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Originally Posted by hunser
 i think he meant the u.s. in general. ny is and always has been an exception in terms of skyscraper construction. just look at chicago, not a single tower over 500ft is under construction right now. and it's supposed to be a skyscraper city (which it is of course). one has to admit that outside of ny there isn't pretty much going on, excluding a few scattered 200m+ projects as the devon energy tower in oklahoma.
btw, according to CTBUH there are not even 10 towers over 600ft u/c in the u.s.  |
Chicago and NYC both go through spurts of construction. For years NYC was relatively stagnant; a cycle Chicago appears to be entering now.
And to stay on topic, I'd like to see something built here and 56 Leonard as well. 56 Leonard more, though. Both of these buildings, like Beekman, are different than your common office or residential tower.