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Old Posted Jan 31, 2018, 8:25 PM
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Cost. Anything over about 1000 feet starts to require a fair bit more engineering and the game basically changes (per my understanding...don't ask me what changes exactly)

These behemoths you see going up in China and Dubai look nice to enthusiasts like us but they're nowhere near as cost-effective as splitting a mega-tall building in two height-wise.
I am so sick of hearing this excuse. Not attacking you Spocket, but we keep hearing the same nonsense. Los Angeles is not Panama City. There is PLENTY of money in this town, and plenty of financing available to build in America's 2nd biggest city and doorway to Asia. There is clearly another reason that we are not being told.

I suspect that there must be some financial arrangement between the current tallest and the city (whether LA, NY, or any city), that prevents other towers from surpassing that height limit unless they reach a more favorable deal....just guessing here, but no other explanation makes sense to me.
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