Union Bank Plaza

Union Bank Plaza
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area Union Bank Plaza (California) Show map of the Los Angeles metropolitan areaShow map of CaliforniaShow all
Alternative names	UBC Plaza Union Bank of California Building Bunker Hill Square
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	International style
Location	445 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′11″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0530°N 118.2572°W / 34.0530; -118.2572Coordinates: 34°03′11″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0530°N 118.2572°W / 34.0530; -118.2572
Completed	1965 – 1968
Height
Roof	157.28 m (516.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	40
Floor area	68,525 m2 (737,600 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	19
Design and construction
Architect	Albert C. Martin & Associates Harrison & Abramovitz
Services engineer	Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B)
Main contractor	Turner Construction
References
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Union Bank Plaza is a 40-story, 157 m (515 ft) office skyscraper located on South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Construction of the building began in 1965 and was completed in 1968. It is currently the 22nd tallest building in Los Angeles. It was the first skyscraper to be built as part of the Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project. It was built in the International style, a popular way of designing buildings at the time. The complex was named a Los Angeles historic cultural monument in 2020. The building uses induction units for HVAC.

In popular culture[]

Union Bank Plaza was featured in an episode of Tots TV when the Tots went to America.

See also[]

• List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

References[]

Further reading[]

• Cameron, Robert (1990). Above Los Angeles. San Francisco: Cameron & Company. ISBN 0-918684-48-X.