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296: 287: 29: 248:. 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 491,000-square-foot (45,600 m) building was acquired by The Ratkovich Company in December 2005. 497: 276:, 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 472: 448: 98: 244:. The building, which includes tenants occupying entire floors all the way down to executive suites, is across Wilshire Boulevard from the 477: 334: 309: 440: 482: 352: 245: 407: 487: 372: 280:. The installation included temporarily walling Wilshire Boulevard in commemoration of the wall's removal. 251:
In December 2008, the building became the official west coast headquarters for the entertainment newspaper
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is a 132-metre (433 ft), 32-story skyscraper completed in 1971 in
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings
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In 2014, the building became the official west coast headquarters for
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Modernism
Los Angeles
California
Coordinates
34°03′49″N 118°21′32″W / 34.063699°N 118.358781°W / 34.063699; -118.358781
William L. Pereira & Associates
Los Angeles
California
United States
Miracle Mile
Wilshire Area
Gin Wong
William L. Pereira & Associates
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Variety
SBE Entertainment Group
Berlin Wall
Wende Museum


List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles
"5900 Wilshire"
CTBUH Skyscraper Center
"Emporis building ID 139803"
Emporis
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"5900 Wilshire"
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