LA’s $1.2 Billion Graffiti Towers Reach Bankruptcy Exit Deal

The graffiti spray-painted Oceanwide Plaza development in Los Angeles.

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The long-stalled Oceanwide Plaza project in downtown Los Angeles has struck a bankruptcy-exit agreement with creditors, clearing the way for a potential sale after its Chinese developers invested about $1.2 billion.

The settlement resolves an inter-creditor dispute over the residential complex — dubbed the Graffiti Towers for its spray-painted exterior — which has been stalled since 2018 after developer China Oceanwide ran out of funding when Beijing curbed overseas investment by Chinese firms.