Tag: Tallest Building in the world

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Will NYC’s Nordstrom Tower overtake One World Trade Center as the tallest building in the U.S.?
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the thick of a supertall building boom. As we reported earlier this year, 97 skyscrapers and 11 supernal buildings (skyscrapers taller than 984 feet) were completed in 2014—more than in any other year. And nowhere is the race to the tip-top heating up more than in New York City, […]
May 20, 2015
A rendering of the skyline should the Nordstrom Tower rise to the height of the plans Yimby reported. Credit: New York Yimby
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1 World Trade Center named the tallest building in the U.S. amid controversy
It took a bit of convincing, but 1 World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the United States once it is completed. On Tuesday, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) ruled that at a height of 1,776 feet—symbolic of the year the Declaration of Independence was signed— 1 World Trade […]
November 13, 2013
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