Los Angeles

United States

Facts

Population

3,898,747 (2022)

First 150m+ Building

Union Bank Plaza (1967)

Tallest Building

Wilshire Grand Center (335 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Wilshire Grand Center	335.3 m / 1,100 ft
2	U.S. Bank Tower	310.3 m / 1,018 ft
3	707 Wilshire Tower	261.5 m / 858 ft
4	Two California Plaza	228.6 m / 750 ft
5	Gas Company Tower	228.3 m / 749 ft
6	Wells Fargo North Tower	225.6 m / 740 ft
7	Bank of America Plaza	224 m / 735 ft
8	777 Tower	221 m / 725 ft
9	Figueroa at Wilshire	218.5 m / 717 ft
10	City National Tower	213.1 m / 699 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Los Angeles CTBUH Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Platinum	458	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Langan	Platinum	101	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	360	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	210	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Mott MacDonald	Gold	17	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Enclos Corp.	Silver	47	MATR
Eric Owen Moss Architects	Silver	0	ARCH
HKA Elevator Consulting, Inc	Silver	4	VERC
Nabih Youssef & Associates	Silver	3	STRC
OLYMPIQUE Façade Access Consulting	Silver	6	FACS
RIOS	Silver	3	ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

Former CTBUH Advisory Group, 2015 – 2018

James Bilger

CBRE

CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: Los Angeles

21 October 2022

The CTBUH California Committee is proud to lead a…

2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back

27 Jun-09 August 2019

Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design…

Videos

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