Update on the Wilshire Grand Center

For the last couple of years, The Conco Companies have been busy supplying the entire cast-in-place concrete for the Wilshire Grand Center under construction in Downtown Las Angeles.  The project is really moving forward, and in early June, we completed the pour on the last floor of the 73-story tower.  At the end of February, we celebrated another milestone by topping off the 892-feet, 6-in concrete core for the building.   

 

This sizable project included Conco breaking the world record for the largest continuous mat pour that required 21,200 cubic yards of concrete.  In addition we used high strength concrete for the inside of the core walls.  For each of the 73 floors, we used light deck fill concrete.  The project also includes structural deck concrete for below grade walls and columns.  The perimeter walls were done using shotcrete.    

 

Now that the last floor of the tower has been poured, work has begun on the steel and glass crown of the tower.  Eventually the crown or “sail” will has a spire on top that will make the Wilshire Grand tower 1,099-foot high to become the tallest building west of the Mississippi.   The U.S. Bank Tower, which currently holds the title stands at 1,018-feet high.    

 

Iron workers are using steel beams to create the skeleton of the glass sail, which when finished will ensure the tower stands out in the Los Angeles skyline as the majority of buildings are flat-topped.  The design of the Wilshire Grand takes advantage of a relax policy by the Los Angeles Fire Department that had previously required skyscrapers to have flat roofs in order to accommodate a large helipad.  The tower is scheduled to open in March, 2017 and will contain a 900-room InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel along with restaurants, businesses, and nightlife offerings.  

 

The Conco Companies is one of the leading concrete contractors in the Western U.S. and offer a wide range of quality services and products.  While we tackle projects both big and small, our experience includes providing the complete concrete package for the Levi’s Stadium along with other notable projects.  We serve California, Washington State, Oregon, Colorado and Nevada.