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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
I think your concern here is that the concrete strip will be visible from the south over the top of the Hotel ZaZa, which is 24 floors, while this strip of concrete on this tower is 30 floors. However, the Hotel ZaZa is 305 feet tall, while the concrete strip is 307 feet high. That's going to be a pretty dense block with three high rises on it, and it's fairly unlikely that the concrete strip will be all that visible from the south. The "best view" of it will likely be from the southwest if you're far enough away, you might see it above the roof of The Plaza Lofts adjacent to it. I don't think it'll be visible at all from the south or southeast since it'll basically the same height as the Hotel ZaZa.
The 30th floor of this building will be 307 feet 2 inches, according to the elevations.
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Thanks for the actual elevation numbers, which indeed suggest that the concrete wall was incorporated to match the hotel across the alley.
Actually, rather than concern, I think it is a nice touch to take into account the building's surroundings.
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My guess would be that it has to do with the percentage of allowable glass based on fire code.
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This is an interesting theory as well. Maybe we will never know!