New win, place, and show skyscrapers in American/Canadian cities

[DZH22]

Four Seasons Boston. Many more pictures can be found in my photostream.

IMG_5413 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5500 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5980 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_6040 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_6123 by David Z, on Flickr

[Phil McAvity]

Originally Posted by JAYNYC

Right, but Houston has 2 towers above 990'. How many does Philly have?

Philadelphia has one but the two tallest buildings in Houston add up to 1994 feet while the two tallest buildings in Philly add up to 2095 feet tall.

Winner-Philadelphia

[suburbanite]

Originally Posted by pico44

Holy smokes that thing is dope as hell. Who designed that?

Hariri Pontarini out of Toronto.

Edmonton has undergone a significant change from the addition of one project. Stantec and the JW Marriot tower obliterated the long-standing plateau in the city's skyline.


@coryedelCTV

[dave8721]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

yeah, the philly skyline is making some serious noise these days

it now has the 5th most 700+ footers in the nation, after NYC (80), chicago (25), houston (11) and LA (9).

and with 4 towers over 800' tall, it's now 3rd behind only NYC (42) and chicago (16) in that category.

Too bad Paramount World Center in Miami is being built at 699 feet. One more foot would put Miami back into a tie with Philly once it and Flatiron top out. Maybe someone can put a box on the roof or something to make it an even 700.

[dave8721]

Miami's new tallest Panorama is pretty blah. It does end the "batman ears" look that Miami had for a while with its two tallest being at the ends of the skyline. Hopefully its not the tallest for long with a bunch of taller ones in the pipeline but none really moving dirt yet.

[Capsule F]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Philadelphia has one but the two tallest buildings in Houston add up to 1994 feet while the two tallest buildings in Philly add up to 2095 feet tall.

Winner-Philadelphia

Exactly. Philly has a 973' and an 1121' vs 992' and 1002' in Houston. Houston has more overall height though.

[maru2501]

Detroit has some 800-footer coming downtown allegedly, I just learned today

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by maru2501

Detroit has some 800-footer coming downtown allegedly, I just learned today

https://www.businessinsider.com/detr...-in-the-city-1

this it?

[maru2501]

I assume.. saw a mention in the freep

[DZH22]

Here's the existing thread for the Detroit building.....
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...208634&page=13

[dimondpark]

Did a quick look on Wiki and came up with this.

NY, Chicago and Toronto's lists on Wiki dont go below 500-550' but I think we all know they have the most overall.

Otherwise it seems Miami and Vegas went bonkers

No. of buildings 400 feet tall or taller:
Miami 89
San Francisco 54
Houston 49
Las Vegas 44
Los Angeles 41
Atlanta 39
Seattle 39
Calgary 38
Boston 31
Philadelphia 31
Dallas 30
Montreal 30
Vancouver 22
Minneapolis 19
Denver 17
Pittsburgh 16
San Diego 16
Charlotte 15
Austin 14
Detroit 14
Honolulu 13
New Orleans 13
Cleveland 10
Columbus 10
Nashville 8
Baltimore 7
Tampa 7
Milwaukee 6
Fort Worth 6
Indianapolis 6
Portland 5
St Louis 5
San Antonio 5
Jacksonville 5
Louisville 4
Orlando 4
Memphis 3
Phoenix 2
Albuquerque 0
El Paso 0
San Jose 0
Tucson 0
Washington DC 0

No. of buildings 400 feet tall or taller built since 2000:
Miami +69
Las Vegas +35
Atlanta +19
Seattle +19
Calgary +16
San Francisco +16
Austin +13
Houston +13
Boston +9
Montreal +9
San Diego +9
Charlotte +8
Philadelphia +8
Los Angeles +7
Honolulu +6
Minneapolis +5
Denver +4
Nashville +3
Dallas +2
Milwaukee +2
Baltimore +1
Cleveland +1
Fort Worth +1
Jacksonville +1
Orlando +1
Pittsburgh +1
Portland +1
St Louis +1
San Antonio +1
Tampa +1
Columbus +0
Detroit +0
El Paso +0
Indianapolis +0
Louisville +0
Memphis +0
New Orleans +0
Phoenix +0
Albuquerque +0
San Jose +0
Tucson +0
Washington DC +0

[Steely Dan]

^ your lists omit:

milwaukee, which has 6 buildings >400', with two of those being built since 2000.

cincinnati, which has 7 buildings >400, with one of those being built since 2000.

[DZH22]

Hartford - 4, with a +1
Providence - 2, with a 0
Albany - 1, with a 0
Buffalo - 1, with a 0
Springfield (MA) - 1, with a 0
White Plains - 2, with a +2

[Florida Guy]

It is not always about quantity but it is about quality. For example Pittsburgh has a nicer looking skyline IMHO than some cities that are much larger with more/taller buildings. It is all pretty much subjective though I guess.

[DZH22]

Here's Boston's recently built Millennium Tower, which was the city's 3rd tallest (and tallest in 40 years) until being passed a few months ago by the Four Seasons posted above. 685' (209m)

IMG_4430 by David Z, on Flickr

In the fog.

IMG_2610 by David Z, on Flickr

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by Capsule F

Houston has more overall height though.

Exactly.

Winner-Houston

[Steely Dan]

Philadephia's tallest towers are much more attractive.

Winner-Philly

[Denvergotback]

I personally think the Philly skyline is one of the most attractive in North America

[maru2501]

agree. it just needs to spread more now

and @DZH22 thanks for detroit link. that's a big site

[Phil McAvity]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ your lists omit:

milwaukee, which has 6 buildings >400', with two of those being built since 2000.

cincinnati, which has 7 buildings >400, with one of those being built since 2000.

Even though i'm digressing in my own thread, Edmonton also now has 8 buildings over 400 feet


I also can't imagine how anyone could argue that Houston has nicer buildings than Philly even if Houston's skyline is slightly bigger