New skyscraper granted ‘unlimited’ height
It’s set to be the world’s tallest building. Picture: Courtesy of AO
It could just be the never-ending skyscraper.
The New York Post reports, in Oklahoma City — where plans are underway for what would be, at 1,907 feet (581m) high, the tallest building in the US — developer Matteson Capital has now received the green light to build a tower without any height restrictions.
Last week, the Oklahoma City Council approved a new zoning application for the controversial Legends Tower removing height restrictions that were part of the original plan, which called for it to be built to 1,750 feet high.
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The new building with tower over surrounding areas. Picture: Courtesy of AO
That height would have made it the nation’s second tallest building after Manhattan’s One World Trade, which — as a nod to America — rises to 1,776 feet.
The Oklahoma development received initial height approvals back in April, and is now set to move forward with construction of the architectural marvel.
It will include two apartment buildings, low-income housing, garages, and a Hyatt Dream Hotel with 480 rooms and 85 condos set 22 stories above parking and retail space.
The only hurdle remaining for America’s would-be highest skyscraper is the issue of its proposed Las Vegas-like digital signage, set to span up and across all four of its towers.
This feature has been the most contentious in previous rezoning presentations, according to the Oklahoman.
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It’s a modern day beanstalk. Picture: Courtesy of AO
“The signage language was removed and will be replaced with what will be the most detailed signing package that will be submitted that the city probably has ever seen,” Mark Zitzow, director of urban planning at development consultant Johnson & Associates, told the outlet. “There are no billboards permitted, there are no accessory signs permitted.
“We will have to submit a sign package that will show every sign on the project, the LED lighting, and visuals on what the public view will be.”
Construction on the $US1.2 billion ($A1.82b), two-phase development was once slated to begin this summer — but has now been pushed to the fall.
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Manhattan’s One World Trade Center is the US’s tallest building). Picture: Getty
What the Oklahoma currently looks like. Picture: Getty
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Parts of this article originally appeared in the New York Post and are published here with permission.
