This addition to an LA tower block could be the scariest renovation ever

THIS eye-watering and gut-wrenching addition to an LA skyscraper could be the whackiest office block renovation ever.

This undated artist's rendering provided by Overseas Union Enterprise Limited shows a glass slide 1,000 feet above the ground off the side of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. The 45-foot-long attraction is part of a $50 million renovation that will also put a bar and open-air observation deck on the top floors of the 72-story building. (Michael Ludvik/ OUE Ltd. via AP)

This coming June, tourists to the great city of Los Angeles will have the chance to suffer a heart attack like no other they’ve ever experienced before.

As part of a $50 million ($AUD68 million) renovation project, the new owners of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown L.A. are planning to suspend an exposed glass slide from the outside of the building — and 304m off the ground (see artist’s rendering above). The Skyslide, as it’s called, will connect the 70th floor to the 69th, and offer visitors the chance to slide between the two for the low price of $AUD11 (not including the cost of a new pair of pants).

Totally weird: the This almost 14m gimmick slide is part of a $50 million renovation. Picture: Michael Ludvik/OUE Ltd. via AP

The tower’s latest renovations will also include a new rooftop complex called OUE Skyspace L.A., which will feature a restaurant on the 71st floor, a bar on the 70th, and an outdoor observation deck on the 69th.

And, lest we forget, a terrifying slide connecting the bar with the viewing deck:

Skyspace L.A. is expected to open on June 25 to thrillseekers everywhere, though hopefully not to anybody with pre-existing heart conditions. (The rest of us can click here to sign up for pre-sale tickets.)

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