Table of Contents
Who owns 1 Wilshire?
In 2001 the Carlyle Group bought the building for $119 million, and Hines Real Estate Investment Trust in Houston, Texas paid $287 million for One Wilshire in 2007….
| One Wilshire | |
|---|---|
| Floor area | 664,000 sq ft (61,700 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Developer | S. Jon Kreedman & Company |
What city is One Wilshire building?
Downtown Los Angeles
One Wilshire is a 30-story, 656,000 square-foot building at Grand Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard in Downtown Los Angeles.
Who owns Wilshire Blvd?
Beverly Wilshire Investment Company, LLC
| 9454 Wilshire Boulevard | |
|---|---|
| Current tenants | Bank of America JPMorgan Chase Ferrari Compass Group First American Corporation |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Owner | Beverly Wilshire Investment Company, LLC |
| Technical details |
When was Wilshire built?
1964One Wilshire Building / Construction started
One Wilshire opened in 1964 as a thirty-story prestige office tower, at the time the highest building in its part of downtown. Fifty years later, the building was transformed into the district’s preeminent telecommunications “hotel,” with space leased to a rich array of computer network and Internet services.
Can you walk on Wilshire Blvd?
The best part of walking the whole length of Wilshire Boulevard is that you get to really see what LA is like. You’ll walk through Latino neighborhoods (MacArthur Park and Westlake), Korean (Koreatown), hipster/artsy (Miracle Mile), upscale (Beverly Hills), student (Westwood) and beachy (Santa Monica) places.
What is Miracle Mile known for?
As wealth and newcomers poured into the fast-growing city, Ross’s parcel became one of Los Angeles’s most desirable areas. Acclaimed as “America’s Champs-Élysées,” this stretch of Wilshire near the La Brea Tar Pits was named “Miracle Mile” for its improbable rise to prominence.