Continental Building

For the building in Kiev, see Continental (building).

Continental Building
Alternative names	Braly Building Hibernian Building Union Trust Building Old Bank District Apartments
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential condominiums
Location	408 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates
Completed	1903
Owner	Old Financial District LP
Height
Roof	46 m (151 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	13
Floor area	86,300 sq ft (8,020 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	John Parkinson George Edwin Bergstrom Killefer Flammang Architects
Continental Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #730
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Part of	Spring Street Financial District (#1979000489)
LAHCM #	730
Designated CP	1979
References

The Continental Building, formerly Braly Block, is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-story high-rise residential building at 408 South Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles, California. When completed in 1903, it was the city's first high-rise building, and remained the tallest for three years. Shortly after the building was completed, the Los Angeles City Council enacted a 150 ft (46 m) height restriction on future buildings that remained until the 1950s.

The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In popular culture

The building plays a prominent role in the 2009 independent film (500) Days of Summer.

See also

International Savings & Exchange Bank Building, 10-story structure built in the same area in 1907 and using the same architectural styles

External links

• Continental Building profile at PropertyShark

• Continental Building - LA First Skyscraper.jpg

  Continental Building - 408 S. Spring Street