The end of Hahn Hall? L.A. County takes first step to buy Gas Company Tower

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed a plan to purchase the 54-story Gas Company Tower in downtown L.A. If the deal goes through, the county would likely move its massive bureaucracy from Hahn Hall to the tower.

L.A. County's Board of Supervisors took its first major step Tuesday toward buying Gas Company Tower, one of the most prominent office skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles. The looming purchase could move workers and public services out of existing county offices, including the well-known Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, which dates to 1960. The building is one of roughly 33 county-owned facilities that engineers say are vulnerable to collapse during a major earthquake.

5 million square feet of space on a 1.4-acre site at the base of Bunker Hill. In recent years, the downtown office market has turned against landlords as many tenants reduced their office footprint in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when it became more common for employees to work remotely.

 

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