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Wilshire Grand Hotel to be 70 Stories

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-downtown-los-angeles-hotel-20120517,0,4329990.story

With work set to begin soon on a $1-billion luxury hotel in downtown Los Angeles, developer Korean Air revealed some details about the tower that is expected to dramatically alter the city’s skyline.

The skyscraper will be the second-tallest structure in Southern California at 70 stories, only slightly shorter than the US Bank Tower office building, said Yang Ho Cho, chairman of Korean Air.

The design is still a work in progress, but guests are expected to be whisked by high-speed elevators to the lobby on the 70th floor, where they will check in. The top floor will also have a restaurant, bar and infinity swimming pool.

Since there are no completed designs yet I'm not sure if the writer means it'll be "2nd tallest" by height or by number of stories (compared to US Bank Tower's 72) because they could easily add a spire like in the original plans to make the tower taller.