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Only a handful of US cities have skyscrapers currently over 1,000 feet in height.
New York City - 16
Chicago - 5
Los Angeles - 2
Philadelphia - 1
San Francisco - 1
Atlanta - 1
Houston - 1
Which city or cities will be next to most likely build a "super tall" skyscraper, exceeding 1,000 feet in height?
My guesses are below--
Seattle
Dallas
Austin
Miami
Charlotte
Nashville
Boston
*added these cities after further thought
Jersey City
Las Vegas
Phoenix
What are your picks ?
Miami has one under construction, not sure why they are in the poll. Its not that supenseful to ponder the possibility of the nation's number 3 skyline getting one.
Dallas's lack of one is embarrassing for them-biggest metro in Texas, where "everything is bigger", etc, flat plain ideal building conditions.
Austin appears to be planning one, but lets keep in mind its still a smaller MSA than Pittsburgh or Sacramento, with little to no significant population density areas. That said, I'll believe it when its built.
Seattle has been planning one for some time, but the lack of progress tells me they won't be getting any. When these things succeed, they usually go right up with minimal red tape (see Los Angeles, San Francisco).
...and never for the rest.
People love to dismiss skyscrapers (and mass transit), but ultimately they are what separates the talkers from the doers.
I think Seattle *might* still have a shot (even a long shot). The 701 4th proposal recently came back, listed by the developer as 100 stories. I supposed they might still be able to sneak that in just a hair under 1000' high though.
Miami has one under construction, not sure why they are in the poll. Its not that supenseful to ponder the possibility of the nation's number 3 skyline getting one.
Dallas's lack of one is embarrassing for them-biggest metro in Texas, where "everything is bigger", etc, flat plain ideal building conditions.
Austin appears to be planning one, but lets keep in mind its still a smaller MSA than Pittsburgh or Sacramento, with little to no significant population density areas. That said, I'll believe it when its built.
Seattle has been planning one for some time, but the lack of progress tells me they won't be getting any. When these things succeed, they usually go right up with minimal red tape (see Los Angeles, San Francisco).
...and never for the rest.
People love to dismiss skyscrapers (and mass transit), but ultimately they are what separates the talkers from the doers.
It's not embarrassing that Dallas doesn't have one... there's very limited space without FAA restrictions in the core. It may happen at some point when one of those spots makes sense to build on. I'm under the impression that Seattle also has FAA restrictions in the core. Both Dallas and Seattle had to reduce the height of their tallest buildings due to FAA issues.
Apart from a few select spots in a few cities, I think supertalls are just overkill.
Most times they look out of place.
If not done right they are going to be an imposing figure of hideousness maybe for decades.
I mean you can easily hide ugly in Manhattan.
The Austin supertall has an interesting design but ideas don't always translate well to reality. It will be at least 200 feet taller than almost everything around it and building booms are cyclical.
Apart from bragging rights I don't see much benefit in supertall surrounded by majority 400ft and shorter buildings.
Miami has FAA height restrictions close to Downtown.
Height restrictions (maybe) near ~600' throughout the area north of Downtown.
Not sure how much height over 700' can go where.
I thought Austin is for sure getting a 1,000 footer?
I believe a building more than 800 feet tall is now under construction in Downtown Austin, but if you add the elevation (about 400 ft above sea level) to the number feet to the top of the building is from the ground, it will be the tallest building in Texas at more than 1200 feet above sea level.
Last edited by Ivory Lee Spurlock; 10-19-2021 at 10:06 PM..
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