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City adds new fences around graffiti-filled DTLA high-rise
City crews started construction on a fence around Oceanwide Plaza in downtown LA.
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León announced Friday that the construction of a fence around Oceanwide Plaza, an abandoned luxury skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, has begun.
The construction work on the fence started along 12th Street, situated between Figueroa and Flower Streets.
The partially completed high-rise has become a hot spot for graffiti vandals who have tagged nearly every floor. In an effort to discourage perpetrators from trespassing onto the premises, scaffolding has been removed around the construction site, and new fencing is being installed.
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Scaffolding removal at DTLA high rise begins
Nearly 30 levels of the high rise in DTLA were vandalized with graffiti earlier this month.
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Last week, the LA City Council approved an amended motion to allocate $1.1 million as initial funding to start the process of addressing the defaced skyscrapers. This action signifies the first step towards restoring the integrity and safety of the Oceanwide Plaza.