New LA skyscraper tallest in west
A 160-foot spire is seen atop the Wilshire Grand Tower building after a crane hoisted it into place early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-ton spire makes the building the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It's now 1,099 feet high, 81 feet higher than the nearby U.S. Bank Tower, which held the tallest building record since 1989 (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)
A 160-foot spire is seen atop the Wilshire Grand Tower building after a crane hoisted it into place early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-ton spire makes the building the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It's now 1,099 feet high, 81 feet higher than the nearby U.S. Bank Tower, which held the tallest building record since 1989. The $1-billion hotel and office complex is scheduled to open next March. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)
A 160-foot spire is seen atop the Wilshire Grand Tower building after a crane hoisted it into place early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-ton spire makes the building the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It's now 1,099 feet high, 81 feet higher than the nearby U.S. Bank Tower, which held the tallest building record since 1989. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the Wilshire Grand Center, a crane hoists a beacon into place atop a 160-foot spire on the Wilshire Grand Tower early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-ton spire makes the structure the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. (Gary Leonard/Wilshire Grand Center via Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the Wilshire Grand Center, a worker signals as a crane hoists a beacon into place atop a 160-foot spire on the Wilshire Grand Tower early Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. The 10-ton spire makes the structure the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. (Gary Leonard/Wilshire Grand Center via Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES — A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
Construction workers on Saturday placed a 10-ton spire atop the Wilshire Grand Tower. The spire adds 160 feet to the 73-story building. That makes it 1,099 feet high.
That’s 81 feet higher than nearby U.S. Bank Tower, which held the tallest building record since 1989.
The Wilshire Grand still has some construction work scheduled. The $1 billion hotel and office complex is scheduled to open next March.
