One of my favorites at CalEdison.
This ±18,819 RSF full floor was designed by Rapt Studio for JERDE Partnership and is now available.
Board form concrete walls, waffle slab concrete ceilings, polished concrete floors and shallow bay depths. The finishes really showcase all of those irreplaceable bones.
THE best-in-class workplace product in Downtown Los Angeles.
601 W Fifth Street, Suite 500. Let me know if you want to take a look.
Carle Pierose | Industry Partners
DRE No. 01464318
#CalEdison #DTLA #LosAngelesArchitecture
CalEdison is THE best-in-class workplace product in Downtown Los Angeles.
This now-available ±18,819 RSF full floor space was designed by Rapt Studio for JERDE Partnership and is one of my favorites in the building.
Board form concrete walls, waffle slab concrete ceilings, polished concrete floors, and finishes that really showcase all of those irreplaceable bones.
601 W Fifth Street, Suite 500. Let me know if you want to take a look.
Carle Pierose | Industry Partners
DRE No. 01464318
#CalEdison #DTLA #LosAngelesArchitecture
Downtown pairs a concentrated working district with some of Los Angeles’s most substantial cultural destinations. Around Fifth Street, the Central Library, garden restaurants and rooftop tables create different ways to spend a break. Continue toward Bunker Hill for museums, performance and public space.
Restaurant openings, exhibitions and the projects shaping the neighborhood—a local reading list from the people covering it.
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House-made bread, pasta and pizza anchor this Italian restaurant in Maguire Gardens beside the Central Library. It gives a Fifth Street property visit a natural lunch or dinner stop in a garden setting.
Italian and Sicilian cooking, handmade pasta and a wine program make Drago a choice for a longer conversation near the office towers. Its private rooms also provide options for planned group meals.
The market brings independent food vendors together under one roof on Broadway. It is useful when a group wants several choices, or when a property tour calls for an informal lunch; individual vendors keep their own hours.
A rooftop dining room, outdoor patios and a separate rooftop bar give Perch several ways to experience the skyline. Book a table for a meal or check the bar’s current arrangements for an evening stop.
Downtown’s art experience moves between major contemporary museums and work commissioned for civic buildings. The Central Library is especially close to Fifth Street: its historic rotunda and modern atrium make two different kinds of art encounter possible in one visit.
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The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
Postwar and contemporary art on Grand Avenue, with a collection that rewards repeat visits. Reserve museum admission ahead; Infinity Mirror Room access has separate reservation requirements.
MOCA’s Grand Avenue museum anchors the Bunker Hill gallery circuit. Its exhibitions offer another point of view on contemporary art within the same cultural corridor as The Broad.
Dean Cornwell’s rotunda paintings and the Tom Bradley Wing’s commissioned artworks turn a library visit into a compact survey of civic art. Look upward for Therman Statom’s colorful chandeliers.
Cornwell’s large paintings encircle the rotunda with scenes from California history. Their scale makes the room itself part of the viewing experience, offering a historical counterpoint to the contemporary public art in the adjoining Bradley Wing.
Three monumental chandeliers suspend color and expressive forms over the Bradley Wing atrium. Statom’s work transforms functional lighting into an artwork encountered from several floors, making the library’s vertical space central to the experience.
Artist connections describe documented works or exhibitions. Check museum access and current displays before visiting; featured artists are not presented as tenants or owners of the property.
A suggested scouting visit
Try the workday.
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Start with the neighborhood
Choose a local coffee or dining stop and get to know the streets around the property.
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Explore the architecture
Talk with Carle about the workplace setting, arrival, layout and opportunities in this area.
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Make time for art
Plan a gallery, public-art or cultural visit around the current program and access details.
Before you go
Plan the route to the actual building entrance and parking garage. Bunker Hill changes elevation; museum tickets and construction access can affect a visit. The Broad recommends advance admission reservations and currently directs garage arrivals through Grand Avenue. Check current information ↗
October 2026 edition. Source-linked editorial recommendations; suggested visits are not timed routes or claims of firsthand experience. Check venue hours, bookings and event schedules. Maps show approximate locations; check entrances and travel conditions before visiting. Source and photography notes.
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