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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
^^I have to admit to a little disappointment. I was hoping above ground it would be steel framed so it would go up quickly (because it is all-office) but it appears it's going to be reinforced concrete framed.
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It is only the lower tier (larger floorplate) of floors that will be concrete construction. They were only able to handily beat the competition for the land to build this tower because they figured out a way to increase rentable square footage, and in so including a mixture of concrete and steel frame, they worked out a deal with the city in the process to increase the allowable height of the lower tier and add a floor or two to the section with the larger floorplates.
If memory serves, the city wanted them to include an expensive feature (fire protection I believe) that needed some engineering, which led to concrete base, which also led to the request for variance to setback requirements to increase height, and thus square footage, leading to a really high land price and a cleanly executed, rapidly expedited deal.