City National Plaza

City National Plaza

Paul Hastings and City National Towers
Alternative names ARCO Center
ARCO Plaza
ARCO Plaza North Tower
ARCO Plaza South Tower
Atlantic Richfield Towers
Bank of America Tower
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 505 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates
Construction started 1970
Completed 1972
Height
Roof 213.1 m (699 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 52
Floor area 206,000 m2 (2,220,000 sq ft)
Elevator count 64
Design and construction
Management Thomas Properties Group
Architect Albert C. Martin & Associates
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6]

City National Plaza is a twin tower high-rise complex located in downtown Los Angeles, California, comprising City National Tower and Paul Hastings Tower. The 213.1 m (699 ft) 52-storey structures are located on the site of the Art Deco Richfield Tower, that was designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements in the 1920s, and what is now the Paul Hastings Tower, became the new world headquarters for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).[7]

Upon completion in 1972, the towers of City National Plaza were the tallest buildings in the city for one year before being overtaken by Aon Center, and were the tallest twin towers in the world until the completion of the World Trade Center in New York City.

The towers are constructed of steel frames covered with polished panels of forest green granite and panes of bronze glass[8]

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References

  1. ^ City National Plaza at Emporis
  2. ^ City National Tower at Glass Steel and Stone
  3. ^ Paul Hastings Tower at Glass Steel and Stone
  4. ^ City National Tower at SkyscraperPage
  5. ^ Paul Hastings Tower at SkyscraperPage
  6. ^ City National Plaza at Structurae
  7. ^ "ARCO...A Global Energy Company". Atlantic Richfield Company. Tuesday, 09 December 1997. Archived from the original on 13 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980113043324/http://www.arco.com. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  8. ^ "City National Plaza - History". City National Plaza. Tuesday, 17 February 2009. http://www.cnp-la.com/building/history.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 

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