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Originally Posted by Fryguy
In one of the comments made on the new Frost Tower: "Shouldn't the new Frost Bank skyscraper be taller?". A comment made in response to the lack of development and disapproval of the many highrises that have some to the attention of HDRC. Also, the Grand Hyatt- it went through years of development hell as a result of its hight and "glass". HDRC did not want the new hotel to supass the Tower of Americas. In addition are the many restrictions in and around the Alamo complex. If this were a research article and part of something for work, I would make time to point to the many relevant and contradicting statements (the comment section) made in many of the HDRC final reports.
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The HDRC never said nor is it their policy to never have a hotel or any building surpass the Tower of the Americas. The Grand Hyatt never lingered in development hell. Once the city decided they wanted the city decided they wanted to partner with a private developer and build a new convention center hotel, the process was fairly quit. There was once a taller slender multicolored design that everyone liked but the developer changed the design on their own, not because of the HDRC.
Maybe you’re also thinking the old Sheraton development was part of the same public/private venture that birthed the Grand Hyatt. It was not. That was a separate project that went away because if 9/11 killing the tourism industry for a few years.
Again, this misconception about the HDRC, one I used to believe l, is just not true.