LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 141

Eightball · #**2801** Posted **Jul 10, 2015, 7:47 PM**

An hour ago

Wilshire Grand by robb, on Flickr

timpdx · #**2802** Posted **Jul 14, 2015, 3:39 AM**

blackcat23 · #**2803** Posted **Jul 14, 2015, 2:24 PM**

http://urbanize.la/post/grand-tour-wilshire-grand

Some pics from our tour inside the construction site:

kaneui · #**2804** Posted **Jul 17, 2015, 1:10 AM**

Great to watch this tower climbing into the sky. From the renders and what we're seeing thus far, the breakdown is looking something like this:

- the tall, 4-story high lobby/mezzanine
- then, 3 extra tall floors (for meeting space, I'm guessing)
- above that, 14 shorter floors for commercial office space
- 3 floors in the middle of the building with the belt trusses - the 2 top ones as tall as the meeting space floors far below (anyone know what these will be used for?)
- continuing up, 35 floors for the majority of hotel rooms -somewhat shorter than the office floors
- the remaining top floors for the sky lobby, restaurant(s), observation deck, etc.

Also, any guesses as to what they'll be charging to visit the observation deck? (The OUE/U.S. Bank Tower will supposedly be asking $25.)

Eightball · #**2805** Posted **Jul 17, 2015, 7:01 PM**

today

Wilshire Grand DTLA by robb, on Flickr

Wilshire Grand DTLA by robb, on Flickr

lots more at my flickr

chris08876 · #**2806** Posted **Jul 17, 2015, 10:49 PM**

Wilshire Grand and its new Family of skyscrapers: (Left of Aon)

Also several other downtown developments u/c can be seen.

Los Angeles by Jason Chung, on Flickr

peanut gallery · #**2807** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 2:00 AM**

^Wow, that's an epic aerial. It's good to see all that construction around downtown.

Eightball - thanks for those shots. I'm starting to get a sense for how this will fit in amongst its neighbors. I'm liking the glass on this a lot. It's going to look really nice.

King Kill 'em · #**2808** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 3:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by kaneui

Great to watch this tower climbing into the sky.

Also, any guesses as to what they'll be charging to visit the observation deck? (The OUE/U.S. Bank Tower will supposedly be asking $25.)

Didn't they say somewhere it was going to be free?

Eightball · #**2809** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 6:02 AM**

(inspired by a Mojeda comment)

Wilshire Grand #DTLA by robb, on Flickr

timpdx · #**2810** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 5:34 PM**

Sleepless this morning, so a few shots of WGT from early

Eightball · #**2811** Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 7:08 PM**

^^^ love that first shot

unanimity · #**2812** Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 10:57 PM**

Here's an updated progress diagram. Is it just me or does it seem like the tower won't have as much as an impact on the skyline as previously thought? I know we have quite a ways to go but the core is roughly 2/3 to the top of the crown and it really doesnt seem that high at all compared to the Aon or USBT. I hope I'm wrong.

unanimity · #**2813** Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 11:14 PM**

using timpdx's picture, and by counting the number of floors constructed and comparing that to the diagram, i came up with this rough outline of the completed tower. it really doesn't look that tall at all afterall. Maybe this is why any of the renderings by AC martin avoided showing the whole skyline?

Just-In-Cali · #**2814** Posted **Jul 22, 2015, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by unanimity

using timpdx's picture, and by counting the number of floors constructed and comparing that to the diagram, i came up with this rough outline of the completed tower. it really doesn't look that tall at all afterall. Maybe this is why any of the renderings by AC martin avoided showing the whole skyline?

This hasnt been a mystery. The top of the bulk of the building, or where the last floor and skydeck are, will be around 835-840', about the height of the AON tower. The 'sail', or crown of the tower, will be about 100' taller. So main structure rises to the documented height of 934'. Then the spire makes up the difference.. Your drawing is a bit short at that. But a good effort.

upward 2000 · #**2815** Posted **Jul 22, 2015, 1:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by unanimity

using timpdx's picture, and by counting the number of floors constructed and comparing that to the diagram, i came up with this rough outline of the completed tower. it really doesn't look that tall at all afterall. Maybe this is why any of the renderings by AC martin avoided showing the whole skyline?

The WG outside pool deck is about 840' AGL The lobby is 286' MSL. The Aon is 858' AGL The lobby is at 280' MSL.The pool deck will be about equil to the AON sign.

Eightball · #**2816** Posted **Jul 24, 2015, 5:06 AM**

footage from today

• Video Link

upward 2000 · #**2817** Posted **Jul 24, 2015, 9:40 AM**

Nice video!

We are over 600' for the core

The Lurker · #**2818** Posted **Jul 25, 2015, 6:03 PM**

Aw that's disappointing. Thought it was a legit 1100' building. The US bank building is getting cheated

Mojeda101 · #**2819** Posted **Jul 25, 2015, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Lurker

Aw that's disappointing. Thought it was a legit 1100' building. The US bank building is getting cheated

Spires count, get over it.

sw5710 · #**2820** Posted **Jul 26, 2015, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Lurker

Aw that's disappointing. Thought it was a legit 1100' building. The US bank building is getting cheated

Remember the BK has a 400' spire that is for looks only. The top part of that spire becomes a 5' diameter hollow tube/pipe that is counted in the 2717' height. Trump Tower in Chicago has a spire on the top several feet in diameter. There are numerous others that count around the world.