FourFortyFour South Flower
| Company type | Commercial office building |
|---|---|
| Industry | Real estate, Commercial property |
| Predecessor | Sunkist Building (1935–1972) |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles , United States |
Area served | Downtown Los Angeles, California |
| Products | Office space |
| Owner | Coretrust Capital Partners (since 2016) |
| Website | www |
FourFortyFour South Flower, previously known as Citigroup Center, is a 48-story high-rise located at 444 South Flower Street within the Bunker Hill district of downtown Los Angeles, California. Upon its completion in 1981, it was ranked as the fifth tallest structure in the city.
History
Constructed in 1935 by Walker & Eisen, the original eight-story Sunkist Building stood at the intersection of 5th and Hope streets.[1] In October 1970, Sunkist traded this location for a larger site on Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks, leading to the demolition of the initial building by 1972.[1] The parcel remained undeveloped for two years thereafter.
The current tower, developed by the Rockefeller Group and designed by Albert C. Martin & Associates, opened its doors in 1981 under the name Wells Fargo Building.[2] In 2003, ownership transferred to Beacon Capital Partners—who purchased it from Meiji Seimei Realty (USA) and Grosvenor USA Ltd.—at which point it was known as Citicorp Center.[3] From December 2006 until September 2009, the property was held by Broadway Partners Fund Manager, LLC.[4] In November 2016, Coretrust Capital Partners acquired the building for $336 million,[5][6] and Citigroup vacated the premises in 2018, relocating to nearby 1 Cal Plaza.[7]
Public art collection
FourFortyFour South Flower features one of the most extensive public art assemblages in Los Angeles. When the building was completed, five globally acclaimed artists were commissioned to contribute pieces that are exhibited throughout its gallery spaces.
In 2019, a mural by local artist Augustine Kofie was added to the collection.
- Marc Di Suvero – "Shoshone", 1981
- Michael Heizer – "North, East, South, West", created between 1967 and 1981
- Frank Stella – "Long Beach XXIII", 1982
- Robert Rauschenberg – "Fargo Podium", 1982
- Bruce Nauman – "Trench, Shafts, Pit, Tunnel, and Chambers", 1982
- Augustine Kofie – "Two-movement", 2019
Appearances in popular media
- Served as the Credit Dauphine Building in the first two seasons of Alias, portraying the headquarters of the criminal group SD-6.
- Featured as a corporate workplace in ABC’s drama series Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986).
- The site of the primary heist sequence in the film Heat (1995).
- Shown during opening credits and establishing shots for NBC’s L.A. Law (1986–1994), representing the main office building.
- Included in the original intro sequence of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Depicted as The Baxter Building in the unreleased 1994 adaptation of Fantastic Four.
- The setting for the action thriller Skyscraper (1996), starring Anna Nicole Smith.
- Featured in the Los Angeles stage within the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
- Portrayed as the Schlongberg Sachs Center in downtown Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V, an analogue to The Goldman Sachs Group.
- Functions as CatCo Worldwide Media’s headquarters in Supergirl, also hosting Obsidian North’s Buenos Aires offices during season 5.
- Shown collapsing beneath the US Bank Tower in the movie San Andreas.
- Depicted as the Los Angeles CIA branch in Gotcha! (1985).
Principal occupants
- WSP
- Bank of China
- Equinox
- Morgan Stanley
- Parker Stanbury, LLP
See also
External resources
- FourFortyFour South Flower Official Website
- Citigroup Center at Hines Interests Limited Partnership
- FourFortyFour South Flower Tenant Handbook
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlatimes/1993-03-22-me-13983 - ↑ "444 S. Flower Building, Los Angeles. Background information". Archived from the original on January 12, 2006.
- ↑ "Beacon Capital Acquires Citicorp Center - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 22 November 2003.
- ↑ "Citigroup Center". Broadway Partners. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ↑ "Iconic Downtown LA Office Building Commands $336M - Commercial Property Executive". 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Vincent, Roger (28 December 2016). "A new look for the 'L.A. Law' building includes 'courtyards in the sky'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ↑ "Citigroup to Exit Citigroup Center; Taking New Lease at One Cal Plaza | Los Angeles Business Journal". 29 June 2018.