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List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

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List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles
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The Wilshire Grand Center is the tallest building in Los Angeles, California, measuring 1,100 feet (335.3 m) in height. The Wilshire Grand became the city's tallest building upon its completion 2017, and is also currently the tallest building in the state, the tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, as well as the 15th-tallest building in the U.S. overall.

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Los Angeles skyline in 2024, with Downtown Los Angeles in the background and Westwood in the foreground
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Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles

The 73-story U.S. Bank Tower, which rises 1,018 feet (310 m) in Downtown Los Angeles and was completed in 1989,[1] is now the second-tallest building in Los Angeles.

Six of the ten tallest buildings in California are located in Los Angeles.[2] The history of skyscrapers in Los Angeles began with the 1903 completion of the Braly Building, which is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city;[3] it rises 13 floors and 151 feet (46 m) in height.[4] The building, originally constructed as a commercial structure, has since been renovated into a residential tower and is now known as the "Continental Building".[3]

In 1904, Los Angeles imposed height restrictions throughout the city, prohibiting the construction of any building taller than 150 feet (46 m). An exception was made for Los Angeles City Hall, built from 1926 to 1928, which stands at 454 feet (138 m). This effectively limited the height of non-government buildings to 13 stories, and was intended to address local concerns about growing congestion and over development at the time. That height limit was lifted in Downtown Los Angeles by the city government in 1957. By 1958 they imposed a flat-roof ordinance on all new high-rises, which was to accommodate fire-fighting equipment.[5] The flat-roof ordinance was rescinded in 2014.

Los Angeles (and especially downtown) then went through a large building boom that lasted from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, during which time the city saw the completion of 17 of its 30 tallest buildings, including the U.S. Bank Tower, the Aon Center, and Two California Plaza.[6] Modern skyscrapers are difficult and expensive to construct in Los Angeles, partially due to the difficulty of adhering to the city's rigorous engineering standards.[citation needed] Nevertheless, a number of successful and iconic skyscrapers dot the Los Angeles skyline from Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) through Koreatown, along the Wilshire Corridor and Miracle Mile, in addition to Century City and other areas of the city's west side. Other skyscraper hubs in Los Angeles include Century Boulevard by Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Hollywood district in central Los Angeles, as well as Warner Center, Encino and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles's west side has so many skyscrapers that often Wilshire Boulevard in the Westwood District and Century City's skyscrapers are confused with being DTLA by visitors arriving from LAX.

As of August 2023, Los Angeles has over 816 high-rise buildings over 100 feet (30 m), most as low-rise apartment buildings,[7][8] 56 buildings over 400 feet (120 m),[9] and 21 buildings over 600 feet (183 m), including two supertalls over 1,000 feet (305 m), the Wilshire Grand and U.S. Bank Tower.[10][11][12] Its skyline is ranked first in the Pacific coast region and fifth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami and Houston.[note 1]

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Tallest buildings

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The tallest buildings in Los Angeles

Buildings in the height range.

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This list ranks Los Angeles skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year a building was completed.

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Under-construction buildings

This lists buildings that are under construction in Los Angeles and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 meters).

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Approved and proposed buildings

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This list is of buildings approved or proposed over 300 feet (91 m) throughout the city. The tallest building currently proposed is Olympia Tower at 853 feet (260 m).

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Timeline of tallest buildings

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Los Angeles City Hall, shown here in 1931, was built in 1928 and was the tallest structure in the city until 1968. In 1964, height restrictions were removed from new construction.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Los Angeles.

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Notes

  1. Based on existing and under construction buildings over 150 meters tall. New York has 311 existing and under construction buildings at least 492 feet (150 m); Chicago has 129; Miami has 56; Houston has 36; Los Angeles has 31; Dallas has 20; San Francisco has 27. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco (as of April 2017).
  2. This building was originally known as the Braly Building, but has since been renamed the Continental Building.
  3. Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
  4. The City National Tower and the Paul Hastings Tower are twin towers, both rising 699 feet (213 m). As both buildings were completed in 1972, Los Angeles had two tallest buildings until the completion of Aon Center in 1974.
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