Future Skylines? - Page 2

TimCity2000 · #21 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 10:00 PM**

here in the deep south, Nashville and Atlanta seem to be undergoing the most change in terms of skylines.

Jasonhouse · #22 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 11:25 PM**

Austin sticks out to me as a city where the skyline has changed a lot, and looks like it will continue to do so, perhaps even at an accelerated pace.

KevinFromTexas · #23 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 1:42 AM**

Here's a quick rundown of all the ones over 200 feet for Austin.

Completed: - 41
Since 2000: - 19
Since 2010: - 7
12 tallest buildings in Austin were completed after 2008.

Under construction: - 9

Northshore - 424 feet - 38 floors - apartments/office
The Bowie - 423 feet - 37 floors - apartments/office - topped out
JW Marriott Hotel - 408 feet - 34 floors - hotel - topped out
Colorado Tower - 397 feet - 29 floors - office - topped out
Seaholm Residences - 341 feet - 30 floors - condos
Seven - 263 feet - 24 floors - apartments - topped out
5th & Colorado - 242 feet - 18 floors - office
Westin Hotel - 214 feet - 19 floors - hotel - topped out
The Catherine - 209 feet - 19 floors - apartments - topped out

Site Prep: - 4

Fairmont Hotel - 595 feet spire/456 feet roof - 36 floors - hotel
Fifth & West Residences - 459 feet - 39 floors - apartments
500 West 2nd - 400 feet - 28 floors - office
Hotel ZaZa & Apartments - 305 feet - 24 floors - hotel/apartments

Proposed: - 17

The Independent - 675 feet - 61 floors - condos/office
Waller Park Place Tower C - 576 feet - 53 floors - condos/hotel
Waller Park Place Tower B - 501 feet - 45 floors - apartments
99 Trinity Tower - 467 feet - 39 floors - apartments
GreenWater Block 185 Residential - 410 feet - 39 floors - apartments
5th & Brazos - 402 feet - 36 floors - condos/hotel
Aloft & Element Hotel - 353 feet - 34 floors - hotel
70 Rainey - 35 floors - apartments
48 East - 35 floors - apartments
6th & Nueces Hotel - 28 floors - hotel
Waterloo Park Tower - 22 floors - hotel
University of Texas System Headquarters - 19 floors - office
Waller Park Place Tower A - 258 feet - 21 floors - office
Aspen Heights - 235 feet - 22 floors - apartments
GreenWater Block 188 Hotel - 234 feet - 17 floors
Northshore Lofts - 18 floors - apartments
Travis County Civil Courthouse - 14 floors - courthouse

400+ footers - Austin only had one of them before the Frost Bank Tower. The One American Center, built in 1984, is 401 feet tall. That building now is our 13th tallest.

400+ footers in Austin:

8 completed.
3 under construction - two of those are topped out.
3 site prep under way.
7 proposed
1 rumored
2 stale proposals, but likely not dead.

chris08876 · #24 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:00 AM**

bobdreamz · #25 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by chris08876

Posted this over in the closed, duplicate thread:
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Miami will also see many changes:

http://investinmiami.com/wp-content/...0-brickell.jpg

http://miamirealestatenewsblog.com/m...l-super-talls/

http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.ph...ook-like-2020/

With all of the towers being built right now Miami will have 44 buildings over 500 ft.|152 m in the US making it 3rd. in that category after NYC & Chicago and surpassing Houston. Not bad for a city of 420,000. Of course that all depends on the stinking FAA as they continually reduce heights on proposed towers in the future.

Guiltyspark · #26 Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

That Cleveland rendering looks cool and ambitious.

It also does nothing to dispel the notion that Cleveland's ecconomy is based on Lebron James. lol. But that is one good looking tower.

munchymunch · #27 Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by bobdreamz

With all of the towers being built right now Miami will have 44 buildings over 500 ft.|152 m in the US making it 3rd. in that category after NYC & Chicago and surpassing Houston. Not bad for a city of 420,000. Of course that all depends on the stinking FAA as they continually reduce heights on proposed towers in the future.

The only way is if they change the runway pointing torwards Brickel

isaidso · #28 Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 9:39 AM**

Toronto 2020?

100m+ Buildings
Built: 226
Under Construction: 57
Proposed: 136

Courtesy of koops65

MolsonExport · #29 Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Guiltyspark

It also does nothing to dispel the notion that Cleveland's ecconomy is based on Lebron James. lol. But that is one good looking tower.

As the parody tourism video stated.

I hope the upswing in downtown Cleveland will continue.

mousquet · #30 Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 6:34 PM**

By 2025, there should be more highrises in la Défense to consolidate its density and its vibrancy, and above all the Hermitage twins as its 1st supertalls.

Also a couple of new, embryonic high-rise clusters elsewhere in the inner suburbs. In particular, Issy-les-Moulineaux is expected to build some highrises. Nothing much of a surprise since high value-added business has been well established over that suburb for quite some time. So now, they're apparently determined to be figured amongst the big guys of the metro area, namely the historic CBD (that's within Central Paris) and la Défense. Thus some skyscrapers to show who and where they are in the overall skyline. That's good. Ultimately, I think a little bunch of inner suburbs will act the same.

But of course, nimby Central Paris itself will look just about the same. Maybe just a little greener and cleaner, hopefully. Fact is the historic CBD in there doesn't even need any skyscraper to be famous.

Anyway, overall, the local mid-rise ocean will be even more compact and dense, and maybe a little larger, while the Parisian high density is spreading all over the inner suburbs. A huge mid-rise fabric defines some kind of skyline as well, after all. Call it flat skyline.

Outta here · #31 Posted **Jan 18, 2015, 7:50 PM**

[QUOTE=chris08876;6873027]Posted this over in the closed, duplicate thread:
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Closest mega city near me (50 miles away!)

* Shows the supertalls, and very large towers.
* Far too many (400 plus high rises in various stages) ; Mostly in Brooklyn, and Queens.
* Continues to grow (the list) every day!

Will it impact the skyline?

..... Yes!

Will it impact the Brooklyn/Queens skyline (s). Yes!

Credit: Xoltage ; http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=5386

These are some of the changes expected if everything goes to plan. There will be a dramatic change in the LIC skyline, and in DoBro. Places along the Bronx waterfront will see some big changes. Also, Flushing Queens. In essence, there is the creation of mini skylines. Jersey City too is experiencing some tall developments which will shape it for the better.

Yes , it is you Alice . I'd recognize you anywhere ...

mousquet · #32 Posted **Jan 18, 2015, 11:18 PM**

^ Ok, let's be honest and praise it as it's deserving, that city is simply and obviously the most epic and positively ambitious of our time. I think it embodies true progress, hope and a real strong character today. I must say, though, their historic street level standards may not be as friendly or warm as ours yet, but their dense and massive skyline is far more than an evidence of their precious good will. And as a native but badly cold and open-minded Parisian, I can humbly acknowledge that this is the only city in the world that the Parisians truly envy. And I swear they're desperate, like - oh hell, Paris will never be NY...

Naive, hopeless and dull, short sighted facing NYC. That's how powerful it is in front of the weak, already established assholes. Then I'd be honored if it was finally twinned with Rome and Paris. Seriously, we'd have to beg for it. But this is what the old farts say, according to Wiki:

Rome is since April 9, 1956 exclusively and reciprocally twinned only with:
Paris, France

"Only Paris is worthy of Rome; only Rome is worthy of Paris."

: Uh?? Wait, what!? That's such an obvious nonsense to today's generation, worldwide. Come on, bring NYC into it at last. That'd be an epic ménage à trois and surely would serve both Rome and Paris anyway.

Beedok · #33 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 12:30 AM**

For big Tokyo always wins. For highrises Shanghai seems to be well ahead. New York, like London, is a financial centre, but it's not king of the world anymore. New York was probably more worthy of respect from Paris and Rome in 1956 than today.

Ch.G, Ch.G · #34 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

For big Tokyo always wins. For highrises Shanghai seems to be well ahead. New York, like London, is a financial centre, but it's not king of the world anymore. New York was probably more worthy of respect from Paris and Rome in 1956 than today.

Shanghai's cityscape doesn't have the wall-to-wall skyscraper density of New York. And the majority of what has been built there is ugly or forgettable. It does not now nor will it likely ever have the consistently high level of architectural diversity and quality on display in New York.

chris08876 · #35 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 6:14 AM**

Shenzhen:

What it would look like if all of the proposals go up.

Futuristic looking. Has its share of commie blocks, but I'd rate it at a level that exceeds Shanghai in terms of architecture and aesthetics.

Credit: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210563 (In the post #12 )

What it looks like somewhat recently: (Outdated btw but we get an idea)

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...2&postcount=24 ( Shenzhen - Night by cpics2000, on Flickr )

hunser · #36 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 11:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

For big Tokyo always wins. For highrises Shanghai seems to be well ahead. New York, like London, is a financial centre, but it's not king of the world anymore. New York was probably more worthy of respect from Paris and Rome in 1956 than today.

New York has more skyscrapers and supertalls than Shanghai or Tokyo. And the gap will only get bigger.

mousquet · #37 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 3:37 PM**

Well, I only paid tribute to NYC, mentioned Rome and Paris, then here we go, it's turning into a city vs city thing.

I've never seen Tokyo for real but it sure looks great, more modern and likely larger than any other place. But it also lacks density. While density is even more important than height to me. NYC is not only tall, it is dense enough too.