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The tallest skyscraper in the US has just been approved for 'unlimited' height

by windows2020 on 6/10/24, 11:39 PM with 8 comments

  • by joegibbs on 6/11/24, 12:45 AM

    Looking at OKC on Google Maps, it's got a very dense core with a few large highrises, and then right next to that single storey buildings and car parks, and then literally three blocks away from the city centre in the Sosa district are totally empty lots.

    What's the cause of this? The houses next to them look like they're in good condition, with new cars out the front - it doesn't look like something out of The Wire. Surely the land price isn't being artificially depressed by high crime. On Zillow the land itself looks like $300k, with $900k-$1.2m houses next to it.

    Wouldn't it be more economically viable to build 3-4 storey buildings on these empty lots (or even just single family houses - there would have to be a premium on being closer to work) first, before building a giant skyscraper?

  • by rurban on 6/11/24, 5:51 AM

    They were approving a 3 tower complex to be built, with the fantasy of this 4th tower just to gain enough interest for their 3 towers. Their 80 oil boom crash is reappearing, and tornados will rip out all windows anyway, as in Dallas recently. This thing will not be built

    https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/04/25/legends-tower...

  • by windows2020 on 6/11/24, 12:29 AM

    Some say the tallest building in the US is One WTC, but it's clearly Central Park Tower. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/...

    I find the content of the article, irregardless if it comes to fruition, exciting. One WTC was a missed opportunity to take back the crown of the tallest skyscraper, at least within the US (the Willis Tower is taller too).

    It would be cool if they took back the title of the tallest in the world, but at a minimum, it looks like there's a chance they'll take it from NY by every measure. I find that to be significant.

  • by Havoc on 6/11/24, 12:56 AM

    What are you even approving at that point? “Surprise me”