820 Olive

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825 S Hill
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Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Alternative names825 South Hill
General information
TypeRetail, Residential
Architectural style Modern
Location820 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°01′44″N118°05′01″W / 34.02889°N 118.08361°W / 34.02889; -118.08361 Coordinates: 34°01′44″N118°05′01″W / 34.02889°N 118.08361°W / 34.02889; -118.08361
Construction started2016
Completed2019
Cost$500 Million
Owner Onni Group
Management Onni Group
Height
Architectural563 ft (171.6 m)
Tip563 ft (171.6 m)
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count49
4 below ground
Floor area529,083 sq ft (49,153.4 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectChris Dikeakos Architects
Developer Onni Group
Main contractor Onni Group
Website
https://www.825southhilldtla.com/
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

820 Olive or 825 South Hill, is a residential and retail tower in downtown Los Angeles, California that is located within walking distance from Staples Center, L.A. Live, and the Broadway. [6] It was developed by Onni Group and designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects. Construction of the building was started in July 2016 and completed in February 2019 with an overall height of 563 ft (171.6 m). It has 49 floors. At the time of its completion, it became the tallest residential tower in California. [1] [7] It was then surpassed by the 56 floors, 647 ft (197.2 m) tall Metropolis Tower D in December 2019. [8] [9]

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History

The building site was previously used as a parking lot. [10]

Part of the site, at the southwest corner of Eighth and Hill was the location of the RKO Hillstreet Theatre, 801 S. Hill St., opened 1922, architect G. Albert Lansburgh, closed 1963, demolished 1965. [11]

In 2014, Onni Group announced that they would build a residential skyscraper on the site. [12] On 12 January 2016, the developer obtained grading and shoring permits from the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to build the building on the site. [10] The project later groundbroke in February 2016. [13] It then followed by foundation works in July of that year. [14] The building topped out in 2018. [15] Following the completion of its interior works, 820 Olive opened on 15 February 2019. [16] It has a total of 516 residential units and more than 5,000 sq ft (460 m2) of retail. [4]

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  4. 1 2 "825 South Hill". downtownla.com. Downtown Center Business Improvement District. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Sharp, Steven (13 June 2017). "Checking in on 820 Olive Street". urbanize.la. Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Steven (21 April 2017). "Updated Look for 49-Story Olive Street Tower". urbanize.la. Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Sharp, Steven (16 December 2016). "Tracking Onni's Growing Los Angeles Portfolio". urbanize.la. Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Greenland USA (17 December 2019). "Completion of Metropolis in Downtown Los Angeles". prnewswire.com. PR Newswire . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Building List - Base Data (List: Los Angeles - Completed - Residential)". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. 1 2 Kim, Chad (13 January 2016). "825 Hill: Planned 49 Story Tower from Onni Group Obtains Grading and Shoring Permits". www.laocdb.com. LA OC Development Buzz. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "RKO Hillstreet Theatre", Cinema Treasures
  12. ↑ Barragan, Bianca (17 March 2014). "Here's the 50-Story Condo Skyscraper Headed to Eighth & Olive". la.curbed.com. LA Curbed . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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