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Originally Posted by Vin
That's only because developers are never allowed to go really tall in most prime Vancouver lands. For the few sites that do, the towers are, on average, more spectacular - Georgia Residences, Shangri-la, Trump, Wall Centre Sheraton tower, Vancouver House, and the future clusters of taller towers around the First Baptist Church and 1700 West Georgia. The more units developers can sell, the more they can splurge on the design: simple economics.
And on the contrary, I find many interesting looking 30-35 storeys in and around Coal Harbour and Yaletown, but I'm sure they can look even better if allowed to go taller.
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You can thank the city who you loath so much for imposing higher architectural standards for taller buildings in the higher building policy.
Profitable developments don't necessarily mean the developer will splurge on design. The market dictates what the developer will splurge on. In a seller's market like now, there's no incentive to splurge on better architecture. Back 10-20 years ago, when the market was more balanced, condos in Coal Harbour and Yaletown needed incentives to attract buyers (larger units, interesting architecture, amenities).
If every condo in downtown will allowed to be 60+ stories, I can guarantee you most won't share similar architectural standards to Shangri-La, Trump, etc...
Obviously you think taller buildings look nicer, nothing wrong with that. You're just incorrect to assume taller buildings will equate to better architecture.
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