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Old March 21st, 2013, 11:49 PM   #1241
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From my perspective the quicker we get grocery stores, movie theaters and regular hotels downtown, the quicker we'll have demand for more tall skyscrapers.
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Old March 22nd, 2013, 12:36 AM   #1242
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I get it. I'm not saying you can't gripe. But I can also gripe about you're griping.

From my perspective the quicker we get grocery stores, movie theaters and regular hotels downtown, the quicker we'll have demand for more tall skyscrapers.
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I love my tall buildings... I would marry them if I could, BUT, pedestrian interaction and useful amenities for residents are far more important than having tall buildings.

Like, it'd be ideal to have a tall building with welcoming street interactions, but that ain't happening... so we just have to take this one and hope DOwntown gets more alive and kicking.
What I want for downtown Miami is no different from what you guys want. I'm just a hardcore skyscraper enthusiast on the other end of the spectrum from UMdev. I've been that way for a long time.

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Tall buildings can only be appreciated from afar, anyways... Once you look up from street view, a 60 floor tall building looks almost the same as a 30 floors tall building.
You are most definitely talking to the wrong person!

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