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Old Posted Oct 6, 2021, 9:13 PM
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These days I think supertall = 400+ meters

300 meters is just a very tall building
this is what the system should be i think:

--Class 1 (0-99 meters): "Grade Class"

0-24 meters (1-5 floors) = Grade Level
25-49 meters (5-10 floors) = Lowrise
50-99 meters (10-20 floors) = Midrise

--Class 2 (100-199 meters): "Centi Class"

100-149 meters (20-30 floors) = Highrise (ex. New Yorker Hotel)
150-199 meters (30-40 floors) = Skyscraper (ex. Waldorf-Astoria)

--Class 3 (200-399 meters): "Diacosia Class"

200-299 meters (40-60 floors) = Pretertall (ex. 30 Rockefeller)
300-399 meters (60-80 floors) = Supertall (ex. Chrysler Building)

--Class 4 (400-799 meters): "Tetracosia Class"

400-599 meters (80-120 floors) = Tetratall (ex. 1WTC)
600-799 meters (120-160 stories) = Hexatall (ex. Shanghai Tower)

--Class 5 (800-1599 meters): "Octacosia Class"

800-999 (160-200 stories) = Octotall (ex. Burj Khalifa)
1000-1599 (200-320 stories) = Kilotall (ex. Kingdom Tower)
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Old Posted Oct 6, 2021, 9:33 PM
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I would still think of 20 story buildings as a high rise. Now, ones lower than that and I consider them midrises. Truly short ones, say, 5 to 8 or so still have to fit in somewhere. Relabeling other lowrises would mean buildings that short would be...what?

I think a better classification is lowrise, midrise, high rise, skyscraper, supertall, etc.
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Old Posted Oct 6, 2021, 10:43 PM
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I would still think of 20 story buildings as a high rise. Now, ones lower than that and I consider them midrises. Truly short ones, say, 5 to 8 or so still have to fit in somewhere. Relabeling other lowrises would mean buildings that short would be...what?

I think a better classification is lowrise, midrise, high rise, skyscraper, supertall, etc.
This is true. i made a new system based on powers of 2 that i think fixes this problem
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Old Posted Oct 7, 2021, 1:25 AM
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This is the system that I use

Megatall: 600 meters or 1,969 feet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_megatall_skyscrapers

Supertall: 300 meters or 984 feet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supertall_skyscrapers

The US has no megatalls nor any plans for one but does have a growing crop of supertalls.
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X-posting from the Austin sub-forum. Site Prep continues. The site plan revision seems to be close to approval.

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Cross-posting from Austin sub forum:
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Back to the tower...

TOWERS sums up the latest news....

https://austin.towers.net/64-months-seem...r-in-texas-right/[email protected]
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From about two weeks ago - site prep/utility work continues while the tower is still awaiting city approval. Site plan activity indicates that approval is real close.

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I'm assuming it's likely to get approved? Will be super exciting to see this U/C
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I'm assuming it's likely to get approved? Will be super exciting to see this U/C
There are no issues with the building itself. The slight hold up seems to be because of new flood regulations since this is along Waller Creek and some right of way issues on Red River because the City is widening Red River St.
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Here's the excavation permit for the utility work about to get underway on Red River. The permit confirms that it is for the "98 Red River Waller Creek" project, and it also states that it is for this project's site plan.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-searc...=12835219&t_selected_propertyrsn=2019189
Looks like this one is inching closer and closer to a reality!
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This would really be something.

At 1,022', it'd not only be the tallest skyscraper in Texas, it'd also be the tallest US skyscraper by roof height outside of NYC and Chicago, and only the 3rd such US tower over 1,000' by roof height ever built outside of NYC and Chicago.

Go on, Austin, make some big noise!
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Old Posted Jan 17, 2022, 5:04 PM
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Site prep is already happening for the 98 Red River supertall. But a long term right of way closure permit for construction was filed today. The scheduled start date is 04/04/2022!

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-searc...=12861222&t_selected_propertyrsn=2019189


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This tower is incredibly lame.
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^It's not that bad, though I prefer the original design, which looks a bit like Chicago's One Museum Park:

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The original design was really nice.
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Yeah...I like portions of the new tower design, but it's not very cohesive overall. It's like, pick one section and run with it.
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