Promenade Towers

Promenade Towers is a high-rise apartment complex in Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California, U.S.. Developed by three Holocaust survivors, it was designed in the modernist architectural style, with palm trees and exotic plants between the towers, and completed in 1985.

Promenade Towers
Promenade Towers in 2016
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleModernist
Location123 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Completed1985
Technical details
Floor count17; 19
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kamnitzer & Cotton
Abraham Shapiro & Associates
DeveloperJona Goldrich
Sol B. Kest
Nathan Shapell

History

The towers were developed by Jona Goldrich, Sol B. Kest and Nathan Shapell, three Holocaust survivors.[1][2] Their construction cost US$60 million to develop.[1] The three developers had already built the Promenade and the Promenade West Condominiums in Downtown Los Angeles.[3]

The towers, built on 4.26 acres in Bunker Hill,[2] were completed in 1985.[4][5] At the time, they formed the first privately owned apartment complex built in Downtown Los Angeles since 1970.[1] In 1986, tenants included University of Southern California students.[6] Meanwhile, the three developers decided to build the Grande Promenade, another apartment complex in Downtown Los Angeles, this time for US$200 million.[3]

Former Los Angeles Dodger's manager Tommy Lasorda, leased an apartment in the Promenade Towers.

Architecture

The buildings were designed in the modernist architectural style by Kamnitzer & Cotton-Abraham Shapiro & Associates.[2] The northern tower is higher, reaching 252 feet (77 m) with 19 stories,[5] while the southern tower is 225 feet (69 m) high, with 17 stories.[4] They span 849,298 square feet.[2]

In the spirit of architect Peter Kamnitzer, who believed apartment complexes should include greenery, there are palm trees and exotic plants between the two towers.[7]

References
  1. Furlong, Tom (August 17, 1986). "Developer Jona Goldrich : Deal Maker Transforms Downtown L.A." The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. De Wolfe, Evelyn (July 28, 1985). "Promenade Aims to Set Urban Life Style : Downtown Gets Its First Privately Developed Apartments in 16 Years". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. "3 Downtown Apartment Towers Planned : Promenade's Rental Success Spurs New Development". The Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1986. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. "Promenade Towers Apartments South". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. "Promenade Towers Apartments North". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. Groves, Joel (September 21, 1986). "Life in a Posh Tower: Not All Is Dolce Vita". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  7. Gebhard, David; Winter, Robert (2003). An architectural guidebook to Los Angeles. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 237. ISBN 9781586853082. OCLC 51559096.


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