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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

^The 847 foot height was first shown on a building elevation that was posted here with it having 62 floors. Then it was discovered they were adding 5 more floors to the plan for a total of 67. Each of the uses in the building would have different floor-to-floor heights - office, residential and parking. TheATX determined what uses those 5 additional floors were. I then referred back to the elevation we had which showed us the heights for the different uses. I came up with 908 feet with those 5 additional floors.

By the way, I've noticed in the past a lot of discrepancies with building heights via FAA filings. So I take them with a grain of salt. More than anyone else, I trust the architects and developers who have the plans laid out on their desk, plus Google Earth which I can use to measure them with.

One example of why I trust Google Earth is that the UT System Admin HQ didn't include the building elevations with the site plan they filed. The only number I remember seeing quoted by them was 270 feet tall. I wasn't sure if that number included the mechanical penthouse or not. Anyhoo, Google Earth updated their imagery this week and I was able to measure the building as being 270 feet tall top the mechanical penthouse. It's 252 feet to the main roof parapet.

Kev, didn't the first elevations of this building show it with a slightly slanted roofline and standing about 873' tall?