| Wells Fargo Center | |
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Wells Fargo Tower (left), and KPMG Tower |
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| Alternative names | Crocker Center Crocker Center North & South Wells Fargo Center I & II IBM Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tower I: 220.37 m (723.0 ft) Tower II: 170.69 m (560.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Tower I: 54 Tower II: 45 |
| Floor area | Tower I: 1,391,000 sq ft (129,200 m2) Tower II: 1,140,000 sq ft (106,000 m2) |
| Elevator count | Tower I: 29 Tower II: 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | MPG Office Trust |
| Management | MPG Office Trust |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | Thomas Properties Group |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| References | |
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Wells Fargo Center is a twin tower skyscraper complex in downtown Los Angeles, California, comprising Wells Fargo Tower and KPMG Tower joined by a three-story glass atrium. The project received the 1986–1987 and 2003-2004 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Office Building of the Year Award and numerous others.
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Wells Fargo Tower (Tower I), at 220 m (720 ft) it is the taller building of the complex. It has 54 floors and is the 7th tallest building in the Los Angeles, and the 92nd-tallest building in the United States. When it opened in 1983, it was known as the Crocker Tower, named after San Francisco-based Crocker National Bank. Crocker merged with Wells Fargo in 1986.
During initial construction it was featured in the 1983 film, Blue Thunder, and the top upper floors were not completed during filming, so Roy Scheider's character shot a helicopter chasing him from the unfinished top floor.
KPMG Tower (Tower II) is 171 m (561 ft), and was completed in 1983 with 45 floors. It is the 16th tallest building in the city.