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King Kill 'em · #**2961** Posted **Oct 24, 2015, 9:55 PM**

what floor is it up to? Last time I heard was about 3 weeks ago and it was 64 I think

timpdx · #**2962** Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 2:04 AM**

Adding to my earlier efforts, some shots from just now

And we can begin to appreciate its impact on the LA skyline

upward 2000 · #**2963** Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 4:29 PM**

[QUOTE=timpdx;7210715]Adding to my earlier efforts, some shots from just now

Good shot here! The partial floor that goes behind the bottom of the blue core form is level 63 The top of the core is at level 67 Level 68 is the next to be constructed. These are still hotel floors.

kolchak · #**2964** Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 11:06 PM**

DistrictDirt · #**2965** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 1:56 AM**

Went for a Sunday hike in Griffith and snapped some obligatory DTLA photos. Wilshire Grand is already going a long way towards filling out the skyline.

dachacon · #**2966** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by timpdx

The water testing may have something to do with it? Is there a production defect that they are looking for with the testing?

glass curtain leakage testing is standard. Its done to make sure there are no defects letting water in when it rains. better to catch it now then wait till the first storm after its complete to find rain water in hotel rooms or offices causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Doctorboffin · #**2967** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 1:15 PM**

Is the core really almost at full height? The renderings made it seem like it would be much taller.

upward 2000 · #**2968** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 4:30 PM**

The core today is at the 68th level or 756' 3 They need to complete 68-73 That is about 90' of core left.The core will be about even with the AON sign in this render. This is the outside deck level or level 73 The steel will continue up about 100' past that point.Then the spire.

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**2969** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 5:28 PM**

This tower is gonna be a nice addition to the L.A. area, the design is really nicely detailed and unique, Great photos!^^^^^

Eightball · #**2970** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 5:31 PM**

nice shots District Dirt and Kolak

King Kill 'em · #**2971** Posted **Oct 26, 2015, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by upward 2000

The core today is at the 68th level or 756' 3 They need to complete 68-73 That is about 90' of core left.The core will be about even with the AON sign in this render. This is the outside deck level or level 73 The steel will continue up about 100' past that point.Then the spire.

That means only the aon center and us bank are taller than it now. Wells Fargo and 2 California Plaza look taller than it though cause of Bunker Hill giving them a boost.

upward 2000 · #**2972** Posted **Oct 27, 2015, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by King Kill 'em

That means only the aon center and us bank are taller than it now. Wells Fargo and 2 California Plaza look taller than it though cause of Bunker Hill giving them a boost.

True. The KABC Downtown cam now shows there was a partial core and core crane jump today. The work lights on the crane were about even with the top of the PWC building from that cameras perspective last night and now they are above it.

cesar90 · #**2973** Posted **Oct 28, 2015, 5:01 AM**

Eightball · #**2974** Posted **Oct 29, 2015, 5:54 PM**

earlier today

Wilshire Grand by robb, on Flickr

tall/awkward · #**2975** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 3:21 AM**

Wowzers, this is going up fast!

I'll definitely be staying in it when it's finally complete...

photoLith · #**2976** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 4:43 AM**

For how enormous LA is it has a pretty sparse downtown. You would think it would have as enormous and dense of a skyline as Chicago. This tower will be a great addition but it really needs a hell of a lot more towers downtown to fill it in.

LA Kurt · #**2977** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 4:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

For how enormous LA is it has a pretty sparse downtown. You would think it would have as enormous and dense of a skyline as Chicago. This tower will be a great addition but it really needs a hell of a lot more towers downtown to fill it in.

If you add up all the high rises of DT, mid-Wilshire, Century City, the Valley and Santa Monica - that would be a decent, dense clump of buildings. LA County is 555 square miles and the buildings are spread out. The vastness is what makes LA, LA.

DistrictDirt · #**2978** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

For how enormous LA is it has a pretty sparse downtown. You would think it would have as enormous and dense of a skyline as Chicago. This tower will be a great addition but it really needs a hell of a lot more towers downtown to fill it in.

Check back in in 5 years. In downtown there's an enormous amount of towers under construction and in the pipeline.

bobbyv · #**2979** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 9:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

For how enormous LA is it has a pretty sparse downtown. You would think it would have as enormous and dense of a skyline as Chicago. This tower will be a great addition but it really needs a hell of a lot more towers downtown to fill it in.

Yes great cities have lots of skyscrapers downtown like the great city of Houston

King Kill 'em · #**2980** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by LA Kurt

If you add up all the high rises of DT, mid-Wilshire, Century City, the Valley and Santa Monica - that would be a decent, dense clump of buildings. LA County is 555 square miles and the buildings are spread out. The vastness is what makes LA, LA.

La county is larger than that. The city of la is about 469 alone