Who designed the skyscraper?

Harrison and Abramovitz designed the high-rise in collaboration with the firm A.C. Martin and Associates.

Who designed the open-air plaza?

Landscape architect Garrett Eckbo designed the outdoor plaza located above the parking structure.

Does the complex hold historic landmark status?

The complex holds official designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Which urban redevelopment project included the building?

The high-rise was constructed as part of the Bunker Hill redevelopment project in the central business district of Los Angeles.

For whom was the skyscraper developed?

The Connecticut General Life Insurance Company commissioned the development, which housed the corporate headquarters of Union Bank and Trust Company.

Why are the naming rights of the building uncertain?

A corporate merger absorbed Union Bank into U.S. Bancorp, leaving future naming and branding for the tower unsettled.

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Union Bank Plaza: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Bunker Hill separates elevated commercial plazas from the traffic grid below. Commuters and long-term workers navigate multi-level parking decks and pedestrian concourses instead of standard sidewalk retail.

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Union Bank Plaza anchors commercial development on Bunker Hill with an elevated modernist office tower and open courtyard.

Architectural collaboration by Harrison & Abramovitz with A.C. Martin & Associates created this skyscraper as the initial high-rise project of the Bunker Hill redevelopment. The complex introduced large-scale corporate construction to downtown after civic height limits were repealed. Landscape architect Garrett Eckbo designed the modernist outdoor plaza over the parking garage, creating public landscaped space above street level.

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The municipal government designated the property as a Historic-Cultural Monument, giving landmark status to a commercial skyscraper. Corporate mergers complicate local identity: the original tenant merged into another national banking brand, leaving the building naming rights uncertain. Waterbridge Capital acquired the tower while financial offices dominate the surrounding Figueroa corridor.

Associations

Bunker Hill redevelopmentThe tower led commercial urban renewal after municipal height caps ended.
Garrett Eckbo plazaThe modernist elevated courtyard sits directly on top of the parking garage.
Historic-Cultural Monument statusDesignation provides formal municipal heritage protection to the commercial complex.
Uncertain naming rightsBank mergers have put corporate branding and building identification in question.

Facts

The property holds recognition as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
Garrett Eckbo designed the modernist outdoor landscaped courtyard above the parking structure.
Architectural firms Harrison & Abramovitz and A.C. Martin & Associates planned the office tower collaboratively.
Waterbridge Capital purchased the skyscraper complex.

Updated September 24, 2026Source: Wikipedia

Union Bank Plaza: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

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