[KevinFromTexas]

Some old posts here from The Independent thread. Here's where the 690 foot numbers came from. I wanted to go back and find them to post since we were talking about the height compared to the Austonian.

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I think I'll go with the 688 foot number since it seems more accurate and detailed.

One thing I did notice, though, is that the 688 foot site plan doesn't show the elevation drop for the lot. It shows it as 0 and flat all around the lot. The 685 foot site plan shows two sides at 0 feet, with two other sides that drop below that line for a few more feet. I measured it out on paper and was getting about 5 feet below the 0 feet line. So that would add 7 feet for a total of 690 feet. I don't think I would go with that number, though, because my method of measuring it wasn't exact. I was simply using a sheet of paper against my monitor and marking the distance below the 0 feet line and then comparing it to listed elevations of some of the other floors above. It wasn't an exact match, though, because none of the floor elevations had the same number. And each time I did it I got a different number by comparing it on other floors.

Isn't there a program that can calculate distances in pdf documents like this to determine the number of an unlisted distance by comparing it to known distances?

There actually is a garage entrance below that 0 feet line. While it isn't a pedestrian entrance into the building, it's an entrance nonetheless. 690 feet would be close to that FAA height of 689 feet.

I'm quoting you here because you had said yourself that it was 685 feet. I wish we knew for sure, but I think I'll go with the 688 foot number unless someone can measure it more accurately, or if the developers or architects say otherwise.

Originally Posted by ivanwolf

I had done just that. PDF-Viewer is a program I use at work to measure based on the scale of the drawing. This is from the top of the thick black line, add a foot for the bottom of the black line on the drawing. Damper is at 670' plus 15' top of structure = 685 + the 5' or 6' is 690' to 691' depending on the base line.

Originally Posted by ivanwolf

Well remember my number includes the below 0 on the submitted site plan on the COA permit. You know more about how the height is calculated offically. I am just saying that if you go to the lowest below 0 level and measure to the highest point you get 690' and if you measure to the bottom of the thick black line you get 691'. It's just a site plan and until the developer/architect confirms then its still just speculation.