Which City will get a 1000ft bldg. 1st?

I fixed your poll....


btw, I removed Tampa, because it has an FAA imposed hieght restriction of around 650ft. I doubt we will ever see that exceeded by so much. I also removed Boston, since FAA rules and local zoning will also generally preclude anything this tall from ever being built.... In thier place, I added Houston and Atlanta.

Seattle cannot build a 1,000 foot skyscraper, due to the Downtown Proximity to the airport.

Why would any of these cities need a 1,000 footer?:
tampa
charlotte
denver
boston
las vegas
pittsburgh
minneapolis
cleveland
detroit
indianapolis

HoustonTexas said:

Seattle cannot build a 1,000 foot skyscraper, due to the Downtown Proximity to the airport.

Why would any of these cities need a 1,000 footer?:
tampa
charlotte
denver
boston
las vegas
pittsburgh
minneapolis
cleveland
detroit
indianapolis

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exactly,

Tampa, charlotte, boston, pittsburg,cleveland, detriot doesnt look right with 1000ft.

Denver, whats everyone been smoking?
Boston, cant be higher than 1000 I think.
LV- why, its just a tourist attraction, thats like Niagra Falls, On, WIS Dells, or Orlando having an 1000ft.


Minneapolis, Indianapolis is a good choice(why not Illipolis too, just playing, FYI its a real city in downstate IL).

But, Atlanta have an 1000 ft, even though its a tiny city.

Why would Houston? What kind of dumb-ass question is that? Most of these cities are the HQ of major banks which are the prime reasons that tall towers are built....look at the name of Houston's tallest. Las Vegas could support it based on the tourist appeal alone. Detroit is a bigger metro than Houston, though granted it's largest are unlikely to build a tall tower.

atlrvr said:

hell, in your mind, Charlotte is almost 50% more deserving of a 1000 ft. than Atlanta...

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I don't think it's a matter of which city is more deserving, but which is more likely to build something that tall. In that respect, Charlotte might be considered on par with Atlanta. Considering the prominence of bank HQs, the high-profile projects going on, and the density of the Uptown area, it's not totally crazy to think that Wachovia or BoA could splurge on some ridiculous landmark tower. Atlanta, at least from what I know of the city, is not really a fertile ground for super-scraper development at the moment.

Having said that, I don't think either of the two cities is particularly likely to do something like this anytime soon. The office-tower craze seems to have subsided for the time being.