FourFortyFour South Flower


FourFortyFour South Flower, formerly Citigroup Center, is a 48-story skyscraper at 444 South Flower Street in the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, California. At the time of its completion, in 1981, the tower was the fifth-tallest in the city.

History

In 1935, the eight-story Sunkist Building was built by Walker & Eisen at the corner of 5th street and Hope street. In October 1970, Sunkist traded its land and building for a larger property on Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks. In 1972, the Sunkist Building was demolished and the site sat empty for two years.
In 1981, the structure, developed by the Rockefeller Group, and designed by Albert C. Martin & Associates, opened as the Wells Fargo Building. In 2003, Beacon Capital Partners purchased the property, then known as Citicorp Center, for from Meiji Seimei Realty and Grosvenor USA Ltd. The building was owned by Broadway Partners Fund Manager, LLC from December 2006 to September 2009. Coretrust Capital Partners acquired the property in November 2016 for $336 million. Citigroup exited the building in 2018 and moved to the nearby 1 Cal Plaza building.

Public artwork

FourFortyFour South Flower is home to one of the largest public art collections in Los Angeles. When the building was constructed, five internationally recognized artists were enlisted to create public works that are represented throughout the gallery.
In addition to the pieces that were commissioned during the building's construction, a new mural by local artist Augustine Kofie was unveiled in spring 2019.

In popular culture

Major tenants