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23-679: The Century City Medical Plaza is a landmark set of two buildings in Century City , Los Angeles , California . The building is located at 2070-2080 Century Park East in Century City, on the West side of Los Angeles in California. It was designed in the Late Modern architectural style by architects Anthony J. Lumsden and César Pelli . Construction was completed in 1969. It is made up of two buildings:

46-531: A $ 300 million (3 billion 2023) development. Herrscher had encouraged his uncle-in-law to borrow money instead, but once Skouras refused, he was out of the picture. The new owners conceived Century City as "a city within a city". In 1963, the first building, Gateway West Building , was completed. The next year, in 1964, Minoru Yamasaki designed the Century Plaza Hotel . Five years later, in 1969, architects Anthony J. Lumsden and César Pelli designed

69-464: A 1999 article sets Century Park West as Century City's western boundary, and a 2017 article refers to the neighborhood to the west of Century City (between Century Park West and Beverly Glen Boulevard) as distinct from it. Century City makes up census tract 2679.01, which is 0.4 square miles. The 2000 U.S. Census counted 2,428 residents and 1,812 housing units, for an average of 1.34 persons per household. The 2017 American Community Survey estimated

92-515: A master-plan development from Welton Becket Associates, which was unveiled at a major press event on the "western" backlot later that year. In 1961, after Fox suffered a string of expensive flops, culminating with the financial strain put on the studio by the very expensive production of Cleopatra , the film studio sold about 180 acres (0.73 km ) to developer William Zeckendorf and Aluminum Co. of America, also known as Alcoa , for US$ 54 million (US$ 533 million in 2023 money) who had plans for

115-408: A population of 2,235 in Century City, or 5,170.1 people per square mile, and 1,929 housing units. Per capita income was $ 148,638 and median household income was $ 123,889. The following data apply to Century City within the boundaries set by Mapping L.A.: In 2008, the median age for residents was 46, older than average for the city and the county. The percentage of residents aged 65 and older (26.4%)

138-730: A seventeen-story office tower, and a ten-story hospital. The plaza originally housed Century City Hospital, which was owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation . Tenet closed the hospital in 2004 as it sold it to Salus Surgical Group. The hospital was renamed as Century City Doctors Hospital, which closed in 2008 after filing for bankruptcy . In late 2016, the hospital was remodeled and re-opened as California Rehabilitation Institute, owned by Select Medical, providing inpatient rehabilitation including: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, recreational therapy, and neuropsychology . The two buildings resemble two large black boxes made of skin glass. The mullions are reversed, thus playing on

161-459: Is noted that the south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills is a city street while the north roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard is a California state highway, each roadway handling bi-directional traffic. On May 31, 2020, local protests following the murder of George Floyd turned into riots which saw numerous buildings vandalized, looted and burned along Santa Monica Boulevard, with

184-672: Is the assigned fire station for the district. The Los Angeles Police Department operates the West Los Angeles Community Police Station at 1663 Butler Avenue, 90025, serving the neighborhood. Santa Monica Airport is nearby. Major roads including Santa Monica Boulevard , Pico Boulevard , the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10), and the San Diego Freeway (I-405) are all located next to Century City. Olympic Boulevard goes through Century City. Phase II of

207-612: The Century City Medical Plaza . According to the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Century City constitutes census tract 2679.01. Century City is generally bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard to the north, the city of Beverly Hills to the east, Pico Boulevard to the south, and Century Park West to the west (including the west side of Century Park West between Santa Monica Boulevard and Constellation Boulevard). These boundaries correspond with those recognized by

230-989: The D Line Extension , set to open in 2026, will add a subway stop ( Century City/Constellation ) on the D Line at the intersection of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard, in the heart of Century City. Fifty-five percent of Century City residents aged 25 or over had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a high figure for Los Angeles. Los Angeles Unified School District is the school district of Century City. Three private schools are located in or near Century City  — VINCI Academy Daycare & Preschool, at 1940 Century Park East; Lycée Français de Los Angeles , at 10361 Pico Boulevard; and Temple Isaiah Preschool and Kindergarten, at 10345 West Pico Boulevard. There are also two public schools located near Century City in Westwood - Westwood Charter Elementary School and Emerson Community Charter Middle School . These are both schools part of

253-741: The Los Angeles Unified School District . Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica Boulevard is a major west–east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County , California, United States. It runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean to Sunset Boulevard at Sunset Junction in Los Angeles . It passes through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood . A portion of it is designated as California State Route 2 , while

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276-480: The 25.5% of the residents who were born abroad—a low percentage, compared to the city at large. The median yearly income in 2014 was $ 95,135, a high figure for Los Angeles. The percentage of households that earned $ 125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 1.8 people was low for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 39.6% of the housing stock and apartment owners held 60.4%. Westfield Century City and Fox Studios occupy important acreage in

299-585: The Century City Business Improvement District Association. Neighboring Century City are Beverly Hills to the east, Cheviot Hills to the south, West Los Angeles to the west, and Westwood to the north. The Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times extends Century City's western boundary to Beverly Glen Boulevard . However, this more expansive definition is not consistent with other L.A. Times reports:

322-511: The Sunset Junction neighborhood of Silver Lake . The south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard, often called Little Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, runs parallel to the state highway (north) roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard from the city's west limit to Rexford Drive. After Rexford Drive, Little Santa Monica turns east, becoming Burton Way. Burton Way merges into San Vicente Boulevard at its intersection with La Cienega Boulevard . It

345-539: The economy are the Westfield Century City shopping center, business towers, and the Fox Studio Lot. The land of Century City belonged to cowboy actor Tom Mix (1880-1940), who used it as a ranch. It later became a backlot of the former 20th Century Fox , which has since divided to become 20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and Fox Corporation, which has its headquarters just to

368-739: The full avenue was Historic Route 66 . The western terminus of Santa Monica Boulevard is at Ocean Avenue near the Pacific Ocean. From there until the San Diego Freeway ( Interstate 405 ), Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. It assumes the designation California State Route 2 between Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica–Los Angeles border, and the Hollywood Freeway ( U.S. Route 101 ). The portion between Centinela Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica

391-430: The idea of deconstructing the traditional architectural feature of columns. They were the first two buildings to be entirely enclosed in glass skin. This architectural style became a feature of "corporate architecture" for the next twenty years. Century City, Los Angeles The district was developed on the former backlot of film studio 20th Century Studios , and its first building was opened in 1963. Important to

414-535: The middle of West Hollywood, Santa Monica, now north of Melrose Avenue turns to run east. In West Hollywood, between Doheny Drive and Fairfax Avenue along Santa Monica Boulevard, bronze name plaques are embedded in the sidewalks as part of the West Hollywood Memorial Walk . The original southern end of California State Route 170 was at the intersection with Highland Avenue . Santa Monica Boulevard merges on its eastern end with Sunset Boulevard in

437-878: The most visible destruction being at the site of the popular Japanese-themed restaurant Sake House. Wexler's Deli co-owner Mike Kassar stated to Eater that "Basically every food and beverage establishment for ten blocks got trashed". Metro Local line 4 and Santa Monica Transit Line 1 serve Santa Monica Boulevard, with the latter serving the boulevard in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica. A portion of West Hollywood-operated The PickUp operates on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The Metro B Line serves an underground station on Santa Monica Boulevard at its intersection with Vermont Avenue . The Pacific Electric operated Red Car interurban trains and streetcars over Santa Monica Boulevard until 1953. The street hosted

460-754: The neighborhood. Westfield Century City underwent an $ 800 million renovation and expansion aiming to maintain the center's status as one of the Westside's premier shopping and entertainment destinations. One tower, Constellation Place (formerly the MGM Tower), has the headquarters of Houlihan Lokey , ICM Partners , and International Lease Finance Corporation . Crystal Cruises is also headquartered in Century City along with haircare manufacturer, John Paul Mitchell Systems . The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Century City. Los Angeles Fire Department Station 92

483-506: The southwest. The area is named for 20th Century Pictures, which merged with Fox Film Corporation, in 1935. In 1956, Spyros Skouras (1893-1971), who served as the President of the former 20th Century Fox from 1942 until 1962, and his nephew-in-law Edmond Herrscher (died 1983), an attorney sometimes known as "the father of Century City", decided to repurpose the land for real estate development. The following year, in 1957, they commissioned

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506-850: Was also originally part of California State Route 2. From Centinela Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard heads northeast through the wealthy areas of West Los Angeles , Westwood , Century City , and Beverly Hills before entering the decidedly urban West Hollywood . Santa Monica Boulevard, being a major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide. Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard. After Sepulveda Boulevard , Santa Monica Boulevard passes by Century City and its shopping center , and intersects with Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. After intersecting with Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Boulevard continues northeast towards West Hollywood, spanning Beverly Boulevard and Melrose Avenue . At Holloway Drive, in

529-490: Was the highest for any neighborhood in Los Angeles County. The percentages of widowed men and women and of divorced men were among the county's highest. Military veterans accounted for 11.9% of the population, a high rate for the city and the county. The breakdown was whites , 82.5%; Asians , 8.6%; Latinos , 4.4%; blacks , 1.4%; and others, 3,0%. Iran (21.2%) and Canada (6.1%) were the most common places of birth for

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