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Originally Posted by pianowizard
You mean, you don't wish it were taller? This building is essentially three towers of different heights joined together. If they were stacked on top of each other, the total square footage would be unchanged while the cost of construction might not be much higher, and Chicago would again have the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. It would be very slender, but NYC has plenty of ultra-slender buildings too.
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The cost of construction would be extraordinarily higher and the usable floor space would be considerably less. This is a business venture not an egomaniacs wet dream.