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Originally Posted by MightyYoda
Man I have said it before, but the JW is going up super fast. Also on the subject of a 1000 footer. I think it's possible when we hit 2.5 million, or the size of Pittsburgh and Denver. Even at the size, having a thousand footer would be something of a coup. Minneapolis and Seattle are still twice the size of Austin and don't have a thousand footer though both have great skylines. The only skylines in our metro range I can think of with something near 1000 feet is Cleveland and Charlotte. They are both bank HQs and Austin just doesn't have a huge financial sector presence in the city.
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In Minneapolis the IDS Tower (or was it renamed?) is so beloved that I it would be nearly impossible to get approval for something taller.
I am not sure if I want to see a super-tall in Austin. I think it might be so tall that the whole of the skyline and the "comfortable" scale of being in downtown might be ruptured. 750'-800' would be the max for me, before 3 or 4 other "Austonian's" are built. After other tall buildings are built....then the city and skyline can probably look and feel right with a super-tall.
Can someone with more talent than myself post 2 simple rectangles in a photo of our skyline representing 750' and 1000'? I am curious as to what that tall of a building would look like in Austin's skyline. Thanks for the Consideration.