Ritz Logo Placed Atop L.A. Live Tower

By Eric Richardson
Published: Tuesday, June 02, 2009, at 04:28PM

Ritz Tower Signage Eric Richardson [Flickr]

Workers install the Ritz Carlton lion on the top of the hotel and condo tower at L.A. Live.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Dangling from the tower crane, workers today installed the Ritz Carlton lion on the east side of L.A. Live's hotel and condo tower. The exterior of the 54-story tower is rapidly nearing completion, with all but the last bits and pieces of glass in place as of last month.

Once finished, the structure will hold the 879-room J.W. Marriott (floors four through 21), the 123-room Ritz Carlton hotel (floors 22 through 26) and the 224-unit Residences at the Ritz Carlton (floors 27 through 52).

The hotels are slated for a February 2010 opening, but on a recent site visit an AEG representative mentioned that the first event in the adjoining ballrooms is actually scheduled for January.

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1
Fabricio writes:

Taking shape... taking shape. Now; if I could only stay a night there...

# on Jun.02.2009 AT 06:14 PM
2
Richard Figueroa writes:

I'm really excited for the hotel to open! It's too bad that I won't be able to get a room on the upper floors.

# on Jun.03.2009 AT 12:26 PM
3
benjamin writes:

wow. amazing!

how the hell did u get this shot????!!!!

is the very top floor condos or is it a restaurant space?

# on Jun.04.2009 AT 11:13 PM
4
Eric Richardson writes:

benjamin: Via the blogdowntown helicopter, of course... Or maybe just a long lens off a nearby building.

Condos run to the 52nd floor, and then the very top is utility systems.

# on Jun.05.2009 AT 07:59 AM
5
benjamin writes:

as long as it's not a rotating restaurant/ bar.

that's so beyond me with my 3x zoom piece of shit digital cam.

# on Jun.05.2009 AT 12:59 PM
6
Ginny-Marie Case writes:

He did it with his iPhone.

# on Jun.05.2009 AT 01:05 PM
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Jerry P writes:

This is good, but what I really like is the Lakers banner they put up. That's team spirit! Love it.

# on Jun.10.2009 AT 08:19 PM

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