Metropolis (Los Angeles)

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Metropolis Los Angeles
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Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
General information
TypeRetail, Hotel and Residential
Location889 Francisco St.
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′54″N118°15′51″W / 34.04833°N 118.26417°W / 34.04833; -118.26417 Coordinates: 34°02′54″N118°15′51″W / 34.04833°N 118.26417°W / 34.04833; -118.26417
Construction started2014
Completed2018
Cost$1 billion
Owner Greenland Real Estate Group
Management Greenland Real Estate Group
Height
Top floor191 m (627 ft) (Tower IV)
Technical details
Floor count56
7 below ground (Tower IV)
Floor area2 Million Sq/ft
Design and construction
Architect(s) Gensler (Phase I), HED (Phase II)
Developer Greenland USA
Main contractor Webcor Builders, Pankow & Penta
References
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Metropolis, is a residential and retail complex composed of four towers in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The complex is within walking distance of the Crypto.com Arena, L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Contents

Metropolis Complex is composed of one hotel and three residential towers. The hotel opened as Hotel Indigo.

History

Metropolis was originally proposed in the 1980s by previous developers. The towers replaced a parking lot. Metropolis will have 70,000 sq ft of retail. [2] Metropolis Tower I currently holds the 18 story Indigo hotel. Tower III is topped off at 451 ft. 40 stories tall and all residential. Tower IV is the tallest of the four at 647 ft. 58 stories tall. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fourth Metropolis Tower Tops Out in DTLA". Urbanize LA. May 17, 2017.
  2. "Retail - Metropolis". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-07-24.