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Originally Posted by jlousa
Don't expect anything taller then the pacific press building, otherwise you'll be let down.
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Well not that I'm expecting or wanting anything 750-800 ft on the waterfront, I was hoping for something along the lines of 160-175m. I think this would be a reasonable height for this area, considering its neighbours shaw and pacific rim, and the height of the buildings behind it. This height allows for the architect to have enough of a pallet to play with in terms of a visually pleasing dedign, while still remaining economically viable and does not look out of place,
Regarding the construction of something as tall as 800+ feet, I think it will happen some time in our lifetimes (next 50 years or so), but not anytime soon, there just isn't the political will or economic necessity. What I think a prudent move would be, is to allow a developer(s) to build moderately sized buildings in the central/eastern CBD, with phasable designs, so that when demand and the public decide they are necessary down the road, central locations for large office towers will still be available. As it stands now there are a great deal of low and mid sized aging office sites in the NE, some of these could be easily demoed and built up to current height limits or current demand limits, but they could be ready for the eventuality of more commercial density needed in the DT core.
This is what I am talking about regarding the 'NE CBD'
Here is a pic showing the relative lack of density compared to the NW CBD
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