Equitable Life Building (Los Angeles)

Equitable Life Building
Equitable Life Building, viewed from 6th street
Alternative names	Center Bank Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	International style Modernism
Location	3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′44″N 118°17′54″W / 34.0621°N 118.2984°W / 34.0621; -118.2984Coordinates: 34°03′44″N 118°17′54″W / 34.0621°N 118.2984°W / 34.0621; -118.2984
Completed	1969
Height
Roof	138 m (453 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	34 5 below ground
Lifts/elevators	34
Design and construction
Architect	Welton Becket & Associates
Structural engineer	Welton Becket & Associates
Main contractor	Turner Construction
References
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The Equitable Life Building is a 138 m (453 ft) International style skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood, of Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors. It is tied with the Los Angeles City Hall for the 26th tallest building in Los Angeles. Welton Becket & Associates designed the building. The facade is made of precast concrete that was sandblasted to expose the beige Texas limestone aggregate.

The lobby of the Equitable Life Building hosts art in its vitrines. This space is called Equitable Vitrines. These vitrines have hosted art including Jennifer Moon's Will You Still Love Me: Learning to Love Yourself, It Is The Greatest Gift of All in 2014-2015.^[5]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

References