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One America Plaza
One America Plaza
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Identification
Name
One America Plaza
EBN
118065
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Structure in General
Building type
skyscraper
Building status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Facade material
granite
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodernism
Usages
Main Usage
commercial office
Facts
Built as tall as the city allows, 500 feet from grade.
Exterior is curtain wall of granite and glass with a unique sculpted roof.
Base features a crescent-shaped glass and steel enclosed trolley station.
KMA was the Executive Architect, Helmut Jahn the Design Architect on this project.
Sometimes referred to locally as the 'Philips screwdriver building'.
Purchased by The Irvine Company in February 2006 for $300 million, along with Koll Center across the street.
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Location
Address as text
600 West Broadway
ZIP
92101
Neighborhood
Core-Columbia
Borough
Central
City
San Diego
San Diego
State
California
California
Country
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
500.01 ft
Floors (above ground)
34
Construction end
1991
Involved Companies
architect
KMA Architecture
Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects
Also recorded for this building:
construction company, developer, electrical contractor, facade installation, facade supplier, owner, tenant