Bank of America Plaza, formerly Security Pacific Plaza, is a 55 story class-A office skyscraper in Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1974 with the headquarters of Security Pacific National Bank, Capital Group Companies and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as its main tenants. The 55-story building has a structural height of 735 ft (224 m) and is the fifth tallest building in Los Angeles, and the 83rd-tallest building in the United States. In 2009 it had the highest assessed value of any office building in Los Angeles County.
From when it opened and until 1992, it bore the Security Pacific Bank logo. It was removed when Bank of America acquired Security Pacific.
The building site is situated on 4.21 acres (1.70 ha) that features a formal garden with over 200 trees and three 24-foot (7.3 m) waterfalls. In front of the main entrance is the 42-foot (13 m) high "Four Arches" sculpture by Alexander Calder.
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