Security Building | |
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Alternative names | Lofts at the Security Building |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Residential apartments |
Location | 510 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°02′49″N118°14′59″W / 34.0469°N 118.2497°W Coordinates: 34°02′49″N118°14′59″W / 34.0469°N 118.2497°W |
Completed | 1906 |
Management | Simpson Property Group |
Height | |
Roof | 50.29 m (165.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | John Parkinson and Bergstrom Killefer Flammang Architects |
Security Building | |
Architectural style | Classical Revival and Chicago style |
Part of | Spring Street Financial District (ID79000489) |
LAHCM No. | 741 |
Designated CP | 1979 |
References | |
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The Security Building is an 11-story high-rise building located at 510 South Spring Street within the Spring Street Financial District in Downtown Los Angeles, California. It has been converted to the residential Lofts at the Security Building.
It was the former headquarters office building of Security First National Bank, completed in 1906. The building was the tallest building in the city for four years when completed.
The Security Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and is a Historic district contributing property to the Spring Street Financial District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
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