| Los Angeles Times Building at Times Mirror Square | |
|---|---|
 The Los Angeles Times Building at the southwest corner of First and Spring streets, part of the Times Mirror Square complex | |
 Interactive map of Los Angeles Times Building at Times Mirror Square | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 202 West 1st Street Los Angeles, California United States |
| Coordinates | 34°03′11″N118°14′41″W / 34.053009°N 118.244596°W /34.053009; -118.244596 |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Owner | Onni Group |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Gordon B. Kaufmann |
Times Mirror Square is a complex of buildings on the block bounded by Spring, Broadway,First andSecond streets in theCivic Center district ofDowntown Los Angeles. It was headquarters of theLos Angeles Times until 2018. It is currently vacant, with plans being proposed regarding how to best utilize the existing buildings and the total ground area of the site.[1]
Times Mirror Square includes:
The parking garage at 213 S. Spring, stretching from the west side of Spring to the east side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd streets, is sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles Times Parking Garage", but is not actually part of Times Mirror Square. On both sides there are relief sculptures byTony Sheets,Evolution of Printing andEvolution of Los Angeles, respectively, created in 1988–1989.[10]
The Times Mirror Square building appears in Season 2, Episode 5 ofThe L Word: Generation Q. It serves as the fictitious site of aLGBTQIA+ therapy office.
Times Mirror Square is located on a major portion of what was in the1880s and 1890s, the central business district of Los Angeles.
On April 13, 2018, LA Times employees were notified that ownership was unable to reach a new lease agreement to remain in the Times Building. The staff of about 800 employees would relocate to a new campus under construction in suburbanEl Segundo, 17 miles (27 km) to the southwest when the lease at the Times Building expired on July 31, 2018.[7]
Onni Group, a Canadian developer which became the owner afterTribune Publishing lost control of its real estate in bankruptcy reorganization,[7] reportedly wanted to increase the monthly lease by $1 million.[11] The new Times ownerPatrick Soon-Shiong moved the paper to a building he owned in El Segundo, leaving the building empty.
The vacant building is currently underused, with vacant space being used for movie shoots, earning the company as much as $4 million one year.[7][4][6] The original building, despite its historic and architectural significance, is not listed as a historical landmark.[5] It is not in the listings ofLos Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments,California Historical Landmarks, orU.S. Registered Historic Landmarks in Los Angeles. Onni has planned to redevelop the site.
In 2018, TheOnni Group, a real estate development company, proposed to demolish the 1973 wing and replace it with residential units and retail.[5][7] Two residential towers were proposed, a 37-story tower rising 365 feet and a taller 53-story building rising 655 feet.[12] The plans includes 1,100 apartments with 24 moderate-income units and 10 low-income units.[13] The design emphasizes walkability and retail around the Civic Center area of DTLA. Later in 2018, City Hall approved the demolition of all the additions to the original 1937 building, including the Pereira wing, to make way for the proposed towers.[5]
The new undergroundHistoric Broadway light rail station opened on June 16, 2023, on the 2nd Street side of the building, as part of theRegional Connector.[14][15]
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