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Here I am again with one of my random thought questions. I have been browsing the site and read the thread about the Nashville supertall that will be built. I am very glad for them and wish them the best as they continue to show modern progressivness in their city. However, I thought to myself..."Gee everyones getting a new tallest....even us" (meaning Raleigh). Common sense would tell any one here that a 42 story scraper being built pales in comparison to a to 65 story 1200+ ft tower.
My question is, could something of that magnitude be done here in Raleigh? The only reason I am asking this is because the trend for major NC cities towers floor count or height in times past was 20+ floors and under(except Charlotte). Back in the day, If you were a citizen who lived in a major NC city with building with at least 18 stories (Durham), you were gawking at it like it was the most amazing tallest structure that you have ever seen.
Winston Salem broke the mold in the 1960's with its international skyscraper 32 story ( Wachovia Tower) and the 34 story Wachovia Center in 1995
Raleigh jumped from being a 20something story city to a 30 story city in the 1990's
Greensboro has come close with a 28 story tower and yet to hit the 30 mark or go past it.
Durham hasn't even gotten out of the teens yet.......its tallest towers are 15,17,18 stories tall.
Raleigh will yet brake the mold again for other major NC cities out of Charlotte with a 42 story structure and its along time coming. Does Raleigh have the courage to go higher ..................maybe a 55-60 story building? Its already preparing to step into another floor count range and breaking out of the floor count stories of the teens, 20s,30s and into the 40s........................ I believe it will happen but developers want to see what will happen with the Soliel Center first...
Here I am again with one of my random thought questions. I have been browsing the site and read the thread about the Nashville supertall that will be built. I am very glad for them and wish them the best as they continue to show modern progressivness in their city. However, I thought to myself..."Gee everyones getting a new tallest....even us" (meaning Raleigh). Common sense would tell any one here that a 42 story scraper being built pales in comparison to a to 65 story 1200+ ft tower.
My question is, could something of that magnitude be done here in Raleigh? The only reason I am asking this is because the trend for major NC cities towers floor count or height in times past was 20+ floors and under(except Charlotte). Back in the day, If you were a citizen who lived in a major NC city with building with at least 18 stories (Durham), you were gawking at it like it was the most amazing tallest structure that you have ever seen.
Winston Salem broke the mold in the 1960's with its international skyscraper 32 story ( Wachovia Tower) and the 34 story Wachovia Center in 1995
Raleigh jumped from being a 20something story city to a 30 story city in the 1990's
Greensboro has come close with a 28 story tower and yet to hit the 30 mark or go past it.
Durham hasn't even gotten out of the teens yet.......its tallest towers are 15,17,18 stories tall.
Raleigh will yet brake the mold again for other major NC cities out of Charlotte with a 42 story structure and its along time coming. Does Raleigh have the courage to go higher ..................maybe a 55-60 story building? Its already preparing to step into another floor count range and breaking out of the floor count stories of the teens, 20s,30s and into the 40s........................ I believe it will happen but developers want to see what will happen with the Soliel Center first...