Thrill-seekers use an abandoned, graffiti-covered billion-dollar skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles as a parachute launch pad, a wild video show.
A man peels off the unfinished roof of Oceanwide Plaza, an empty complex that recently became a canvas for graffiti markers.
He plunged just a few feet from the 50-story building before opening his parachute and sailing down to the busy street below.
The second person, who was seen kneeling at the top of the building when their accomplice first jumped, followed him and jumped off the cliff.
The video was shared on social media last month, but gained attention this week – especially the attention of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
The fed-up politician called on the developer to reimburse the city for every penny spent to provide extra police patrols on the property.
Following the parachute incident, the LAPD will cordon off the property until the developer takes action to retrieve it.
Two parachutists launched from the 50th floor of the abandoned Plaza Oceanwide building in downtown Los Angeles.
“We had no choice but to do that because the people in the building were extremely dangerous,” Bass told reporters.
“I hate the fact that we’re using other city and police resources that way, but we don’t want to see a tragedy happen, and I guarantee you that there will be a tragedy.”
The skydivers are just a few of the dozens of trespassers who have turned the Oceanwide Plaza property into their playground.
A vertigo-inducing video shared last week shows a man braving a nighttime rainstorm to walk along the 50th-floor ledge of an abandoned property overlooking the Crypto.com arena, home to the LA Lakers, Clippers and Kings.
Marker has covered at least 27 balconies across the three buildings, which have been considered a $1 billion luxury apartment and mixed-use commercial hub, but construction on the project stalled in 2019, when the developer ran out of money.
The skyscraper was unfinished for the past five years, before graffiti markers took an interest in it.
The buildings, which have been empty for five years, have become canvases for graffiti markers. Getty Images
At least half a dozen people have been arrested since last week for trespassing.
A city council resolution gave Beijing-based developer Oceanwide Holdings until Saturday to begin cleaning up the property.
If the deadline is not met, the city will take matters into its own hands and send the bill to the developer.
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