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Nashville will have a 1000' footer before us
I like you logic. You know, there is a Chevron down the street from me in Pembroke Pines. Tomorrow I will put on my snazzy new suit, march my ass down to the manager, and make him an offer he could never refuse! I am going to eventually get about a half a billion or so, and build the Chevron Tower Centre Place Gas Building type thing. It will be all glass, super tall, super reflective, have a gas station base, NOT A PARKING GARAGE, AND a WATER FOUNTAIN in the lobby to LURE in visitors! And maybe a hotel room for people to nap while they fill 'er up. Count on it.The Mad Hatter!! said:what about one on top of nordstrom, they can chip in on the cost.
actually i've got a proposal if nordstrom's gives or forever loans me about 500million I'll build them a skyscraper....hey, sears built the sears tower, shouldn't nordstrom build nordstroms tower?
Miami as in Perfect said:I wonder. What do you think would happen if say they wanted to make 1101 849ft. (as I am thinking the are aiming for) but the FAA shot it down to, oh, I don't know, 749ft. Well, what would happen if the builders built it to 849 anyway!?! First of all, how would the FAA know it was too tall? And second of all, even if they did, they would not make it come down! So why can't these developers just say, "Piss on this, I am building up!"? I think they should. The restrictions are rediculous here; and they were made by some paranoid lunatic.
The Mad Hatter!! said:that would never happen, and if the developer was stupid enough to do that he should be shot. First the developer would be breaking a federal law, a state law, county law and city ordinance. The structure would have a hard time being built because final elevations and blueprints must be approved by the city if not a building permit would not be issued.
second the faa would know because the cranes would probably need to be raised to about 900feet, which would be obviously noticed by them. If they were caught chances are the structure would need to try and conform to the originally approved hieght or face demolition.
There is a precedent for this. Back in the late 80's, a skyscraper went up in NYC and topped oout at just a few feet more than the permit allowed. and the developer was forced to actually lop a few feet off the ornamental crown.Miami as in Perfect said:I wonder. What do you think would happen if say they wanted to make 1101 849ft. (as I am thinking the are aiming for) but the FAA shot it down to, oh, I don't know, 749ft. Well, what would happen if the builders built it to 849 anyway!?! First of all, how would the FAA know it was too tall? And second of all, even if they did, they would not make it come down! So why can't these developers just say, "Piss on this, I am building up!"? I think they should. The restrictions are rediculous here; and they were made by some paranoid lunatic.
A few feet? Wow. That is pretty harsh! It really would not make a difference, but I guess the FAA is no joke. Maybe if it means the safety of our airways . . . WHAT am I saying?! lol. Build Higher!Dale said:There is a precedent for this. Back in the late 80's, a skyscraper went up in NYC and topped oout at just a few feet more than the permit allowed. and the developer was forced to actually lop a few feet off the ornamental crown.
Midtown has the toughest high restrictions of all. Anything over 200 feet has to get special FAA aproval. Planes taking off from MIA actually fly directly over the Midtown development.LIVEFROMTHE305 said:forget dadeland, midtown would be a better place for the tower. anyone know the height restrictions in that area
I'm partial, living up here in North FL, but I would love to see Jax get the tallest in the state (it wouldn't be the first time), or the South for that matter. While I feel for you guys who want a supertall in Miami, I'm afraid what the FAA doesn't get, the NIMBYs will. So, the best hope of any city in Florida ever getting a supertall would have to be Jax. So maybe, someday, they will. Heck, if Nashville, or, for the love of everything holy....Mobile, can get supertalls, then Jax SHOULD at least have a chance....maybe.dave8721 said:And Mobile, Alabama has a taller building U/C than anything we have U/C right now too. Its just a matter of time before Jacksonville starts putting up buildings taller than Miami's tallest. As long as the iron fist of the FAA is pushing down on our skyline we are just going to have to take quantity over quality (quality in height at least).