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Looks like they have done a ton of work to make sure that the Hogg building doesn't fall into the hole. 

 

Given that they are drilling big, long pilings that are extending up to the surface, I'm guessing that the base of the hole won't get any deeper and they'll put the mat roughly where the dirt is now once they are done with drilling and installing these pilings. IIRC, the Aris foundation was about the same, not all that far below street level. 

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On 8/6/2019 at 10:00 PM, Purdueenginerd said:

Supertalls, even in cities as Dense as NYC are rare.

 

NYC only has 12 buildings that are over 1000 ft and 3 of them are what I would consider hyper rich residential ego trips.. As far as skyscraper breakdown, Wikipedia provided a nice table. (no idea how up to date it is) 

 

Rank City ≥1,000 ft
(305 m)
≥900 ft
(274 m)
≥800 ft
(244 m)
≥700 ft
(213 m)
≥600 ft
(183 m)
≥500 ft
(152 m)
≥400 ft
(122 m)
Total
1 New York City 12 9 14 35 69 150 255 544
2 Chicago 6 2 6 8 27 68 101 218
3 Miami 0 0 1 9 9 32 36 87
4 San Francisco 1 0 3 2 4 13 32 55
5 Houston 1 2 0 7 8 18 22 53
6 Los Angeles 2 0 1 6 9 10 17 45
7 Seattle 0 1 0 3 3 12 23 42
8 Las Vegas 0 0 0 1 8 7 25 41
9 Atlanta 1 0 2 2 6 5 24 40
10 Philadelphia 1 2 1 3 1 6 18 32

 

Right now, Houstons office market cant really support a thousand footer and our residential market isnt hot enough for gazillionares to fork over investment for 1000'+ Condo high rises.

 

My personal wishlist, build a beautiful 1200' building on Block 142. Then infill every other surface lot downtown with 10-15 story buildings-- same for midtown.

 

Also, Dallas has a 1000'+ on the drawing board right now: https://www.papercitymag.com/real-estate/dallas-smart-district-tallest-high-tech-skyscrapers-amazon-headquarters/

And for my own City Pride, I'd like Houston to retain the taller skyline :)

 

Is this the elephant in the room?

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Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich

 

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In Houston, construction recently started on the Preston, with 373 “luxury for rent” apartments as well as a “skydeck” and a resort-style swimming pool. The development is being financed by the investors in Cresset, a multibillion-dollar asset management firm, including one of its founders, Avy Stein.

 

Not sure if this is best thread for this article but it does mention the Preston.   

 

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