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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper
I wouldn't say Toronto has the edge on residential when you can build a 25 storey condo tower with 100 units and 4.5 metre slab to slab height on a 10 storey parking podium over a 50 storey building with 9 foot ceilings and 500 units.
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So you're saying that residential buildings in Chicago tend to be a lot taller relative to their residential density than in Toronto?
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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper
A supertall may help Toronto but, I don't see it as a deciding factor when even in Chicago they are so few and far between.
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They are few and far between, but they make the skyline IMO. Without them, the skyline is just a large, but fairly undefined mass of buildings within a similar height range, which is the case for several other skylines around the world. The few supertalls shoot up so far above everything around them that they appear as powerful and dramatic focal points making the skyline jagged and aggressive.
Remember than when talking skyline, I'm talking actual skyline, not the cities' appearance from street level. In terms of street level impressiveness, Chicago is a lot farther ahead and will be much harder to catch due to the incredible historical layers and the assortment of midrise and highrise buildings that wouldn't even be considered skyscrapers by today's standards.