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Originally Posted by sbarn
They look different to me... one appears to have a much taller / more slender top than the other.
Although Amanda Burden is the head of the City Planning Commission - I think it should be noted that it was a unanimous vote to reduce the height by the entire commission.
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The model looks that way in the photo because the angle is exaggerated.
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The commission approved the building at a modified height of 1,050 feet by a vote of 9-0 with two abstentions.
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The CPC doesn't really issue height restrictions on skyscrapers, but this is one of those cases where the lot wasn't zoned for the building as planned.
The height reduction is a condition of Hines getting those special permits.
The tower loses roughly the top 6 floors, which may not seem like a lot of space, but considering the tapered form the tower has to take,
it will lead to more reduction in the lower floors...
