Getty Building (Los Angeles)
Building in Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
34.061350°N 118.309423°W / 34.061350; -118.309423
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Getty Building | |
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General information | |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Address | 3810 Wilshire Blvd |
Groundbreaking | March 14, 1961 (1961-03-14) |
Opened | April 22, 1963 (1963-04-22) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Claud Beelman |
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The Getty Building is a 22-storey former office tower in Los Angeles, California. The building was a project of J. Paul Getty and upon completion served as the head office of Getty Oil. The architect for the structure was Claud Beelman whose design was in a New Formalist mode. Construction began on March 14, 1961, and the building opened officially on April 22, 1963. After sitting vacant for a decade, the building underwent a residential conversion and reopened in 2007 as a condominium called the Mercury.