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Originally Posted by StethJeff
I get the feeling that Library Tower is gonna remain our signature tower for a looooong time. 
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that regrettably is apparent when coming across stories like this, from 2 days ago.......
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The $367.5-million sale of U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, the tallest building in the West, has been completed. Its new owners are Singapore investors Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. The developer and landlord also owns commercial properties including, offices, shopping centers and hotels in Singapore, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China.
At 72 stories, the circular U.S. Bank Tower has commanded the city skyline since it was completed in 1989 and is one of the best-known office buildings in the country. It was previously named Library Tower and also First Interstate World Center.
The skyscraper designed by the New York firm of star architect I.M. Pei is only 56% leased, the new owner said.
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Originally Posted by brudy
Here's an old shot:
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the former may co bldg may be a tough one to deal with if the owner wants to convert it for hotel guests or residents. That's cuz both its floor heights & floor sizes are very large, even huge. but mainly a problem with the latter, since a lot of the useable floor space is towards the middle of the bldg. No way will someone living or staying in that bldg as a resident or hotel guest...dozens & dozens of feet away from the bldg's perimeter where windows are located.... want to be in a dark, windowless location. the owner would have to cut huge interior light wells into the middle of the bldg to solve that dilemma.
I still remember being in the may co bldg yrs ago & was impressed by how high all the ceilings were, even past the 1st floor. I think the upper levels are tall enough that if they switched them to apts, condos or hotel rms, they could make them split level with 2 levels per each floor. but, again, the bigger problem is that each floor is huge & far away from windows, like a warehouse.
the may co was built to be a traditional dept store & ideally it would be converted back to that type of usage. but no way will its location on broadway....or even in dt overall.....in the future be so jumping with shoppers who have $$ that any existing dept stores will want to use it, esp a fancy one like bloomingdales or a more middle level one like macys.
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Originally Posted by HunterK
Do you understand I care about Downtown? I'm not thread-bombing or trolling. A downtown development thread shouldn't be just cheerleading for tall buildings. Talking about what development is best for downtown is extremely important. We want things to be as great as they can be in our lifetimes.
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I'm puzzled by your take on things. I don't understand why you're unhappy about not just a nordstroms rack being on broadway but ALSO the street having nightclubs too....at least if they're nice clubs & not the type of places that attract troublemakers. I'm even more puzzled by such a POV when so much of broadway still is not much better than this....
I'm reminded of all the forumers who get so
when a new proj isn't taller, or has too much enclosed parking, or a lack of stores on the 1st floor, or is designed in a way that prevents it from winning a Pritzker prize for great architecture. even more so....& since easy mentions what the average person's impression of dt is as they zoom by on all the fwys that surround it.....when too much of the hood isn't much more alluring than this.....
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