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[Prahaboheme]

Originally Posted by DCReid

I said it years ago - this boxy tower does not look good in Miami's skyline. I have warmed to it a bit...but that off center top cube really looks out of place and messes up the design in my opinion.

We must not be looking at the same tower because what I see is a distinctive and notable design, and a centerpiece on a skyline in desperate need of something noteworthy.

[Steely Dan]

^ Agreed. Miami's current tallest, Panorama Tower, is perhaps the most banal and uninspired tower over 800' tall anywhere in the nation.

A skyline like Miami's deserves so much better for a tallest tower, and thankfully, love it or hate it, this project will certainly deliver a distinctive exclamation point on the Miami skyline, along With Okan Tower's curving profile eventually at #2 to boot, relegating Panorama Tower to true afterthought status.

[DCReid]

Originally Posted by Prahaboheme

We must not be looking at the same tower because what I see is a distinctive and notable design, and a centerpiece on a skyline in desperate need of something noteworthy.

It's hardly distinctive as Moscow built virtually the same tower more than a decade ago.

https://skyscraperpage.com/b24262/moscow/capital-city-moscow-tower

While Miami may need a noteworthy skyline defining tower, I don't see this building as it.

[UrbanImpact]

I noticed in Miami, protective window film is used used a lot during construction. Is this common elsewhere?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by UrbanImpact

I noticed in Miami, protective window film is used used a lot during construction. Is this common elsewhere?

I only ever noticed it with Central Park Tower.

[Prahaboheme]

Originally Posted by DCReid

It's hardly distinctive as Moscow built virtually the same tower more than a decade ago.

https://skyscraperpage.com/b24262/moscow/capital-city-moscow-tower

While Miami may need a noteworthy skyline defining tower, I don't see this building as it.

You are right — so many people are traveling to Moscow these days that the comparison is uncanny.

[UrbanImpact]

Not everyone has to like the building, but, to me the vibe fits The City of Miami’s personality.

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by XxxX

you CAN´T count skylines or skyscrapers from different cities together...
what is the purpose of city skyscraper rankings then or this website ?

Example
- Miami - has 175 Skyscrapers
- Miami Beach - has 15 Skyscrapers
- Sunny Isles Beach - has 50 Skyscrapers

Question

Has Miami Beach or Sunny Isles Beach more Skyscrapers ?
Has Newark or Jersey City more Skyscrapers ?
Has Chicago or Miami more Skyscrapers ?

Your Answer by your Definition is - none... Miami Beach and Sunny Isles Beach have 0 Skyscrapers... because they all count to Miami...

Your Answer by your Definition is - none... Newark and Jersey City have 0 Skyscrapers... because they all count to New York City...

Your Answer by your Definition is - Miami has more Skyscrapers then Chicago... because you count Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach Skyscrapers to Miami...

What about Minneapolis and Saint Paul ? To wich city you count the skyscrapers ? Yeah you can´t...

Where is the skyline Limit ?
Miami Beach and Sunny Isles Beach are close to Miami, so they count together... but Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale are to far away... so they dont count where is the limit ? 1 mile, 5 miles


Right Answer is
- Sunny Isles Beach with about 50 Skyscrapers
- Miami Metropolitan Area has 300 Skyscrapers...

Right Answer is
- Jersey City with about 50 Skyscrapers...
- New York City Metropolitan Area has 1000 Skyscrapers...

Right Answer is
- Chicago has 350 Skyscrapers and Miami has 175 Skyscrapers
- Chicago Metropolitan Area has 360 Skyscrapers and Miami Metropolitan Area has 400

i am from Europe.. we define Buildings over 100 meters as Skyscrapers... not 150 meters

you are from europe. that's great. i am a vegan.

a reminder to you that for example hong kong is 1000 sq mi, nyc is 300 sq mi and miami is 36 sq mi..

so if you want to compare 'agglomeration' as above you seem to want to do, you have to equalize the actual real estate and that likely will include suburbs.

lets not go around and round about this simple topic, including the meters/feet nonsense, for the bazillionth time lol.

[XxxX]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

you are from europe. that's great. i am a vegan.

a reminder to you that for example hong kong is 1000 sq mi, nyc is 300 sq mi and miami is 36 sq mi..

so if you want to compare 'agglomeration' as above you seem to want to do, you have to equalize the actual real estate and that likely will include suburbs.

lets not go around and round about this simple topic, including the meters/feet nonsense, for the bazillionth time lol.

yeah... you are right... i am from europe...
but i am also a very respected member of the MSGA (MakeSkyscraperpageGreatAgain) movement...
who contributed more then 500 skyscraper graphics (mostly american) to this website... which requires a lot of knowledge...
so i am more american then you...

also my deepest condolences that you are a vegan...

[UrbanImpact]

Some nice current drone footage from the developer:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdEjsIUuT0C/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[ChiND]

This is a great tower!

[maikelrn]