The Century (Los Angeles)

The Century is a 42-story, 146.5 m (481 ft) condominium skyscraper in Century City, California. Completed in late 2009, the building has 42 floors, making it the 22nd tallest building in Los Angeles. The 140 unit building was designed by the firm of the 2011 Driehaus Prize winner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

The Century
The Century in September 2024
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential
Architectural style	postmodern
Location	1 West Century Drive Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.05630°N 118.4144°W / 34.05630; -118.4144
Construction started	2007
Completed	2009
Opening	2010
Height
Roof	146.5 m (481 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	42
Floor area	50,167 m2 (539,990 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	5
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Robert A.M. Stern Architects HKS Architects
Developer	Related Companies
Structural engineer	Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractor	Webcor Builders
Other information
Number of units	140
References
[1][2][3][4]

History

Construction in August 2008

The Century was developed by Related Companies, and constructed on the site of the former St. Regis Los Angeles, formerly part of the Century Plaza Hotel.^[5]

On July 22, 2008 Candy Spelling, the widow of late television producer Aaron Spelling, purchased the penthouse occupying the top two floors of the building. The residence, which is approximately 16,500 sq ft (1,530 m²), set a price-per-square-foot record for a Los Angeles condominium residence.^[5] She later filed a lawsuit against the building developers for taking too long to build it.^[6]

Found two stories below Spellings’ unit, a full-floor penthouse with 9,343 sq ft (868.0 m²) of living space sold for a record $22.5 million in 2015.^[7]

The least expensive unit sold at The Century was $1,800,000 for a 1-bedroom residence whilst the most expensive was $47,000,000.^[5]

Notable residents

• Rihanna
• Matthew Perry^[8]
• Candy Spelling
• Paula Abdul
• Elizabeth Berkley
• Dorothy Wang
• Nobu Matsuhisa
• Heather Dubrow
• Terry Dubrow

^{[9][10][11][12]}

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

References

1. "The Century". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
2. "Emporis building ID 280631". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "The Century". SkyscraperPage.
4. The Century at Structurae
5. Vincent, Roger (July 22, 2008). "Los Angeles condo sells for $2,847 (per square foot)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
6. "Candy Spelling Suing over Delayed Amenities in Building She Doesn't Live in Yet". March 2013.
7. Neal J. Leitereg (October 29, 2015), Century City penthouse tops L.A. priciest weekly sales at $22.5 million Los Angeles Times.
8. Jack Flemming (June 15, 2021), Matthew Perry sells Century City penthouse for $21.6 million, priciest condo sale in years Los Angeles Times.
9. Morgan, Paula (2 April 2015). "Celebrities flock to the century".
10. Morgan, Paula (23 July 2017). "Matthew Perry Buys entire floor at The Century".
11. Morgan, Paula (28 April 2017). "Rihanna Settles into stalker proof century city condo". The Hollywood Reporter.
12. Morgan, Paula (11 June 2014). "dorothy wang residence".