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Originally Posted by wakamesalad
I went to the public forums before the official design plans were unveiled in 2007 and the plans by the city were that 1200' could be the maximum height to the roof, or perhaps opaque crown, but that spires could extend much further, perhaps to the 1375' proposed by SOM, or maybe higher? Who knows.
What I think will happen is that both towers will rise at the same time and there will be a final finish (by SF?  ) which will claim dominance.
Notice how all of the press releases during and since the ceremonial groundbreaking claim it as "the tallest building on the west coast?" Pretty brazen. Surely the developers and architects know that the WG is proposed at 1100'. |
Those of us looking for a 1930's style skyscraper d*** measuring contest are likely to be disappointed.
I don't think Hanjin/Korean Air honestly cares whether or not their building is taller than the Transbay Tower. They haven't even marketed the Wilshire Grand as the tallest building in LA (although media outlets and SkyscraperPage forumers clearly took notice). The project's website specifically refers to the Wilshire Grand as the "Second tallest building in LA skyline."
If Boston Properties does in fact decide to add something on top of the Transbay Tower to make it taller, I don't expect the Hanjin Group to up the ante.