inc.
• Interiors	AC Martin; Wilson Associates
• Landscape	RELM Studio
• LEED	Brightworks
• Life Safety	Exponet
• Lighting	Lighting Design Alliance
• Parking	Choate Parking Consultants
• Property Management	InterContinental Hotels Group
• Roofing	Independent Roofing Consultants
• Sustainability	Brightworks
• Vertical Transportation	Fortune Shepler Consulting
• Way Finding	Selbert Perkins Design
• Wind	RWDI
Material Supplier
• Cladding	Viracon
• Concrete	Conco
• Steel	Schuff Steel

About Wilshire Grand Center

The Wilshire Grand Center marks a new era for tall buildings in Los Angeles; it will be an exciting addition to the visual character of the Downtown area, and offer a contemporary contrast to its surroundings with its sail-shaped form. The development will boast luxury hotel rooms, restaurants, businesses, and nightlife options. Topped with a curved roof that diverges from the traditional flat roof style of most tall buildings nearby, the Wilshire Grand Center will rise well above its surroundings. The tower is designed to be the tallest structure in the Los Angeles skyline, and will do much to add to the cultural and economic vibrancy of the neighborhood.

The project team strove to design a high-performing building that intelligently addresses the specific environmental issues facing Southern California. Architects and engineers employed the latest construction techniques and sustainability considerations to ensure that this project is built and operated in a way that is ecologically responsible, and will allow the building to achieve a LEED Silver certification. The design team worked closely with the City of Los Angeles to incorporate strategies such as thermal energy storage and the reuse of storm water in cooling towers. Innovative lighting and climate systems are also in place to significantly reduce overall energy consumption.

The city’s culture and climate are celebrated with a strong sense of indoor/outdoor relationships created at every practical opportunity. Ballrooms open directly onto gardens, the prefunction space extends to a terrace, pool decks are lined with cabanas, and outdoor meeting rooms encircle fire pits. The hotel rooms and office space feature floor-to-ceiling glass to maximize the spectacular views of Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean, the Hollywood Hills, and the San Gabriel Mountains.

CTBUH Initiatives

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
13 Oct 2016 – CTBUH Research

Los Angeles Regional Tour
29-30 Oct 2015 – Tour Report

Global News

Wilshire Grand Center Completes in Los Angeles
23 Jun 2017 – Wilshire Grand Center, now the tallest building…

Los Angeles Skyscraper Tops Out as Tallest Building in Western US
6 Sep 2016 – Construction workers on September 3 placed a 10-…

Construction Worker Falls from Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles
18 Mar 2016 – According to fire officials, a construction worker…

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Wilshire Grand Center Completes in Los Angeles
23 Jun 2017
Wilshire Grand Center, now the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, will officially open its doors today, celebrating with lights and fanfare in a once-stodgy…

Los Angeles Skyscraper Tops Out as Tallest Building in Western US
6 Sep 2016
Construction workers on September 3 placed a 10-ton spire atop the Wilshire Grand Tower, which is now architecturally topped out and poised to become the tallest building…

Construction Worker Falls from Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles
18 Mar 2016
According to fire officials, a construction worker died after he fell from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Center – the future tallest building in Los Angeles and…

Future Tallest West Coast Skyscraper Structurally Tops Out in LA
9 Mar 2016
The future tallest West Coast skyscraper, the Wilshire Grand Center in downtown Los Angeles, hit a milestone on March 8 when crews hoisted the final beam to the roof of…

Wilshire Grand's Continuous Concrete Pour May Break World Record
11 Feb 2014
Construction of the supertall 335-meter Wilshire Grand Tower in Los Angeles is underway, with plans to fill a 30-meter foundation with concrete in one fell swoop on…

Wilshire Grand Architect Takes the Design Personally
7 Mar 2013
Construction is progressing on the long-awaited Wilshire Grand hotel redevelopment project, World Architecture News reports. Designing the 73-story skyscraper, which has…

Plans Moving Forward to Build Tallest Tower in Los Angeles
11 Feb 2013
After years of delays and changes, Korean Airlines has unveiled its AC Martin-designed plans for the 73-story Wilshire Grand tower in LA’s financial district. The $1…

Korean Air Begins to Clear Site for LA's Second Tallest Building
24 Oct 2012
Demolition work began today on the 1952 Wilshire Grand hotel in Los Angeles, clearing the site for a new hotel tower. The rebuilt $1 billion Wilshire Grand will still be…

Videos

CTBUH Video Interview – Abrar Sheriff
16 Oct 2016 – Abrar Sheriff, Turner International

Research Papers

2017: Skyscraper History’s Tallest, Highest- Volume, and Most Geographically Diverse Year
5 Feb 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I

Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design
8 Aug 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue III

Wilshire Grand: Outrigger Designs and Details for a Highly Seismic Site
Mar 2016 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 5 Number 1

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