Posted Oct 8, 2023, 5:51 PM
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Not that I disagree with the sentiment, but in practice... how? - Residential: the world's 800+ condos are almost exclusively in Dubai (where economics and planning are afterthoughts) or NYC and Indian/East Asian cities (where lack of space offsets the costs). Vancouver doesn't fit either.
- Offices: with the recent slowdown, and all the new towers coming in, I'm guessing The Stack is the tallest we'll be seeing for a while.
- Hotels: They count for both our tallest buildings, so it's not impossible, but Vancouver's still a little too undersized and pedestrian to draw the luxury tourists which justify a Burj al-Arab or Marina Bay.
- Telecoms (e.g. CN Tower): We've already got Harbour Centre for this. Might need a bigger one a few decades from now, but that's another "maybe."
- Vertical mall: Pfffft... no.
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