5900 Wilshire

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building_name = 5900 Wilshire


caption = 5900 Wilshire building
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location = 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
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constructed = 1971
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use = Office
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roof = 443ft (135m)
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floor_count = 32
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floor_area = convert|491000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
architect = William Pereira
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owner = The Ratkovich Company
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5900 Wilshire is a 443ft (135m) tall skyscraper in Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1971 and has 32 floors. It is 30th tallest building in Los Angeles, and the tallest in the Miracle Mile district, and the 2nd tallest in the Wilshire Area. The International style building was designed by William Pereira. The building is across Wilshire Boulevard from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Ratkovich Co spent $34 million on a renovation which began in 2005 and was still in process in the second quarter of 2008. The renovation will include a new lobby. The placement of a bus zone across the street at LACMA and the subsequent removal of the crosswalk that would have fed traffic to a proposed cafe, caused a rethinking of those plans. It was built for the Mutual Benefit Life by the Shorenstein Co. of San Francisco. The convert|491000|sqft|m2|sing=on building was acquired by The Ratkovich Company in December 2005.

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

References

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=5900wilshire-losangeles-ca-usa Emporis]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3138 Skyscraperpage]
* [http://www.cityfeet.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?Id=28695&PartnerPath= Cityfeet]

External links

* [http://www.5900wilshire.net/ 5900 Wilshire website]
* [http://www.ratkovich.net/5900wilshire.html Radkovich 5900 Wilshire website]