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Originally Posted by wakamesalad
So Draconian that SF is getting 3 buildings taller than the current tallest, the tallest residential building west of Chicago, the tallest mixed use building west of Chicago, the tallest office building in the west, a renovation of density and height that will put SF on the pedestal with NYC and Chi, and an 1,100 ft. Supertall in the middle of it all. All in one of the most active earthquake zones in the world.
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Height limits were revised just a few years ago, which is why all those buildings are getting built. Before that, downtown had a height limit of 550' max, with most of the height limits being even lower, and of course ridiculous height limits were passed in most of the rest of the city too. And it was all in response to the massive skyscraper boom in the 60s-80s. And much of SF's height limits remain way too low today, as I'm sure you agree, though at least we got increases in some select areas. Those are the draconian height limits fflint is talking about.
A decade ago, people would have thought it insane that a supertall would go up in SF (or even a new 700-800 footer), because it seemed the height limits would never change, and if there was an attempt to change them, it seemed the NIMBYs would surely succeed in chopping them down again, just like they did in the past.