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I don't know, 665 makes QCSII officially taller than the Trump Tower in New York and the Penobscot Building in Detroit, but who's keeping track. :-D

Looks to me like they're on the 27th with the steel and 31st with the core based on those photos... Compared to the renderings it looks like there's still plenty more to go...

The 1929 crash probably inflates the 2008 value of the Carew by about 30-40 million since 1 mil from 1931 is worth more now then 1 mil from 1929.

Interesting comparison: Carew Tower costs $33,000,000 in 1931 QCSII costs $322,000,000 by 2011 This translates roughly to: Carew Tower costing $462,402,530.64 in 2008 QCSII costing $294,402,530.18 in 2008

Okay here it is, my original source wasn't wikipedia, but this will do: Construction on the building halted in January 2008 after vibrations from digging tools at the site shook nearby 19th century Main Street structures. The building's developers have not yet announced when construction will resume but still project that the building will be completed in 2011.[2][17] In March 2008 construction was halted due to financial problems and engineering problems related to the bedrock on the site. Construction resumed in June 2008 with the relocation of underground utilities. [2] By January 23, 2009 two contractors on the project had filed liens against the project, for $2.3 million and $1.4 million. The lienholders stated that they had not been paid for work previously done on the project.[17]

I'm not sure if that has something to do with it, but I did hear that the vibration from the pylon drilling is compromising the structures of the older buildings next to the site. To avoid damaging those structures they've put the project on hold until they can come up with a solution that they can afford to implement. As of right now, they haven't figured out what to do. It's a shame, I went to the website for the building and the thing is incredible, I really hope they can figure it out. I also hope Cincinnati goes that far out with their next skyscraper like we do for buildings at UC and the Fountain Square West proposal.

To say that the height of a building has nothing to do with a city's success is as ignorant as saying that height is the only thing that matters... which is not true either. I love tall buildings, I don't think height alone makes a building or a skyline, but I think it is very significant... not everybody is as in to height as I am so to each his own...and in building a skyscraper one should recognize the importance of its street level appearance, but from a distance, a 1000 foot building soaring above a skyline is much more impressive than another 500 foot building. I also fail to see how 5 seven story buildings makes more sense...with height there is more space to lease relative to land costs and a higher return...even so, how is it not an American way to build buildings of this scale, most of the construction downtown is for 5 - 14 floor structures, but what is the harm in having a tallest in city building built or for that matter pride in such a new structure? London has 3 new tallest buildings planned, and I think thats great... ignoring current trends is living in the past...American cities grew up during the skyscraper era hence the importance placed on them, London and other European cities had already boomed, but they build them too now. Why should Cincinnati go back and try to pretend it's something it's not, which is Rome and Paris...Cincinnati grew up with skyscrapers and they are here to stay...most people are excited to hear of new buildings like this, and it's not because they have small dicks.

...where to begin? It has 39 floors. There are less floors than the Carew because the individual floor height of QCS is much taller. This is listed as a benefit or "bonus" for leasing. I am a fan of this message board and just want to contribute where I can. Speculate all you want, but I don't appreciate being accused of "misinformation." I would never accuse you of misinformation, why would you lie? I was talking about the Enquirer, and I will admit that maybe "misinformation" isn't the word I'm really looking for... I meant that the Enquirer's information must have more speculation than tangible or reliable when they claimed that the building would be higher. On a side note, I've heard time and time again that I'm new and height doesn't matter usually followed by references to London and other European cities... But I have to dissagree, London went big on what was relevant then, and height is still relevant now (Chicago, Philadephia, Nashville, Louisville, Miami, Baltimore, New York, Las Vegas, and Toronto to name a few are all at work on a tallest highrise - and that's not to mention other world cities)... I agree that Cincinnati's skyline is beautiful and one shouldn't build an awkward behemoth next to it to muddle it up... However I did like the Nashville building rendered with our skyline, someone mentioned it was a bit like New York or Chicago creating 2 points of interest, and I would agree... Personally I don't think this will be the last big project but will spark more and possibly one even bigger than QCS. When the original World Trade Centers where built the surrounding structures weren't as impressive as they are now.

Ok, Columbus is a smaller city, but it has an impressive skyline for it's size...keep in mind when looking at pop. statistics that they annexed their entire county, if Cincy did that, they'd be the "13th biggest city in the US" and that is to say nothing of the N.Kentucky population which is economically more connected to Downtown than most of Hamilton county. Louisville is building a nice new tallest building, 703ft. Wikipedia says, "it will also be taller than any building in Cincinnati, Nashville, Memphis, Kansas City, or St. Louis." hmm...we can't let that happen can we? Nashville isn't...Signature Tower will be 1052ft... But high-rises aren't really about any height competition are they... Hey, a guy can dream can't he? After all, Cincinnati did once have the 5th tallest building in the world (only buildings in New York were taller).

664'-8"?? The original plans called for 689' didn't it? And the Enquirer story they ran on it (which didn't really have much to say) said it would now be taller than the original spec... So is that complete misinformation then? And is QCS still 37 floors, and won't the Carew still have the highest occupied floor in the city by quite a bit after all is said and done? I'm extremely excited that there is any Class A highrise going up in Cincy, I love this city, but isn't it a bit much to call QCS the new tallest when only decorative crown is actually taller? I really hope they slip in a few more floors in and actually beat the Carew in every spec (that would really be something). I'd be fine with anything over 629' though, there's no reason a small town like Columbus should have a higher tower... It would be nice to get something official, hopefully the stalling means they are waiting to see if they can't make the project bigger. They better get something done though before Covington or Newport decides to build it.