About Pershing Square's Hotel Project
Fifth and Hill streets, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
The developer pitches one of the wildest designs for a skyscraper in Los Angeles.
Architecture firm Arquitectonica, a Miami powerhouse with an office in LA’s Financial District, is helming the design.
Fish and Arquitectonica envision a Jenga-like tower with terraces and glass-bottom swimming pools that jut out from multiple sides of the building, including some that would hover above Perch, Downtown’s popular rooftop bar.
Initially proposed at 57 stories, the tower is now slated to top out at 53 stories. That would make it one of the taller buildings in LA’s expanding skyline—and the daring pool concept would make it one of its most unique.
The swimming pools would project out of 12 condos on levels 39 through 51, creating “a massing that dematerializes into randomized cubes”.
Cantilevered pools have been built in homes and hotels in other cities for years now, but they would make their first appearance in LA if Fish’s project goes forward.
In addition to condos, the building would hold a bar and restaurants, and potentially a hotel. The developer is seeking approval from the city for both options. If the hotel is incorporated, it would be made up of 190 rooms, leaving space for 31 condos. With no hotel, there would be 160 condos.
The opening date is pegged for 2023.
