10 Universal City Plaza
| 10 Universal City Plaza | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | 10 UCP Getty Oil Building MCA-Getty Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 10 Universal City Plaza Universal City, California |
| Coordinates | 34°08′17″N 118°21′42″W / 34.13802°N 118.3616°W |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Owner | Comcast |
| Management | Comcast Universal Studios |
| Height | |
| Roof | 154.23 m (506.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35 |
| Floor area | 76,180 m2 (820,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Main contractor | Hathaway Dinwiddie |
| References | |
10 Universal City Plaza (10 UCP) is a 36-story, 154.23 m (506.0 ft) rhombic skyscraper in Universal City, California, near Los Angeles. It is the headquarters of Universal Studios. The tower was completed in 1984 by Hathaway Dinwiddie to a design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and contains 820,000 sq ft (76,000 m2) of office space. It is the tallest building in the San Fernando Valley.
French conglomerate Vivendi Universal sold the building to CarrAmerica Realty Corporation and Beacon Capital Partners in 2003, for $190 million. CarrAmerica have owned 80% of this building, while Vivendi and NBCUniversal owned the remainder. The building was sold to Broadway Partners in December 2006. The firm lost control of the building in March 2008 in an auction to a partnership between Normandy Real Estate Partners and Five Mile Capital Partners for $306 million after Broadway failed to service its massive debt load.
On October 3, 2013, it was reported by the Los Angeles Times that NBCUniversal's parent company Comcast Corporation had purchased the building for about $420 million.