City National Plaza is a twin tower skyscraper complex on South Flower Street in western Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. It was originally named ARCO Plaza upon opening in 1972.
City National Plaza
Paul Hastings and City National Towers
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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Former names
ARCO Plaza (1972–2005)
Alternative names
ARCO Center ARCO Plaza ARCO Plaza North Tower ARCO Plaza South Tower Atlantic Richfield Towers Bank of America Tower Los Angeles Twin Towers
The current skyscraper complex was built as the ARCO Plaza, with a pair of 213.3 m (700 ft) 52-story office towers. The northernmost tower became the new world headquarters for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), the present day Paul Hastings Tower. The southern tower became the Los Angeles headquarters of the Bank of America.[9] An underground shopping complex was accessed by open escalators from the street level plaza.[citation needed]
In 1986, joint owners ARCO and Bank of America sold the buildings to Shuwa Investments Corp., the American subsidiary of Shuwa Co. of Tokyo, for $650 million while both remained tenants in their respective named towers.[11] Shuwa later sold the property in 2003 to Thomas Properties Group and other investors for $270 million.[12][13][14]
The towers are constructed of steel frames covered with polished panels of forest green granite and panes of bronze glass. In 2016, the exterior of the top two floors and the service roof of The Paul Hastings Tower were modified on the north, east, and south flanks to house their upgraded headquarters and offices. This modification features silver trim and panes of light green glass panels.[citation needed]
City National Plazaedit
The ARCO Plaza complex was renamed City National Plaza in 2005,[15] and the south and north towers, respectively, were renamed City National Tower and Paul Hastings Tower.[16] The low-rise building at the back of the plaza is known as the Jewel Box, and is occupied by the Gensler architectural firm. Gensler moved from Santa Monica to the Jewel Box in 2011.[17]
ARCO Plaza opened with a 220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2) shopping center on two levels which gained attention for the novelty of a shopping center within an office tower complex and for its sleek design of brick walkways, tiled and mirrored escalator wells and fresh flowers.[citation needed] There were over 40 shops and services and over 10 restaurants including “François”.[29] During the 2004 renovation, the lower shopping level was converted to parking and today the one remaining level is a food court.[30]
Featured extensively throughout the 1971 movie The Omega Man (which was filmed during the Plaza's construction phase), shown in various stages of completion.
Plaza area and water sculpture featured in the 1976 film, Marathon Man.
The complex was also extensively featured in the 1976 NBC mini-series, The Moneychangers, which starred Kirk Douglas, Christopher Plummer, Susan Flannery, Anne Baxter and Timothy Bottoms. The Bank of America branch then located in the jewel Box was rebadged as the First Mercantile American Bank (FMA) main branch for both exterior and interior filming. Multiple exterior shots of the ARCO tower (now the Paul Hastings Tower) were used to suggest it as the location of FMA's executive offices.
Both towers were prominently featured in a couple of shots from the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi
The north "Paul Hastings" tower was depicted as being struck by an air-to-air Sidewinder missile (a shot which utilized a detailed miniature of both towers), in the 1983 film, Blue Thunder.
In the 2015 film San Andreas, the twin towers were shown swaying violently during an earthquake and in a later shot, the Paul Hastings tower was shown falling on the City National Tower. Later in the film, one of the buildings was reused in the 9.6 earthquake in San Francisco, and renamed as the “San Francisco Bank & Trust.” It is seen breaking in half during the panning shot towards the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Featured in "Adam-12 Skywatch part 1". Reed and Malloy locate robbery suspects on the 26th floor while cross training with the helicopter unit.
Galleryedit
City National Plaza Twin Towers
See alsoedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to City National Plaza.
^. Atlantic Richfield Company. 9 December 1997. Archived from the original on 13 January 1998. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
^Weaver, John D. (October 1, 1972). "L.A. Grows Up". Los Angeles Times. p. N33. ProQuest 157158798. The latest additions to L.A.'s urban landscape are the twin 52-story towers of Atlantic Richfield Plaza--a mammoth, $188-million office complex and shopping center that rises on the same square block at Fifth and Flower where the old, gold-spired...[permanent dead link]
^Broder, John M. (August 5, 1986). "Arco, B of A Will Sell Twin Tower Complex in L.A. : Deal With U.S. Unit of Shuwa Co. in Japan Will Give Both Needed Cash". Los Angeles Times.
^Vincent, Roger (January 18, 2003). "Developer to Buy Arco Plaza: Once considered L.A.'s best corporate address, the complex is sold for $270 million, less than half its purchase price 16 years ago". Los Angeles Times.
^"Thomas Properties Moves to Arco Plaza". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2003.
^Vincent, Roger (July 22, 2013). "Thomas Properties angling to buy out CalSTRS in joint venture". Los Angeles Times.
^"Thomas Properties Group Signs Law Firm Fulbright & Jaworski at Arco Plaza". Business Wire (Press release). August 9, 2004.
^Sanchez, Jesus (December 14, 2001). "Arco Tower to Become Paul Hastings Tower". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^"Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^Roger Vincent (February 4, 2011). "Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^. www.crowell.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
^"Thomas Properties Group Signs Law Firm Fulbright & Jaworski At City National Plaza". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
^ Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
Cameron, Robert (1990). Above Los Angeles. San Francisco: Cameron & Company. ISBN0-918684-48-X.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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City National Plaza is a twin tower skyscraper complex on South Flower Street in western Downtown Los Angeles California United States It was originally named ARCO Plaza upon opening in 1972 City National PlazaPaul Hastings and City National TowersLocation within the Los Angeles metropolitan areaShow map of the Los Angeles metropolitan areaCity National Plaza California Show map of CaliforniaCity National Plaza the United States Show map of the United StatesFormer namesARCO Plaza 1972 2005 Alternative namesARCO CenterARCO PlazaARCO Plaza North TowerARCO Plaza South TowerAtlantic Richfield TowersBank of America TowerLos Angeles Twin TowersGeneral informationTypeCommercial officesLocation505 555 South Flower StreetLos Angeles CaliforniaCoordinates34 03 03 N 118 15 25 W 34 0508 N 118 2569 W 34 0508 118 2569Construction started1969Completed1972ManagementCommonWealth PartnersHeightRoof213 3 m 700 ft Technical detailsFloor count52Floor area206 000 m2 2 22 million sq ft Lifts elevators64Design and constructionArchitect s Albert C Martin amp AssociatesMain contractorRobert E McKee Inc Websitewww wbr citynationalplaza wbr comReferences 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contents 1 History 1 1 Richfield Tower 1 2 ARCO Plaza 1 3 City National Plaza 2 Tenants 2 1 Jewel Box 2 2 Paul Hastings Tower 2 3 City National Bank Tower 3 Shopping center 4 In popular culture 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Further reading 8 External linksHistory editRichfield Tower edit Further information Richfield Tower The present complex is on the site of the landmark Richfield Tower that was designed in the Art Deco style by Morgan Walls amp Clements and completed in 1929 It was the headquarters of the Atlantic Richfield oil company It was demolished in the spring of 1969 citation needed ARCO Plaza edit The current skyscraper complex was built as the ARCO Plaza with a pair of 213 3 m 700 ft 52 story office towers The northernmost tower became the new world headquarters for the Atlantic Richfield Company ARCO the present day Paul Hastings Tower The southern tower became the Los Angeles headquarters of the Bank of America 9 An underground shopping complex was accessed by open escalators from the street level plaza citation needed Upon completion in 1972 10 the ARCO Plaza towers were the tallest buildings in the city for one year before being overtaken by Aon Center and were the tallest twin towers in the world until the completion of the World Trade Center in New York City The towers are the tallest twin buildings in the United States outside of New York City where the 55 floor Time Warner Center stands at 750 ft 230 m citation needed In 1986 joint owners ARCO and Bank of America sold the buildings to Shuwa Investments Corp the American subsidiary of Shuwa Co of Tokyo for 650 million while both remained tenants in their respective named towers 11 Shuwa later sold the property in 2003 to Thomas Properties Group and other investors for 270 million 12 13 14 The towers are constructed of steel frames covered with polished panels of forest green granite and panes of bronze glass In 2016 the exterior of the top two floors and the service roof of The Paul Hastings Tower were modified on the north east and south flanks to house their upgraded headquarters and offices This modification features silver trim and panes of light green glass panels citation needed City National Plaza edit The ARCO Plaza complex was renamed City National Plaza in 2005 15 and the south and north towers respectively were renamed City National Tower and Paul Hastings Tower 16 The low rise building at the back of the plaza is known as the Jewel Box and is occupied by the Gensler architectural firm Gensler moved from Santa Monica to the Jewel Box in 2011 17 The plaza includes a monumental sculpture fountain Double Ascension by artist Herbert Bayer citation needed Tenants edit Jewel Box edit Gensler architecture firm 18 Paul Hastings Tower edit nbsp Photograph of the Paul Hastings Tower from ground level in October 2013Boston Consulting Group Crowell amp Moring 19 RSM US Grant Thornton Northwestern Mutual Los Angeles Paul Hastings Regus 20 City National Bank Tower edit City National Bank Foley amp Lardner 21 Norton Rose Fulbright 22 Jones Day 23 Katten Muchin Rosenman 24 Kroll 25 Rottet Studio 26 Squire Patton Boggs Turner Construction 27 White amp Case LLP 28 Shopping center editARCO Plaza opened with a 220 000 sq ft 20 000 m2 shopping center on two levels which gained attention for the novelty of a shopping center within an office tower complex and for its sleek design of brick walkways tiled and mirrored escalator wells and fresh flowers citation needed There were over 40 shops and services and over 10 restaurants including Francois 29 During the 2004 renovation the lower shopping level was converted to parking and today the one remaining level is a food court 30 In popular culture editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Featured extensively throughout the 1971 movie The Omega Man which was filmed during the Plaza s construction phase shown in various stages of completion Plaza area and water sculpture featured in the 1976 film Marathon Man The complex was also extensively featured in the 1976 NBC mini series The Moneychangers which starred Kirk Douglas Christopher Plummer Susan Flannery Anne Baxter and Timothy Bottoms The Bank of America branch then located in the jewel Box was rebadged as the First Mercantile American Bank FMA main branch for both exterior and interior filming Multiple exterior shots of the ARCO tower now the Paul Hastings Tower were used to suggest it as the location of FMA s executive offices Both towers were prominently featured in a couple of shots from the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi The north Paul Hastings tower was depicted as being struck by an air to air Sidewinder missile a shot which utilized a detailed miniature of both towers in the 1983 film Blue Thunder In the 2015 film San Andreas the twin towers were shown swaying violently during an earthquake and in a later shot the Paul Hastings tower was shown falling on the City National Tower Later in the film one of the buildings was reused in the 9 6 earthquake in San Francisco and renamed as the San Francisco Bank amp Trust It is seen breaking in half during the panning shot towards the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Featured in Adam 12 Skywatch part 1 Reed and Malloy locate robbery suspects on the 26th floor while cross training with the helicopter unit Gallery editCity National Plaza Twin Towers nbsp nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to City National Plaza nbsp Greater Los Angeles portalRichfield Tower List of tallest buildings in Los AngelesReferences edit Paul Hastings Tower CTBUH Skyscraper Center City National Tower CTBUH Skyscraper Center Emporis building complex ID 102022 Emporis Archived from the original on March 7 2016 City National Tower at Glass Steel and Stone archived Paul Hastings Tower at Glass Steel and Stone archived City National Tower SkyscraperPage Paul Hastings Tower SkyscraperPage City National Plaza at Structurae ARCO A Global Energy Company Atlantic Richfield Company 9 December 1997 Archived from the original on 13 January 1998 Retrieved 11 November 2010 Weaver John D October 1 1972 L A Grows Up Los Angeles Times p N33 ProQuest 157158798 The latest additions to L A s urban landscape are the twin 52 story towers of Atlantic Richfield Plaza a mammoth 188 million office complex and shopping center that rises on the same square block at Fifth and Flower where the old gold spired permanent dead link Broder John M August 5 1986 Arco B of A Will Sell Twin Tower Complex in L A Deal With U S Unit of Shuwa Co in Japan Will Give Both Needed Cash Los Angeles Times Vincent Roger January 18 2003 Developer to Buy Arco Plaza Once considered L A s best corporate address the complex is sold for 270 million less than half its purchase price 16 years ago Los Angeles Times Thomas Properties Moves to Arco Plaza Los Angeles Times March 12 2003 Vincent Roger July 22 2013 Thomas Properties angling to buy out CalSTRS in joint venture Los Angeles Times Thomas Properties Group Signs Law Firm Fulbright amp Jaworski at Arco Plaza Business Wire Press release August 9 2004 Sanchez Jesus December 14 2001 Arco Tower to Become Paul Hastings Tower Los Angeles Times Retrieved 21 March 2017 Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L A Los Angeles Times 2011 02 04 Retrieved 2019 10 03 Roger Vincent February 4 2011 Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L A Los Angeles Times Retrieved 4 January 2013 Locations Crowell amp Moring LLP www crowell com Archived from the original on June 14 2012 Regus Office Space in Los Angeles Archived from the original on 2012 07 10 Retrieved 2012 07 14 Law Firm Takes Two Floors in City National Tower Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2012 07 14 Thomas Properties Group Signs Law Firm Fulbright amp Jaworski At City National Plaza Archived from the original on February 4 2013 Jones Day s Los Angeles office relocates to City National Tower In downtown L A Archived from the original on 2019 01 10 Retrieved 2012 07 14 Los Angeles Downtown katten com Kroll Office Locations Archived from the original on 2011 08 10 Retrieved 2012 07 14 Rottet Studio Rottet Studio Turner Construction Office Network Los Angeles Anaheim Turner Construction Retrieved 16 July 2012 Los Angeles White amp Case LLP www whitecase com Arco Plaza offers top variety Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California November 30 1973 p 141 City National Plaza Los Angeles Conservancy Further reading edit Cameron Robert 1990 Above Los Angeles San Francisco Cameron amp Company ISBN 0 918684 48 X External links editOfficial website 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