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Originally Posted by chris08876
656' is somewhere around the plateau (typical) of Midtown.
For reference... 656' , minus 1', is equivalent to a "One Wall Street" rising.
Credit: nycarchitecture
We tend to forget the impact that 656' has given the surroundings, but in many cities, that is a new tallest. If you place 656' out in a field, you'd be like damn... its big.
Now, the only in NY thing could also be said for the fact that 800' towers go unnoticed. That itself is scary, yet a testament to the boom and the magnitude of its skyscraper collection, spanning 3 centuries!
Whats exiting is we are on our way to being the global city with the most super talls. Where not there yet, but catching up. If all goes well, the #1 spot is in reach. 2# is not acceptable!
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Very well said. For some reason this made me think of the STL Arch... Anyone who has visited STL knows how dominating it appears, despite how short it really is (630')
Anyway, assuming the rough estimate of ~650' remaining on this tower is correct, there are only 26 cities in the US with buildings taller than what remains to be built on CPT. Like you said, its easy to get spoiled in NYC, but if thats not impressive idk what is.