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Originally Posted by electricron
Why do developers always want to avoid zoning restrictions?
163/120 = 1.358, that's more than one third taller than what the city had previously zoned.
What wrong with living with a 12 story 120 feet tall building, allowing 10 feet per story? Do the developers really need some 20 feet tall stories?
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10 feet floor to floor is adequate for parking and residential, but too low for retail and office. Even residential is better if it is 11 or 12 feet floor to floor, because there is usually HVAC ducts and other things like sprinkler piping below the structural ceiling. Office is usually 12 - 14 feet floor to floor and retail should be between 14 -20 feet to create pleasant spaces.