[SouthByMidwest]

Supposedly the Chase Tower was going to be some 200 feet taller but the FAA told them to scale it down, apparently for air traffic going in and out of Hobby. Don't see why it would affect it so much. DT is a a pretty good way from Hobby. Although I'm glad this was done, because it really would stick out like a sore thumb, in the way the Sears Tower does in Chicago, IMO. For the record, I'm hardly the biggest Sears Tower fan. It's big, but so what? Much better 'scrapers to be seen in that city.

It's bad enough here in Houston that you can't see the Gulf or Neils Esperson buildings from the freeways, except from parts of 59. Two architectural gems entirely obscured by the larger modern towers - some of which are good to see, mind. I like Heritage and Bank of America Plaza in particular.

Basically, bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.