New York Skyscraper Must Remove Top 20 Floors, Judge Rules

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by Double L

Well, Washington DC was built that way. I think someday, the upper west side will have as many high rises as midtown but the way to do that is change the urban plan first and wait until high rises are absolutely needed. Maybe that is today but if that is today, you should be able to convince them to change the urban plan.

For the record, Washington DC has had a law to ensure there would be no "skyscrapers" since the 19th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Height...gs_Act_of_1899

[craigs]

Originally Posted by jtown,man

And I think the majority of people would say DC isn't better for it.

Why do you think that?

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by craigs

Why do you think that?

Costs and aesthetics aren't worth it. Lets be honest, besides the beautiful 2-3 townhomes through DC, most of the other buildings(4-10 stories) are nothing to write home about. They are either brand new builds or 50-80s monstrosities.

If you added on 20 stories on every 7+ story building in DC, you would have how much more office/residential square feet?

The aesthetics are, of course, my personal opinion, I can see the other side, but I am not entirely convinced.

[chris08876]

Long to post but some reading material: https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/02/200...velopment.html

As of 02-21-2020.