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Old Posted Aug 16, 2025, 1:51 PM
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Originally Posted by resansom View Post
I've never heard of using the height of the top floor as being the official height of the building. In any event, using this elevation drawing:
Nobody is suggesting that.

ETA: However, the height of the top occupiable floor is generally listed on the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat website.
In the case of Chase vs. Waterline, it doesn't make much difference. It does matter (somewhat) with buildings using pitched roofs and decorative spires to fudge their official heights.
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