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Old Posted Apr 10, 2018, 5:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Prezrezc View Post
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Dear Colleagues Either On The Fence or Still Struggling With Delusions of Nostalgia:

It is not too late to join the rest of us. I was once one of you; but wise posters like NYGuy have brought about within me the clarity of mind sufficient to make me change it in matters such as this.

In all seriousness, though, given all the latest skyline pics we've seen recently in the supertall construct threads, I've arrived at the conclusion that there is now more than enough in terms of both height and density that 270's demo will be hardly noticeable from the outside in.

If they intend to have 245 and 277 follow the same fate, I'm prepared to accept that decision...it's just that the first is the most attractive of the three...comparatively speaking; and the other has the best tendency to "stick out" in a skyline shot.

But in the grand scheme of things: If you wanna make an omelette............
I think 277 is safe for a while longer yet:
http://www.cauldwellwingate.com/proj...a-renovations/

That building is still in the hands of the family who built it, it seems they're proud of it and want to keep it around.
They also recently installed this:
https://cortexintel.com/


299 next door is also getting work done later this year.
245 is the only one I'm not sure about.
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