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Originally Posted by aquablue
Private development? So are most megatalls going up around the world.
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New York isn't building this tower, that should have been obvious. You obiously haven't been reading or paying attention to what's been planned for this development.
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Originally Posted by RobertWalpole
They're idiotic-looking, second-rate towers that a ten year old kid could have designed.
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Really, I asked what you knew about the actual office space you seemed to be sure wouldn't be attractive to anyone. As expected, nothing.
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Originally Posted by babybackribs2314
You people really need to calm down. 2,000' buildings are great and all but at this point they're inefficient and unnecessary.
NYC actually seems to be beginning to follow HK's trajectory with supertalls... because supertalls in both places are actually driven by economics rather than gaudiness.
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Beyond that, we're talking office buildings here. Anything approaching that height is usually topped by hotel, residential, or empty space. We all know what the size of the Hudson Yards towers are, and what the general height range is. We just don't know the exact heights. But they are plenty tall enough, especially when you consider that these buildings will be surrounded on 3 sides (all but the south) with 900 and 1,000 ft towers. Anyone disappointed with that is out of touch with reality.
What it comes down to is this: after the last few years when everything was seemingly canceled or on hold, to even be
discussing what would be built here is a minor miracle. The fact that they are coming closer to pulling it off is a major one.
This reminds me just a little of the Fulton Street transit center, but on a larger scale...