[AMWChicago]

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No doubt. I love breaking things down the way you just did.

While it hurts to see Chicago struggle to produce supertalls at the same rate as New York, we must remember how crazy it is that a city like Chicago is even in the conversation with global cities like New York, Dubai, and Shanghai. Those cities have it easy. They basically print real estate demand. Chicago has to work for it. And we do a pretty damn good job. We use our architectural legacy to promote high rises in a region of the US where skyscrapers simply aren't demanded. Other global cities are incredibly dense and land value is incredibly high, thus the sky is the limit. In Chicago, while we are dense and land value isn't necessarily cheap, it's impressive how many skyscrapers tower over Lake Michigan. We are at a disadvantage on a lot of levels, yet we prove time and time again that we can play with the big boys. And I believe the next cycle will produce towers that will begin to rival Billionaire's Row in Manhattan. New York definitely capitalized on this cycle, and we did too. But, yes. New York won this one lol. But we'll get 'em back. That's how rivalries work!

And please don't lock this thread, I don't want to start a rant lol just wanted to back up this guys post. OCS is dynamite, no matter the height!