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Although I do a pretty good job of keeping up with what cities are doing, it can be difficult to keep up with every major city, especially with proposed towers that have not gone up yet.
So here is my dilemma.
In order to most efficiently schedule what cities I need to visit and when, I need to know when and if a skyline will change and how dramatic the change will be. I don’t want to go to a city that will change dramatically very soon, and I may need to go to a city that has changed recently and update my photos.
For example, Chicago's skyline will never be the same; there is now a new supertall (trump) that will forever make skyline shots of Chicago with Hancock/Sears obsolete. Then you have cities that have recently completed a new tallest that (like Philly), or cities that could have a new tallest soon (OKC).
So, please, feel free, to spill your guts on your city. I would like to know it all.
What has happened in the past few years and what will happen in the next few years?
Try to keep it to dramatic changes if possible. A dramatic change is relative though. Nobody would notice in my photos if NYC gets a new 50 story building, but a 50 story building would make a massive impact on the Cincy skyline.
I like your line of thinking, but the reality is most cities have been quite quiet in the past three years due to the recession. Chicago, agreed, would be one exception. I would also look to Seattle for a number of new mid-talls in the past three years. (And, across the lake from Seattle, Bellevue has a totally different look than three years ago what with projects that were U.C. when the downturn hit).
I can only give information on Berkeley and Oakland, because they recently had an article in the local East Bay Express newspaper. In won't be soon, but Berkeley and Oakland are both hoping to add larger buildings to their skyline. Berkeley's will be first - they are proposing four new 180-foot buildings. Oakland is only looking to build in theory; they are attempting to draw interest for the building of high-rise condominiums. If it is possible, though, it wouldn't be for years.
From 2007-2012:
Chicago will add or has added four 600 footers, three 700 footers, two 800 footers, and one 1000.
New York will add or has added eight 600 footers, two 700 footers, one 800 footer, and three 900 footers.
Philadelphia will add or has added one 400 footer, one 500 footer, and one 900 footer.
Miami will add or has added seven 400 footers, ten 500 footers, four 600 footers, and three 700 footers.
Las Vegas will add or has added six 400 footers, four 500 footers, six 600 footers, and one 700 footer.
San Francisco will add or has added two 400 footers, and two 600 footers.
Austin, TX will add or has added four 400 footers, and one 600 footer.
Atlanta will add or has added three 400 footers, two 500 footers, and one 600 footer.
Charlotte will add or has added one 500 footer, and one 700 footer.
Interesting, but 2007 was a different world than where we are today. Some of these projects may get built, albeit delayed. The Las Vegas projects are EXTREMELY delayed, (or dead).
Interesting, but 2007 was a different world than where we are today. Some of these projects may get built, albeit delayed. The Las Vegas projects are EXTREMELY delayed, (or dead).
Oh crap, I forgot to change it. That data is actually from 2008-2012. Anyway, kcmo, the OP, asked about the last 3 years and the next three, so tell that to him (or her?).
Yes, you definitely need to get over here to Charlotte. Right now, we have under construction:
• Duke Energy Center (former Wachovia Corporate Center): 764 ft
• Vue Condos: 677 ft
• 1 Bank of America Center: 400+ ft
Since the Charlotte skyline shots were taken, these have been added to the skyline:
• Trademark: 325 ft (was under construction at the time skyline photos were taken)
• Avenue: 425 ft (was under construction at the time skyline photos were taken)
• NASCAR Plaza: 292 ft
There's also Catalyst condos, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and 440 S. Church street, but I'm not sure how tall they are.
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