Los Angeles high-rise building tagged with 27 stories of graffiti

The towers were going to house a hotel and luxury condos, but the project stalled in 2019 when the developer ran out of money.

 Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles: Taggers have covered at least 27 stories of an unfinished high-rise development.

The vandalism is the latest twist in the saga of the three-tower project across the street from where the Grammy Awards will be hosted Sunday, the Crypto.com Arena — which is near the Los Angeles Convention Center and the L.A. Live dining and events complex in the city's expanding entertainment district.

The towers were going to house a hotel and luxury condos, but the project stalled in 2019 when the Beijing-based developer ran out of money, the Los Angeles Times reported.

City officials say the graffiti is not there to stay.

The Police Department's Central Division said in a social media post that officers met with the property management and representatives of the area's City Council district to collaborate on efforts to better secure the property.