Video shared with Eyewitness News shows him reaching the 53rd floor of the building.
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Police are unsure why the man was climbing the building but an anti-abortion banner was seen hung on the side skyscraper.
According to social media, the man is a protestor who regularly climbs tall buildings.
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Officers ultimately took the man into custody and placed him under arrest in under 30 minutes.