Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the U.S.

Re:Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the ... by crazygringo on Thursday June 06, 2024 @07:52PM (#40603815)

How is this even economical?

Supertall buildings are usually in already super-dense downtown areas where the economics can support the more expensive supertall building because space is at a premium.

Space is not at that kind of a premium in Oklahoma City. The current tallest building is the 50-story Devon Tower at 844 feet. This new skyscraper would be more than twice that.

And if you look at the renderings, it's surrounded by buildings that are mostly five stories tall.

I mean... huh? It doesn't make any sense.

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Re:Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the ... by iceyest on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:18PM (#40603999)

The reason for building this is likely similar to why those ultra-thin buildings get built in new york. I don't know all the reasons, but there is a lot of one-upmanship with these ultra-ultra rich people that don't know what to do with all their money.

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Re:Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the ... by adamisom on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:00PM (#40603883)

Let them have some excitement, God knows Tulsans need it

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Re:Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the ... by getoffmycase on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:15PM (#40603983)

This is in OKC, not Tulsa. Tulsans have plenty excitement with the opening of the atrociously bacteria infected Zink Lake running through the middle of the city: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/d1473cd55d8d40e48c4...

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