California Mart

California Mart
General information
Type Commercial
Location Los Angeles, California
Completed 1963; 1965; 1979
Owner David Lee
Technical details
Floor count 13

The California Mart, also known as California Market Center, are three high-rise buildings in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Location

The buildings is located in the Fashion District of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] The main entrance is on Olympic Boulevard, between Main Street and Los Angeles Street.[1]

History

The California Mart was built for Harvey and Barney Morse, two brothers from New York City who started a clothing factory in Downtown Los Angeles in the early 1960s.[2][3][4]

The three 13-story buildings were designed in the modernist architectural style.[5][6][7]

The first building, located at the intersection of 9th Street and South Los Angeles Street, was completed in 1963.[5] It is 13-story high.[5] The second building, located on South Main Street, was completed in 1965.[6] The third building, located on Olympic Boulevard and Main Street, was completed in 1979.[7]

The buildings were owned by the Morse family until 1994, when it was foreclosed and acquired by the Equitable Life Assurance Co..[2] They were listed for sale in 2000,[2] and they were acquired by the Hertz Investment Group, chaired by Judah Hertz.[8] In 2004-2005, the building complex was sold to the Jamison Group, owned by investor David Lee, for US$135 million.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "California Mart". Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. University of Southern California. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Sanchez, Jesus (January 15, 2000). "California Mart, L.A.'s Apparel Hub, for Sale". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Appelbaum, Richard; Bonacich, Edna (2000). Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780520217690. OCLC 42960500.
  4. ↑ Bender, Daniel E.; Greenwald, Richard A. (2003). Sweatshop USA: The American Sweatshop in Historical and Global Perspective. New York: Routledge. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9780415935609. OCLC 52166009.
  5. 1 2 3 "California Market Center A". Emporis. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "California Market Center B". Emporis. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "California Market Center C". Emporis. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nevada Denies L.A. Developer Gaming License". The Los Angeles Times. December 21, 2000. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Vincent, Roger (November 12, 2004). "Major L.A. Landlord Buying California Market Center". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Vincent, Roger (April 30, 2005). "California Market Purchase Is Completed". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

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