Metro Headquarters Building
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Metro Headquarters Building | |
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Alternative names | One Gateway Plaza |
General information | |
Type | Governmental office |
Location | 1 Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, California United States |
Coordinates | 34°3′23.2″N 118°13′58.6″W / 34.056444°N 118.232944°W |
Current tenants | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Completed | 1995 |
Cost | $145.5 million |
Height | |
Roof | 398 ft (121 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 26 |
Floor area | 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners |
Main contractor | Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. |
Other information | |
Parking | 3,000 spaces |
Public transit access | Union Station Patsaouras Transit Plaza |
The Metro Headquarters Building (or One Gateway Plaza) is a 398 ft (121 m) high rise office tower in Los Angeles, California. It is located in Northeastern Downtown Los Angeles, east across the tracks from Union Station.
Completed in 1995, it serves as the main headquarters for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Building
The $145.5 million building is the main fixture of the
The construction of this building was filmed in the 1994 children's video There Goes a Bulldozer, where Dave Hood climbed a tower crane.
In the
The building was also home to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) from 2011 to 2018.
Criticism
Prior to its completion, the building was criticized for its use of expensive construction materials as a public agency. One critic dubbed it as a "Taj Mahal" in reference to its Italian granite, English brick and a $300,000 aquarium.[2][3] However, proponents of the project argued that it would spur development around Union Station and create a new public gathering place.[3]
See also
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTA Building > Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences". dornsife.usc.edu. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Simon, Richard (September 24, 1995). "Urban Jewel or Height of Folly?". Los Angeles Times. p. B1. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.