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Old Posted Apr 3, 2007, 4:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan View Post
now that we can see a good chunk of the building with its facade, does anyone want to predict at this preliminary stage whether this one will have the magic to join the architerally elite residential skyscrapers in our city (hancock, lake point tower, marina city)? is this building mostly remarkable just for it's extreme height and highly visisble location, or is there that extra special something going on here?

i don't have definite answers to these questions; i keep waivering back and forth.
I say no. I think the building is too conservative and lacks any sort of real way that its actually advancing skyscrapers.

Height doesn't do it for me...and it has a SPIRE