Photos: First condo tower in massive Metropolis complex opens in downtown Los Angeles

The reception desk at Tower 1 of Metropolis, one of the biggest developments in Los Angeles history.

The reception desk at Tower 1 of Metropolis, one of the biggest developments in Los Angeles history.

The Met 6, the sixth floor with amenities at Metropolis, where intimate studio units are priced in the upper $600,000 range.

A business conference room on the Met 6, the sixth floor with amenities at Metropolis, where eight penthouses planned for completion in August are expected to fetch more than $3 million apiece.

A one-bedroom option with 1053 square feet in Tower 1 of Metropolis, a $1-billion luxury condo-and-hotel complex rising along the Harbor Freeway.

A one-bedroom unit with 1053 square feet in Tower 1 of Metropolis, one of a handful of mega projects being built by Chinese real estate companies looking to make a splash in Los Angeles.

A cubby hole accomodates a small office in a one-bedroom unit with 1053 square feet in Tower 1 of the new Metropolis project.

Studios in Tower 1 of the Metropolis development in downtown L.A. sell for upward of $600,000.

Studios in Tower 1 of the new Metropolis development in downtown L.A. sell for upward of $600,000.

The swimming pool area on the Met 6, the sixth floor with amenities at Metropolis. The newly opened first tower stands 38 stories and has 308 units, 80% of which have been sold or are in escrow.

The Met 6, the sixth floor with amenities at Metropolis. The downtown L.A. development will have three residential high-rises when all phases are completed.