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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
well, they haven't built it yet, have they?
over the decades we've seen maybe a dozen or so proposals of varying seriousness for towers over 400m in chicago, and only one of them was ever built, way back in the early 70s.
so that should give you some clue as to the economic viability of 400m towers in chicago.
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Sure, but a lot of those were not so legitimate, and the ones that were went under due to the 2008 recession.
Are you saying you don't think Tribune will be built then?
Taller buildings will become economical when they're absolutely needed, 300+ meter buildings weren't economical when the Empire State was built but now they are because space is so much more of a luxury in big cities. Maybe someday 400+ will be the new 300.