I agree - the next logical progression for our skyline in 90+ stories. I’ll be pissed if the next one is only 34.
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Yeah, so we can look like Oklahoma City in our profile skyline. In my opinion, I’d rather not have a sore thumb tower in our skyline; I just don’t want our skyline to look like a Soviet housing block.
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I don’t think anyone would prefer that look, but the key to all of this is that a skyline doesn’t impact anything about a city other than a cool view. The things that do impact what makes a city good are density, street level experience, amenities, transit, and public places, all of which these 250 footers are doing the exact same job at if not better than the 350 and 400 footers. This concern is all for the sake of the aesthetic view from outside downtown.
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What’s also funny is that most people against tall buildings ALSO don’t live downtown.
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I argue 100 story building would be good for Raleigh don’t know how the demand would be but it would be nice!
I would much rather have 10 ten story buildings. I agree with @John that anything over 40-50 stories would make give us a bad case of the Oklahoma City skyline.
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You are preaching to the choir on that one. If you go back and read the entire history of this community, I’ve said the same thing over and over.
Not if we zone multiple properties that way. If that other NC city there one signature why can’t we.
I think a 600 ft building would be fine–great even. It’s less about floors and more overall height. A 50 fl residential would only be around that much.
The Devon center is 844 ft.
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Homie, the One World Trade Center tower is 94 stories at 1,776ft tall lmao. Raleigh will never- ever - have a 90 story building 
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This is @Yimbyforlife’s dream Raleigh skyline:
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I’m into it, honestly. But I’m on the record as thinking the OKC Devon Tower looks cool.
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I think my house in west Raleigh would be in the shadow of that thing. I vote no!
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Oh come on. Everyone knows $15 beers at Bubba Gump in Times Square is how all the locals spend their time! 
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I have a feeling this would kill all office space demand. Honestly we should completely zone downtown to 60.
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What about 60. one NC city has it why can’t we?
Even ~just~ the 17 floors of office plus the active ground floor will have a pretty transformational feel to Nash Square. And with the 30+ apartment tower on the opposite side of the park as well.
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The stuff about density mattering more is true. That said, a skyline is like an advertisement for the city’s economy and culture. A weak one sends a negative message and might cost the region in small ways. It suggests a lack of civic identity, or a lack of aesthetic taste.
There’s also not much striking natural scenery around here. So for the psychological well-being of the residents here there’s an incentive to build some scenery.
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It’s a false dichotomy in the end anyway. If the market is there to fill 80% of our parking lots with nice 5-20 story buildings, it’s almost certainly also there to build a couple of skyline-changing towers with expensive condos or offices.
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AND the hypothetical/mystical/probable Nexus tower too!
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