27 Stories of Los Angeles Skyscraper Covered in Graffiti

In a shocking sight, each balcony of a 27th-floor high-rise building is covered in graffiti. The building is part of a billion-dollar project in downtown Los Angeles that has sat unfinished since 2019. It was supposed to be 40 stories of fancy condos. Now, police officers are sitting outside the building hoping to keep taggers out. LAPD says it's working to secure the building and that the graffiti will be removed.

[TheModelOmega]

So, the issue is the graffiti, not the fact that the building has been sitting there unfinished for years... Huh, I applaud the artist for bringing awareness to this shell of a building.

[billyeveryteen]

I love that the outrage is over the graffiti, and not over the fact that there's a billion dollar luxury skyrise sitting unfinished for five years in the middle of a housing crisis and a homelessness epidemic.

[livex]

I’m not usually into graffiti, but I actually like the meaning behind this, bringing awareness to this abandoned building

[pstuddy]

the real question is how were they able to complete that much without getting caught??

[anonymousfan]

Maybe if the building hadn’t been left abandoned for 5 years this could have been avoided.

[lymbical]

people who callin this an eyesore don't understand how complicated graffiti is and how much of an eyesore an uncompleted building is

[Da_Smudger]

"while we were there, this guy jump the fence." Literally such a random and hilarious moment 😭

[darrellkr]

I love it! Turn the whole building into an art complex! Bravo to the artist who took over this place.

[anthonyvigil]

Empty buildings with tons of people homeless. Where is the accountability?

[pillarofdawn]

The eyesore isn't the graffiti, its the unused building.

[Jesse_]

I’m just flabbergasted by the determination and how were they able to pull it off

[S_Paoli]

am I the only one who thinks the "graffiti" actually looks quite nice?

[SharpCinema]

As for how it looks - it looks really rad.

[drockjr]

This is funny AF. Sure, it's tagged. It sucks to some. But it also says more the eyesore of the unfinished skyscraper ruining the skyline.

[jaye]

This is a great display of the essence of California.

[DM-xlle]

“A fancy high rise that was never finished..” that’s the title this news report should have had.

[FDR-wwxz]

The graffiti could be very useful to tell what floor you or a person may be in.

[stevenqbosell]

The street art these guys did is absolutely beautiful major props to them

[lightningboltt]

It actually looks very nice ngl, kudos to the person who did it

[Zathokata]

This is epic! They made the boring eye sore building look even better lmao