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I've been an advocate of raising the height liimit in certain parts (clusters) of the city for some time. One of the major drawbacks of the height limit is the resulting BORING streetscape of boxy office buildings for countless blocks downtown without any relief! If developers are willing to creating some interesting architectural diversions at key locations, I would recommend allowing an extra 5-10 floors (which is still shorter than buildings in most US cities!) Consider the office building on K St. facing Frankline Square with it two pointed towers facing the park which gives a little of New Yorkish look to that block and it looks great from the park all lit up at night. It's one of the best buildings downtown in many ways. How about more of these. Even London and Paris permit tall buildings in specific areas of the city so the whole urban landscape doesn't turn into a bunch of monotonous endless blocks of boxy 12 storey buildings for hundreds of square blocks. We need variety to enhance our urban landscape and fabric.

by Len on Oct 17, 2011 5:42 pm • link • report