Gateway West Building, International Style office building in Century City, Los Angeles, United States
The Gateway West Building was a 13-story skyscraper, 173.56 feet (52.90 m) tall, with an aluminum facade, completed in 1963. Designed by Welton Becket in the International Style, it stood at 1801 Avenue of the Stars, on the southwest corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars in Century City, Los Angeles. It was demolished in 2015.
Construction was completed in 1963 as the first major development project in Century City, signaling the transformation of a former film studio into a modern business district. The structure anchored decades of subsequent growth and became a defining landmark for the newly developing area.
Welton Becket's design set the template for Century City: an International Style tower with an aluminum facade, the first high-rise on the former 20th Century Fox backlot. Its twin, Gateway East, rose directly across Avenue of the Stars as the district's second high-rise, so the pair framed the new neighbourhood's entrance.
The building was situated at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars in the heart of the business district. This central location made it easily accessible and well-integrated with the surrounding urban infrastructure.
The structure was demolished in 2015 to make way for the expansion of the Westfield Century City shopping center. This removal marked the end of a significant chapter in the district's development and reflected shifting priorities in urban planning.
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