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Originally Posted by McBane
This is great for Pittsburgh, even if the new design appears to be watered-down. Even still, this will definitely add a bit of a modern touch to a skyline that hasn't really added anything significant since the 1980's. Although, I haven't seen how this building fits into the skyline.
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Yeah, the design is obviously nothing too stunning. But it is modern and glassy, which will especially help it stand out in this location.
PNC Tower (2015) is certainly significant for Pittsburgh's skyline though. Not only for its 550' height (I think it's somewhere around that... the height nerds can feel free to correct me
), but also because it filled a significant gap in the middle of the downtown triangle.
The FNB Tower should actually appear 500'+ on the skyline because it it being built on the Lower Hill, at a higher elevation than the downtown buildings. The site is in the middle-right of the below photo.
