LA begins work to secure graffiti-covered downtown high-rise development

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LA begins work to secure graffiti-covered downtown high-rise development
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Developers planned a $1 billion complex, but construction halted because they could no longer finance it. Now graffiti artists — and base jumpers — have flocked to the unfinished structures.

Work crews from the Quality Fence Company start putting up metal mech over chainlink fences at the Oceanwide Plaza Saturday Los Angeles CA/USA. Feb 24, 2024. Work began Friday to place fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings target for taggers. This is part of my motion that we move forward to at least secure the perimeter, L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León said. Then we’re going to secure the entry points, which are the weak points.

Work crews from the Quality Fence Company start putting up metal mech over chainlink fences at the Oceanwide Plaza Saturday Los Angeles CA/USA. Feb 24, 2024. Work began Friday to place fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings target for taggers. This is part of my motion that we move forward to at least secure the perimeter, L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León said. Then we’re going to secure the entry points, which are the weak points.

Several floors at each of the three unfinished buildings in downtown LA’s Oceanwide Plaza development have been tagged by graffiti artists, as seen Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Work crews from the Quality Fence Company start putting up metal mech over chainlink fences at the Oceanwide Plaza Saturday Los Angeles CA/USA. Feb 24, 2024. Work began Friday to place fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings target for taggers. This is part of my motion that we move forward to at least secure the perimeter, L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León said. Then we’re going to secure the entry points, which are the weak points.

The councilman has been leading efforts to address issues at the complex, as the development is located in his 14th District, which covers parts of downtown L.A. and northeast neighborhoods such as Boyle Heights, El Sereno and others.

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