I could be wrong of course, but I think BuildThemTaller (BTT) only mentioned the Sears Tower as a good example of the point s/he was making about design of office buildings such as 270 now vs. in decades past. BTT could have also used the original WTC as an example. I think the reason for taller floors now is less about vanity and more about clients wanting/needing taller floors for several reasons, including but not limited to a more open feeling when working in an office with a ceiling height of 11-12 feet instead of 9 feet, the increased need for intra-building infrastructure for elements such as HVAC and more wiring, structural necessity of having larger columns and beams to support those higher floorplates, and the list goes on.
This building includes all pf those newer construction elements. So while there is likely an element of vanity in it being Morgan/Chase' headquarters, there's also just plain need to make the floors, and therefore the entire building, taller.
On a related note, this building isn't taller, it just has smaller construction workers. (They look so tiny!
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Originally Posted by NYguy
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
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