Where Is The Future Tallest Building in the World Going To Go Up?

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When you imagine skyscrapers your mind no doubt conjures images of New York City or Chicago, but perhaps not for long. That’s because a new American record for tallest building is currently in the works and it’s set to be built in an unexpected city. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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00:00When you imagine skyscrapers, your mind no doubt conjures images of New York City or Chicago,

00:04but perhaps not for long. That's because a new American record for tallest building

00:08is currently in the works, and it's said to be built in an unexpected city.

00:13This is Oklahoma City, which doesn't have much of a skyline. However, the city of 700,000 people

00:18could soon be home to a skyscraper which eclipses all other buildings in the area,

00:23standing 1,907 feet tall. The tallest structure there at the moment stretches 50 stories,

00:28or 844 feet into the sky, meaning this one would be nearly twice that height.

00:34For reference, the American record holder for tallest building currently belongs to the

00:37One World Trade Center in New York City. The planned skyscraper in Oklahoma would extend

00:42some 131 feet taller than that. The proposed project includes four buildings,

00:47the tallest of which would be named Legends Tower. The tower's developer says that they have already

00:51secured the $1.5 billion needed to fund the project. However, they still need myriad approvals

00:56and guarantee they can fill the three residential towers that accompany the tallest.

01:00So is there a drawback to building an OKC? Well, some say that a skyscraper in a plane state

01:05poses a risk, namely due to the region's tornado frequency.

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