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Mind-boggling plans approved for mega-skyscraper with ‘UNLIMITED’ height

25 June 2024 , 18:12
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The developers plan to cap the height at a symbolic number for the state
The developers plan to cap the height at a symbolic number for the state

MIND-BOGGLING plans for the tallest skyscraper in the US with "unlimited" height have been approved.

The mega-structure will tower over the One World Trade Center, but developers insist they are not intending on going "crazy".

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The Legends Tower will commence construction this coming FallCredit: SWNS
The project will boast entertainment, dining and retail spaces
The project will boast entertainment, dining and retail spacesCredit: SWNS
The Boardwalk at Bricktown complex includes three smaller towers as well
The Boardwalk at Bricktown complex includes three smaller towers as wellCredit: SWNS

The Legends Tower aims for the stars in a surprisingly unassuming state of Oklahoma.

In the early planning stages, the mammoth project had the tower reaching 1,750ft - just 26ft behind the One World Trade Center.

But the Oklahoma's City Council has recently given the green light for the skyscraper to be built at an "unlimited" height.

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Councilwoman Nikki Nice said before a vote on the massive project last week: “People have asked me often, what do you think about this development?

“I mean, sky is the limit, no pun intended,” Dezeen reports.

AO, helping the project alongside Matteson Capital, announced that the construction is scheduled to break ground in Fall.

A spokesperson for AO told People: “AO and Matteson Capital eagerly anticipate the commencement of construction on the first buildings this Fall, and subsequent groundbreaking on the Legends Tower, poised to be the tallest building in the U.S.” 

But despite no height restrictions, the developers have no intentions of going overboard.

The Legends Tower is slated to rise above Oklahoma City's usually nondescript skyline at 1,907ft, spanning across 126 floors.

Bruce Greenfield, studio partner, told Dezeen: "You're gonna see it from all over the city. We didn't want it to be crazy or gaudy.

"We just wanted a nice graceful curve of the buildings and a distinguished top."

The whopping height will still place the Legends on a pedestal of the biggest skyscraper in US and pay homage to its home state.

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"The symbolic height honors the year that Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state of the United States," Matteson Capital said in a statement.

The grandiose structure is part of the Boardwalk at Bricktown complex which also consists of three other towers - each about 345 ft tall.

The $1billion project will span a vast two million square ft and boast 1,776 residential units, two luxury Hyatt hotels and 110,000 square ft of entertainment, retail and dining spaces.

The top of the tower will also offer a breathtaking view of the entire city landscape from its restaurant and a bar.

And an observation deck will be installed for the same purpose, according to Matteson Capital.

When completed, The Legends Tower will become the sixth tallest building in the world.

Aiya Zhussupova

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