5900 Wilshire is a , 32-story skyscraper completed in 1971 in
Los Angeles
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. It is the tallest building in the
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district, the second-tallest in the
Wilshire Area, and the 38th-tallest in Los Angeles. The international-style building was designed by architect
Gin Wong of
William L. Pereira & Associates. The building, which includes tenants occupying entire floors all the way down to executive suites, is across Wilshire Boulevard from the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum).
LACMA was founded in 19 ...
. The Ratkovich Company spent $34 million on a renovation which began in 2005 and was still in process in the second quarter of 2008. The renovation included a new lobby. The placement of a bus zone across the street at LACMA and the subsequent removal of the crosswalk that would have fed traffic to a proposed cafe caused a rethinking of those plans. It was built for the Mutual Benefit Life by the Shorenstein Co. of San Francisco. The building was acquired by The Ratkovich Company in December 2005.
In December 2008, the building became the official west coast headquarters for the entertainment newspaper ''
Variety
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''. The newspaper's name adorned the top of the building's north face in red letters until late 2013.
In 2014, the building became the official west coast headquarters for
SBE Entertainment Group
SBE (''SamyBoy Entertainment'') is a privately held lifestyle hospitality company. SBE owns and operates over 20 hotels, 70 restaurants, and 42 lounges, and shares its headquarters between Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami.
History
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. The company's logo is the current signage of the building.
Berlin wall segments
In the building's front lawn is a memorial to the
Berlin Wall, containing ten original segments. Together, they form the longest stretch of the Berlin Wall in the United States. The segments were installed in 2009 by the
Wende Museum
The Wende Museum is an art museum, historical archive of the Cold War, and center for creative community engagement in Culver City, California.
Mission
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. The installation included temporarily walling Wilshire Boulevard in commemoration of the wall's removal.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles
The tallest building in Los Angeles, California, is the Wilshire Grand Center, which is tall and became the tallest building in 2017. It is also the tallest building in the state, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and the ...
References
External links
5900 Wilshire websiteCityfeet
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Skyscraper office buildings in Los Angeles
Office buildings completed in 1971
William Pereira buildings
Wilshire, Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings