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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
So according to Emporis, there are nine 700 footers on tap for Miami. I believe that would put it ahead of both Houston and Los Angeles, with ten 700 footers. Amazing reality check there when I think of the days when the city only had one 700 footer and one 600 footer.
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The city had only one 700 footer and one 600 footer until the 21st century. Just look at the difference in that photo I posted taken from my South Beach balcony back in 1998. We actually have two supertall projects already approved. In addition to the two Empire World Towers mentioned by Emporis at 1,022 feet each, there is also One Bayfront Plaza that Emporis left off this time which was approved at 1,049 feet.
Even though several U.S cities still have buildings taller than the tallest we currently have here in Miami (Four Seasons at 789 feet), the sheer number of tall buildings that have made it to construction thus far has many statisticians already ranking Miami's skyline 3rd behind New York and Chicago with more buildings 400 feet tall and up than any other U.S. city except New York and Chicago, but we could still use a couple of supertalls and a few more buildings over 700 feet tall and up to have a really impressive skyline. With the worst U.S. economy since The Great Depression impacting the entire world though, who knows if or when we'll see them.