1 Cal Plaza

Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California February 2025 September 2025 1 Cal Plaza One Cal Plaza.jpg 1 Cal Plaza, with the edge of 2Cal behind it to the left 300 South Grand AvenueLos Angeles, California 34 03 08 N 118 15 05 W region:US-CA_type:landmark inline,title 1983 1985 Commercial offices 176 m 42 28 97,548 m2 Arthur Erickson Architects John A. Martin & Associates The Beck Group Metropolitan Structures West Partnership Between Rising Realty Partners & Colony Northstar, Inc. Rising Realty Partners 2478https://www.emporis.com/buildings/116596 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091427/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/116596 usurped March 6, 2016 Emporis building ID 116596 Emporis3612671420002169 1 Cal Plaza, formerly known as One California Plaza, is a 176-meter skyscraper located in the Bunker Hill District of downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. With a second skyscraper, Two California Plaza, it comprises the California Plaza project. The Plaza is also home to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Colburn School of Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Omni Hotel, Angels Flight and The Yard outdoor venue surrounded by the city’s skyline complete with a built-in stage, lighting, sound, and amphitheater seating. 1.5 acre on .One California Plaza Maquire Properties http://www.maguireproperties.com/OneCaliforniaPlaza/index.php 2008-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714021118/http://www.maguireproperties.com/OneCaliforniaPlaza/index.php 2011-07-14 dead Completed in 1985, One California Plaza has 1.05 e6sqft m2 unit of office space. The towers were designed by Arthur Erickson Architects and named BOMA Building of the Year in 1989. 1 Cal Plaza is LEED certified with a Platinum Certification and is also LEED Net Zero Certified. California Plaza was a ten-year, $1.2 billion project. Started in 1983, the Two California Plaza tower was completed in 1992 during a significant slump in the downtown Los Angeles real estate market. The tower opened with only 30 percent of its space leased and overall vacancy rates in downtown office space neared 25 percent.Stevenson Richard W. Office Glut Spreads in California The New York Times November 11, 1991 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DD1731F932A25752C1A967958260 13 August 2010 11 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230811000214/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/11/business/office-glut-spreads-in-california.html live It was nearly 10 years before significant tall buildings were completed again in downtown Los Angeles. Several clear shots of the building under construction can be seen in the 1983 action helicopter movie Blue Thunder. California Plaza was originally planned to include three high rise tower office buildings instead of the two completed. Architect designed L.A.’s California Plaza towers Christopher Hawthorne Christopher Hawthorne (journalist) Los Angeles Times January 30, 2025 May 22, 2009 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-22-me-arthur-erickson22-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20250130123444/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-22-me-arthur-erickson22-story.html January 30, 2025 Three California Plaza at 65 floors, was planned for a site just north of 4th Street, directly across Olive Street from California Plaza's first two office highrises Three California Plaza SkyscraperPage January 30, 2025 https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5095 and was planned to house the Metropolitan Water District's permanent headquarters. LOS ANGELES : MWD Orders Study of 4 Sites for Headquarters Los Angeles Times January 30, 2025 August 25, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-25-me-27688-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20250130125312/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-25-me-27688-story.html January 30, 2025 The construction and $23 million cost of the MOCA Grand Avenue building was part of a city-brokered deal with the developer of the California Plaza redevelopment project, Bunker Hill Associates, which received the use of an 11 acre on, publicly owned parcel of land.Rutten Tim What MOCA really needs Commentary Los Angeles Times December 6, 2008 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten6-2008dec06,0,3263190.column December 26, 2008 December 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208024424/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten6-2008dec06,0,3263190.column live Hayes Tome Los Angeles: For Downtown, An Ambitious Mixed-Use Project The New York Times May 12, 1985 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DEED9153BF931A25756C0A963948260 13 August 2010 11 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230811000216/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/12/realestate/los-angeles-for-downtown-an-ambitious-mixed-use-project.html live One California Plaza was purchased on June 6, 2017 by a partnership between Rising Realty Partners and Colony Northstar, Inc.Kim Eddie Rising Realty Partners Buying One California Plaza http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/rising-realty-partners-buying-one-california-plaza/article_04a34fee-55f4-11e7-a353-cf93cdc58c53.html 20 June 2017 LA Downtown News 30 November 2021 30 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211130204311/http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/rising-realty-partners-buying-one-california-plaza/article_04a34fee-55f4-11e7-a353-cf93cdc58c53.html live In 2025, lenders forced California One into receivership under Trigild.Vincent Roger 2025-09-02 Bunker Hill tower One California Plaza goes into receivership https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-09-02/bunker-hill-tower-one-california-plaza-goes-into-receivership Los Angeles Times en-US Tower One was featured in the Nickelodeon television show Drake & Josh as Spin City Records in the episode "Really Big Shrimp". See also List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles References External links 1 Cal Plaza Official Website 1 Cal Plaza Friendsect Page Rising Realty Partners Website Further reading Cameron Robert Above Los Angeles San Francisco Cameron & Company 1990 978-0-918684-48-6 Category:Office buildings completed in 1985 Category:Arthur Erickson buildings Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Los Angeles Category:Bunker Hill, Los Angeles Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings Category:1985 establishments in California