Century City

[Style™]

http://www.crosbyheafey.com/img/offices/century.jpg

http://www.cyberpresspublishing.com/urban_angles02/century_city_walls.jpg

Downtown LA in the background:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/997530.jpg

Fox Plaza:
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/FoxTower.JPGhttp://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/images/FoxPlaza.jpghttp://www.gate.net/~roblin3/California/Los%20Angeles/2a.jpg

The Century Plaza Hotel (Where Presidents stay):
http://www.brandeis.edu/ajs/Century%20Plaza.jpghttp://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/CenturyPlaza.JPG

Century City Towers:
http://members.cox.net/rmscott/misc01/century_city.jpghttp://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/CenturyCityTowers.JPG

Sun America Center:
http://www.jfpartners.com/2001%20Website/architecture/sunam/sunam200/Sunam3.jpg

ABC Entertainment Center:
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/ABCentertainmentCenter.JPG

Fox Studios:
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/FoxStudios2.JPG

The Market place at the Century City
Shopping Center:
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/CenturyCityMarketplace.JPG
DIVE!

Steven Spielberg's submarine-themed restaurant,
in Century City (Los Angeles), California
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/Dive.JPG

Park Hyatt LA @ Century City:
http://los-angeles.guide-to-hotels.com/smallhotelpictures/park-hyatt-los-angeles-at-cent-hotel-los-angeles.jpg

More Views of Century City:
http://www.gate.net/~roblin3/California/Los%20Angeles/Century.JPG

http://www.gate.net/~roblin3/California/Los%20Angeles/Century2.JPG

http://www.gate.net/~roblin3/California/Los%20Angeles/1a.JPG

http://www.loeb.com/FSL5CS/UploadedImages/off_cc.jpg


Another Century City View:
http://www.rlux.com/centcity_towers_vert2b.jpg

http://www.americanstyle.com/img/assets/1018/LAscape2.JPG

http://www.nbportal.com/img/imghotels/h1858952.jpg

http://www.beachcalifornia.com/centci4a.JPG

http://la.calhotels.us/images/auto/171113.jpg

The Park Hyatt Hotel

http://images.travelnow.com/hotelimages/h/LAX_HY09-exter-1.jpg

http://www.resortsgreathotels.com/articles/parkhyattla/parkhyattla5b.jpg

http://rghonline.com/articles/parkhyattla/parkhyattla.jpg

[james2390]

Cool Pic:D (http://www.rlux.com/centcity_towers_vert2b.jpg)

[Daortiz]

Century City Rocks!! :D

[Style™]

Anyone have more photos? (cough) daortiz (cough) :D

[Daortiz]

Originally posted by Style

Anyone have more photos? (cough) daortiz (cough) :D

I think is time for your medication!!! :lol:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711la4.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711westla.jpg

century Fox Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711872432-001.jpg

[Style™]

|I just got it! ;)


:D

[Brian21]

hey in the photo above,

The skyscraper on the right was in Die Hard 1 wasn't it?

[Daortiz]

Originally posted by Brian21

hey in the photo above,

The skyscraper on the right was in Die Hard 1 wasn't it?

That's the one ;)

[pwright1]

:) I just love Century City.

[Daortiz]

Sometimes it amazes me! but LA has to be one of a few
cities that has two downtownlike areas all within
the same city limits!
I think Century City by itself would be a mayor skyline player :yes:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711los-angeles-downtown.jpg

[leeinvenice]

None of the above pics include the new 38 floor MGM tower. It's located just west of the century plaza hotel and it is beautiful.
I think I have some pics somewhere, I'll find them and post it in this thread.

[leeinvenice]

How do you insert a pic on this site?

[Daortiz]

None of the above pics include the new 38 floor MGM tower. It's located just west of the century plaza hotel and it is beautiful.
I think I have some pics somewhere, I'll find them and post it in this thread.

yes it does, it's right there the tallest to the right of the twin ones

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711los-angeles-downtown.jpg

and to insert images follow this:

Latinscrapers guide to insert images (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=58447)

[leeinvenice]

No, the building you are refering to is the Sun America Tower. If the MGM tower was in this pic, it would be further to the right.

[Daortiz]

No, the building you are refering to is the Sun America Tower. If the MGM tower was in this pic, it would be further to the right.

Yes I remember now :sleepy:

[LA4life]

No, the building you are refering to is the Sun America Tower. If the MGM tower was in this pic, it would be further to the right.

Actually leeinvenice, he is right that building is MGM Tower. Its got the MGM sign on top. I believe SunAmerica is directly behind it from this angle.


http://www.californiaskyscrapers.com/CA/losangeles/mgmtower2.jpg

[leeinvenice]

Nope, check again, the building that you are refering to is more square and it says Sun America on the top of it. The MGM tower is directly west of the Centry Plaza Hotel, it has not been built in the photo above. If the MGM tower were in this photo, it would block out the St. Regis hotel (just betweeen the Century Plaza Hotel and the Fox building). Study the diffrent set backs on the MGM Tower and you'll see the one in the Centry City Skyline pic has no set backs, just goes straight up..

[leeinvenice]

I have a great pic of the MGM tower I took from the 12 floor of the Century Plaza Hotel but I can't figure out how to get it on this site?!?..

[Daortiz]

Actually leeinvenice, he is right that building is MGM Tower. Its got the MGM sign on top. I believe SunAmerica is directly behind it from this angle.


http://www.californiaskyscrapers.com/CA/losangeles/mgmtower2.jpg

Thanks LA4life
I knew that was it but I got confused, I went to a 3 day conference to the century plaza hotel, and I thought I saw the building in the block right on the side of the hotel.

[Wu-Gambino]

I have a great pic of the MGM tower I took from the 12 floor of the Century Plaza Hotel but I can't figure out how to get it on this site?!?..
You have to upload it onto a host first:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=59844

and check this out for more info
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/faq/faqs.htm#04

[Brunswick]

Century City is really dense and has a great skyline.

[Wu-Gambino]

^ Agreed, but I wish it were part of downtown LA's skyline, just think how much larger and dense the LA skyline would be!

[Jasonhouse]

Is there anything going on in the Century City area? Any devlelopments, or is the office market stalled right now?

What about residential? It seems like this would be a strong market for residential highrises. (as would the entire LA Basin IMO)

[pwright1]

I love L.A. :)

[nightcrawler]

huge takings are spectacular

[Imperfect Ending]

http://www.seeing-stars.com/Images/Slides/Dive.JPG

That submarine is not there anymore

[Imperfect Ending]

http://www.rlux.com/centcity_towers_vert2b.jpg

You can see my school in between the twin towers :D see the red roof?

[Money Man]

JasonHouse, There is the new developement called "Avenue of the Stars" which in the picture above is going in front of the Century Towers. That's the only building that I know of at the moment.

[The anti-cheesehead]

Century City is cool. Here is one of my personal pics of Century City:

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/33/CenturyCity.jpg

[savvysearch]

Century City reminds me of those 70s cop shows like Dragnet. It's got a cool vibe to it.

[Imperfect Ending]

yum yum smog

[SChristopher]

Century City, being only a "neighborhood" of a city has a nicer skyline than many cities with metros of over a million. even has retail space and resedential.. Awesome

[Jacek]

Century City Club made a big impression on me. Especially the patio surrounded by skyscrapers. I was there during some modelling show and having fun with beautiful ladies outside surrounded by palm trees and skyscrapers at night is really something.

[Daortiz]

Once again this mega shot I really like :D
Just awesome!!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3093/1711LAX1.jpg

[Imperfect Ending]

http://img249.echo.cx/img249/8035/justin1618sc.jpg

http://img249.echo.cx/img249/73/justin1684fn.jpg

[Imperfect Ending]

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/9549/lasties1838sl.jpg

My walk to the mall

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/4116/lasties1861ms.jpg

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/9591/lasties1858ap.jpg

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/2613/lasties1875cx.jpg

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/5509/lasties1900ir.jpg

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/3798/lasties1923ak.jpg

http://img92.echo.cx/img92/6084/lasties1935lk.jpg

[FlavioZona5]

Wowww nice pics. But I think they're kinnda old. I don't see the MGM bldg. Also if you notice, the twin towers are not the same any more. A new building is being build by avenue of the stars that will actually change dramatically the appearence not only of the twin towers, but the whole Century City scenario!
I'll try to bring this picture!! :cheers:

[PotatoGuy]

why are there skyscrapers in century city in the first place? like why werent they just built in dt la?

[VansTripp]

awesome pic :D

[Jimmy James]

Well I've always wondered about that!
http://www.rlux.com/centcity_towers_vert2b.jpg
These towers were always in the establishing shots of that old CBS series Family Law (very popular in Australia on Network 10). I knew it was supposed to be LA but it didn't quite look like the LA skyline to me - this explains why. Very cool!

[squeemu]

Yeah, those towers are also in the Steven Martin movie "The Jerk." When I saw it a long time ago, I thought "those towers are not in Los Angeles, they are in Century City!" I wondered why he kept saying he was in L.A. Now that I know more about the city, I know that Century City IS Los Angeles.

[redspork02]

That Bugs me!!!!
Not Knowing if your in L.A. Or not.

[Imperfect Ending]

why are there skyscrapers in century city in the first place? like why werent they just built in dt la?

There are skyscrapers spreaded throughout the city

[TICONLA1]

Well, i believe one of the original ideas for the Century city development was to provide office space for the entertainment industry. (if you all are unclear on it's history i'll explane it later.)
Anyway the development was started in 1966, those two residental towers off Pico blvd. where the first towers, the largest component, the ABC entertainment complex, or the "theme" towers, went in, in 1973,4 and includes one of the largest excavations in the world, (parking under the towers, goes down 7 levels) and the architect, Minoru Yamasaki's original plan called for a 100 story single, triangular tower, But the landing approch to the Santa Monica airport is over the site, in the end the FAA permitted max. height 600', so we got twin 44's instead. And not only did they go up at the same time as the World Trade Center, in New York, the structural system is almost identcal to the WTC, although based on 3 as opposed to 4. the corner footings took 30, ten yard cement mixers each, and as they had to cure at the same rate, all 6 where poured simultaneously.

As with New York City, a west coast version of Rockafellar Center, Total buildout came with the completion of the 34 story MGM tower in 2000, (the Fox tower, and the Marriot hotel where developed by Fox, and the parcels of land not in the Century City development.

I personally think the development, locating some 10 million sq.ft. 10 miles from the CBD was a great foresite in the overall development of the city of Los Angeles, although from the beginning i think subway or lightrail, should have had priority status to Century City.

Consider the picture of this city in 100 years, when the area between Downtown and Century City looks like Sao Paulo, Brazil, with two fully developed CBD's at each end. great thinking.!!! and i also helped build it, installing plumbing systems in both the 24 story, Watt City Center towers, and the second, 16 story, Northrop tower.

With the plans that are proposed for CC, (most notably, the residental tower to replace the St. Regis hotel, by the great New York architect, Robert A M Stern) this development has a great future.

A footnote; the theme towers were only 11% occupied, for almost 5 years, becoming fully leased in 1982

[PotatoGuy]

wow, i had no idea

[acelereitor]

Nice place¡¡¡ One of the most famous movies filmed in Century City was "Die Hard".

[Imperfect Ending]

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3316/alldistrict1517dm.jpg

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

Man, I read an article in the Times [ that I still have] that thre are 2 47 story towers being developed. Wonder why no one has ever heard of this.

[WANCH]

The Fox Plaza was the one used for Die Hard right?

Anyway, I like Century City and I think it's one of the few CBDs in LA that is not connected with a freeway. It also provides an alternate office environment to Downtown LA :)

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Man, I read an article in the Times [ that I still have] that thre are 2 47 story towers being developed. Wonder why no one has ever heard of this.

i posted a link a couple of months ago, search and you will find it.

[ASupertall4SD]

damn, Century City has a better skyline than LA, only less tall. But larger.

[WANCH]

I'm still in favor of Downtown LA when it comes to skylines.

But I sometimes prefer working here :)

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

damn, Century City has a better skyline than LA, only less tall. But larger.


what are you talking about? there is no way on earth that century city has a larger downtown than downtown LA. any angle any view. its not even close.

[james2390]

Aquamadoor, your school looks fucking sweet! I would love to go to school in a location like that!

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

Century City is probably a fourth of the real skyline.

[Robert Stark]

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[soup or man]

^ Your fucking retarded.

[Westsidelife]

^ Your fucking retarded.

Has it ever occured to you guys that he loves seeing your reactions and just wants to piss you guys off?

[dweebo2220]

Century City scares me. It's like just a 3-D model of a place, without the actual stuff.

I probably sound like East Coasters talking about LA.. but I think they're just confused and think all of LA is like century city: wide alienating roads, buildings with no street level retail, unusable private parks, gated off housing "communities," all centered around a big mall.

[svs]

As someone who has worked in Century City for more than fifteen years, let me say that Century City is a good example of exactly what not to do when planning a city. There is no street life. Residential areas are cut off from commercial areas. No mixed use. And the only linking development in the whole mess, the ABC entertainment complex has just been knocked down to put up another tall. Streets are difficult to cross and the only lively area is the shopping center which is a classic example of park, shop, go to the movie, never leave the center, drive away. The atmosphere in Century City is sterile and needs to be avoided in further developments, regardless of how pretty the skyline may look. City life is at street level. Century City has no life at street level.

[klamedia]

Yep I worked in CC for about a year. I'm convinced that the area spawns a mutant human that has no lips, pale grey skin and drives hybrid cars. Their is also a female counterpart that wears sneakers with dresses.

[solongfullerton]

my question is whether century city is supposed to have a downtown feel to it. not all places of business have to be gathering places. because of CCs location (surrounded by golf courses, single family homes, and movie studios, not to mention not very accesible by freeway), its not the most friendly place to hang out or walk around, and i dont think it was designed to be that way. i work in century city, eat out there a couple of times a week and it serves its purpose. i go to work in an urban environment, i can eat at almost any of the high rise buildings, and if i need to get some shopping done on my lunch break or after work, there's a mall down the street. not to mention, all of this can be done while my car is parked. now, i wish i could take a train to work, or even have a bus get me there in under an hour, but the fact there are so many jobs in such a small place is great for the further urbanization of Los Angeles.
Anyways, my point is that maybe CC is a bit sterile, but it serves its purpose and i think it serves it well. the financial district in NYC really has nothing to offer besides high rises either. if you really are looking for something interesting, westwood, venice, and santa monica really arent that far away and they have plenty to offer.

[Fern~Fern*]

That Bugs me!!!!
Not Knowing if your in L.A. Or not.

What do you mean?

[LANative]

what are you talking about? there is no way on earth that century city has a larger downtown than downtown LA. any angle any view. its not even close.

Yeah, Downtown L.A. has the largest skyline.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

no its not. in fact century city is not dense at all compared to DTLA. check out the hostoric core, there is no way that CC has that much density or even when we consider new towers, because Bunker hill has more density than cc

[LANative]

Well hopefully Downtown will be more denser will in the next few years with all the proposed projects going up.

[TICONLA1]

Century City is probably a fourth of the real skyline.


Century City, Was intended to be the Rockafeller center of the west, and it's skyline, (five towers over 500') and office space, ( over 8 million sq.ft.) it could be concidered the equivelent of a downtown area of a city with a population of 650,000, to 1 million people.

Now if the proposed condo towers go up, more will follow. ( it would be interesting to see what site's will get residential towers) remember it was conceved in the 1960's, and the urban model, has changed since those days.

and good call, if your talking the basin skyline, yes around 20, to 25 % of the skyline, (of the city of LA)

[JRinSoCal]

Hey does anyone have any construction progress pics of the new 1000 Avenue of the Stars building?