Larry RusswurmJun 6

Grey

I remember the old Soviet Union being cut up for having only grey skylines and grey buildings. This just showed to the west how boring and drab this country and its allies really were. It was an empire, but boring still.

Clothing styles in the late eighties were also drab in the west. For a few years all it seemed you could get were grey, black and white outfits. Of course there was also acid washed jeans. But very quickly that changed into acid washed black jeans which had many shades of grey and even some white.

I remember coming out of that time in the early nineties, when colours started to make an appearance again. Buying colours was hit and miss because we blatantly didn’t know what colours looked good on us.

Finally my sister dug up an old seasons of colour book from the early 80s. According to this book, I was an autumn and I started to dress accordingly. I don’t know what the other people were doing when it came to wearing colours. The point is we eventually figured out how to wear colours, but it took some dud outfits to get there.

We are in another period of grey, black and white being considered the height of fashion, with very little colour out there.

But this time it is worse. Almost all building colours are shades of grey. You see it in all those home renovation shows. Nearly everything is grey, black and white.

It’s even worse than this of course. They’ve been painting older high rises in my city to be grey, black and white. New high rises are also being made grey, black and white.

Congratulations! We have turned the west into the look of communist Russia. We may have outlasted communist Russia, but their style seems like it will last forever in the look of our buildings and our clothes. I’m just going to say it. The fashion industry is boring. And is doing very little innovating right now.

Colour isn’t all bad. Bring some of it back. In the clothes, in buildings and in our skyline. We look like communist Russia, only with blue jeans.

#acidWashed #black #blueJeans #buildingSuppliesAreDrab #communistRussia #eightiesGrey #greyBuildings #greySkylines #highRises #IMAnAutumn #littleColourNow #seasonsOfColour #theSovietUnion #weForgotWhatColoursLookedGoodOnUs #white
PanethosMay 18

USA cities whose tallest building is residential

Identified below at American cities whose tallest building is a residential structure. The list provided below does not include mixed use towers such as hotel/residential or office/residential. A minimum height of 175 feet was required for inclusion. States most represented on the list include the following (listed by number cities vs. towers):

  • Florida = 16 cities
  • New Jersey = 7 cities
  • Illinois = 6 cities
  • Michigan = 5 cities
  • New York = 4 cities or boroughs

The tallest residential structures on the list range in location from traditional downtowns, midtowns, first-ring suburbs, outer suburbs, college towns, and vacation/retirements cities. Some of the cities fall into multiple categories like Ann Arbor which falls into three classifications as a college town with a traditional downtown and a distant Detroit suburb.

99 Hudson Street in Jersey City – Source: 99hudsonliving com

It is also interesting to note that there was quite a gap between development boom times for such buildings in American cities. As the list shows, there were boomlets just before the Great Depression, during the Urban Renewal period of the 1960s/1970s, the early 2000s just before the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, and now during the 2020s. Hopefully, the current booklet will not end as disastrously as those three.

Peace!

  • Jersey City, New Jersey: 99 Hudson Street (2020) = 900 feet

    • 2. Queens Borough, New York: The Orchard (2026) = 811 feet

    3. Nashville, Tennessee: Paramount Tower (2028) = 750 feet

    Paramount Tower in Nashville (left center) – Source: archpaper.com

    4-5. Sunny Isles Beach, Florida: Estates at Acqualina North and South (2022/23) = 672 feet x 2 towers

    6-7. Miami Beach, Florida: Blue and Green Diamond Towers (2000) = 559 feet x 2 towers

    8-9. Hallandale Beach, Florida: Beach Club Towers 1 & 2 (2007) = 505 feet x 2 towers

    10. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Veneto Las Olas (2023) = 499 feet

    11-12. Fort Lee, New Jersey: The Modern North & South (2014) = 498 feet x 2 towers

    13. Newark, New Jersey: Summit Tower (2028) = 489 feet

    14. Salt Lake City, Utah: Astra Tower (2024) = 449 feet

    15-16. Honolulu, Hawaii: The Central Ala Moana (2011) and New Rochelle, New York: Skyline (2007) = 435 feet

    17. Bronx Borough, New York: River Park Towers (1975) = 428 feet

    18. West Palm Beach, Florida: One West Palm Residential Tower (2027) = 426 feet

    19-20. Long Beach, California: Shoreline Gateway East Tower (2021) and Aventura, Florida: Hidden Bay 1 (2000) = 417 feet

    Shoreline Gateway in Long Beach – Source: apartments.com

    21-123. Guttenberg, New Jersey: Galaxy Towers (1976) = 415 feet x 3 towers

    24. Beverly Hills, California: One Beverly Hills (2028) = 410 feet

    25. Grand Rapids, Michigan: River House Condos (2008) = 406 feet

    26. South Padre Island, Texas: Sapphire Condos (2008) = 404 feet x 2

    27. Riviera Beach, Florida: Tiara Condominiums (2005) = 400 feet

    28. North Bergen, New Jersey: Stonehenge Apartments (1967) = 369 feet

    29. West New York, New Jersey: Riviera Towers (1965) = 359 feet

    30-31. North Miami Beach, Florida: Harbor Towers 1 & 2 (2018) = 358 feet x 2 towers

    32. Pompano Beach, Florida: 1380 S. Ocean Boulevard (prop) = 353 feet

    33. Stamford, Connecticut: Parc Stamford (2009) = 350 feet

    34. West Hollywood, California: Sierra Towers (1965) ~ 350 feet

    35. Tempe, Arizona: West Sixth II (2011) = 345 feet

    36. Rochester, Minnesota: Broadway Plaza (2004) = 342 feet

    37. Fort Myers, Florida: High Point Place I (2007) = 341 feet

    38. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Margate Towers (2004) = 329 feet

    39. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Graduate Tower (2020) = 315 feet

    40. Naples, Florida: Enclave = 309 feet

    41-42. Peoria, Illinois: Twin Towers I & II (1984) = 309 feet x 2 towers

    43. Portsmouth, Virginia: Harbor Tower Apartments (1983) = 307 feet

    44-45. Lansing, Michigan: Tower on Grand (2028) and Boca Raton, Florida: Boca Raton Club Tower (1969) = 300 feet

    Tower on Grand in Lansing – Source: landing downtown.com

    46-47. Evanston, Illinois: 605 Davis Street (2028) and Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: Watterson Towers (1969) = 299 feet

    48. Somerville, Massachusetts: Prospect Union Square. (2023) = 297 feet

    49. Worcester, Massachusetts: The 6Hundred (1964) = 289 feet (tied with another building in the city)

    50. Ocean City, Maryland: Century 1 Condos (1975) ~280 feet

    51. Yonkers, New York: Seven Pines Tower (1975) = 278 feet

    52. Silver Spring, Maryland: Solaire 8200 Dixon (2022) = 276 feet

    53. Champaign, Illinois: 309 Green (2009) = 268 feet

    54. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Tower Plaza (1969) = 267 feet

    55. Aurora, Illinois: Leland Tower (1928) ~ 265 feet

    56. Gulf Shores, Alabama: Island Towers = 260 feet

    57. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Coliseum Tower Residences (2007) = 259 feet

    58. Asbury Park, New Jersey: Asbury Tower (1074) = 256 feet

    59. Bowling Green, Kentucky: Pearce-Ford Tower (1970) = 250 feet

    60. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Willow Valley Mosaic (2029) = 244 feet

    61. Pensacola Beach, Florida: Beach Club Towers = 243 feet x 2 towers

    62. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Skyrise Apartments (1982) = 230 feet

    63. Marco Island, Florida: Summit House Condos (1981) ~ 230 feet

    64. Destin, Florida: Jade East Towers = 229 feet

    65. Joliet, Illinois: Joshua Arms Apartments = 203 feet

    66. Huntington, West Virginia: West Virginia Building (1925) = 200 feet

    67-68. Newport News, Virginia: River Park Towers (1986) and Bryan-College Station, Texas: The REV Student Housing (2023) ~ 200 feet

    69. Owensboro, Kentucky: Roosevelt House (1973) = 195 feet

    70. Royal Oak, Michigan: The Fifth (2007) = 193 feet

    71. Rockford, Illinois: Faust Landmark (1939) = 186 feet

    72. Fort Myers Beach, Florida: Ocean Harbor Condos = 184 feet x 2 towers

    73. Longboat Key, Florida: Islands West (1972) = 183 feet

    74. Monroe, Louisiana: Frances Tower (1932) = 179 feet

    75. Richfield, Minnesota: City Bella (2004) = 177 feet

    SOURCES:

    #apartments #buildings #cities #CollegeTowns #condominiums #condos #design #downtown #highrises #housing #residences #resorts #skylines #skyscrapers #suburbs #towers
    Global NewsApr 28
    NDP MPPs warn of health, safety concerns tied to province’s Billy Bishop expansion
    Some MPPs have raised concerns about air and noise pollution, and whether it's safe to increase air traffic around high rises.
    #Canada #Health #BillyBishopAirport #DougFord
    https://globalnews.ca/news/11820966/ndp-mpps-warn-of-health-safety-concerns-tied-to-provinces-billy-bishop-expansion/
    RyanApr 16
    Ending the first day here with the classic and iconic Hong Kong skyline shot across Victoria Harbour.

    📅 April 2026 |📍Hong Kong | 📷 Sony Alpha a6100

    #hongkong #hk #urban #highrises #skyscrapers #skyline
    RyanApr 16
    It feels like a dream being on the other side of the globe, but we finally made it to Asia! Our first stop is in Hong Kong which has the most skyscraper-class buildings in the world. Here is just a snippet from our hotel view 23 stories up.

    📅 April 2026 |📍Hong Kong | 📷 Google Pixel 9 Pro

    #hongkong #hk #urban #highrises #skyscrapers
    yi-ching lin photographyApr 10

    chrysler

    dreaming… a random bit

    ** in the ending of The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenges from WordPress, here’s your Sunday Weekly Photo Prompt: travel **

    medicine buddha mantra: Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha

    health, wealth, and prosperity: Om Vasudhare Svaha

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    #42ndStreet #blueSkies #bouquet #brick #buildings #chrysler #chryslerBuilding #dailyPost #floral #flower #flowers #glass #goldenHour #highRise #highRises #homeward #lilies #manhattan #newYorkCity #nyc #petals #photography #pink #plot #postaday #pottedPlants #quittingTime #skyscrapers #spring #stamen #weeklyPhotoChallenge
    PanethosJan 6

    A pantone of classic Chicago: Printers Row & S. Dearborn

    “The excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose.” Source: Quote on the Second Franklin Building on Printer’s Row.

    Easily this blog author’s favorite part of Chicago’s Loop, the classic skyscrapers of Printers Row and South Dearborn Street evoke the city’s robust architectural and manufacturing heritage within a few square blocks. From the exterior iron and steel fire escapes, to the brick and masonry facades, to the literal heartbeat of city’s printing and publishing industry, this illustrative historic district in the South Loop showcases a fascinating aspect of Chicago’s muscle and might.

    Mosaic depicting the art of printing on the second Franklin Building (1912).

    “Arguably the most famous publisher located on Printers Row was Rand McNally, which was founded in 1856 in Chicago and opened its fourth headquarters in 1912 at 536 S. Clark. But perhaps the most-read publications came from Lakeside Press, a division of R.R. Donnelley & Sons. The company printed both the Montgomery Ward and Sears catalogs, as well as the Encyclopedia Britannica, Time and Life magazines, at 731 S. Plymouth.” Source: playeatlas.com

    Most of these magnificent buildings, once used for offices and/or production of print materials, have been lovingly restored and adapted into mixed uses or residential structures. Many of the ground floors now contain a delightful mix of small shops, pubs, and dining establishments.

    Frankly, today’s modern glass edifices can hardly compete for attention given the distinctive architectural embellishments and adornments set upon these classic Chicago high-rises. They are simply a visual feast for the eyes. One can also easily imagine the continuously rumbling sounds of gigantic printing presses, as the machinery churned out multitudes of documents, magazines, and publications.

    If you are in Chicago, skip the typical tourist venues around downtown and take a stroll along South Dearborn Street (and paralleling streets) through Printer’s Row. If you are lucky enough, perhaps the Printers Row LitFest will be taking place while you are visiting.

    Peace and enjoy the images in the post!

    Metal, masonry, might, and brick Rowe Building (1892) – the blog author’s personal favorite Beauty in detail Donohue Building (1883) and Annex (1913) Plymouth Building – left (1899) and Manhattan Building – right (1891) A lengthy litany of fire escape stairs. Dearborn Station (1885) – now a shopping and dining venue Old Colony Building (1894) – tallest high-rise in Chicago when completed at ~ 215 feet Fisher Building of Chicago – oldest portion to the left (1896) and addition (1907) to the right Adornment atop the Harold Washington Chicago Public Library Printers Row (1925) by Robert Addison – Source: chicagology.com

    #adaptiveReuse #architecture #art #Chicago #cities #design #highRises #highrises #history #Illinois #planning #preservation #PrinterSRow #printing #publishing #skylines #tourism #travel

    PanethosOct 24, 2025

    Working list: Tallest student housing towers by university

    Listed below are the tallest student housing towers by university across the United States. This list includes on-campus housing and dormitories for students, as well as off-campus privately operated rental housing for students. It does not include strictly condominium buildings.

    Evo at Circa Centre South: Philadelphia – Source: aviewoncities.com

    As can be seen from the data, there have been two great boom period for constructing tall student housing towers. The first in the 1960s and early 1970s (46 from the list) were principally on-campus dormitories those the baby boom generation. The second, was in the 2005-2020 (24 from the list) time period as private firms constructed and offered varied high-rise off-campus living for students. This second boom period appears to be continuing well into the 2020s with nine more towers completed or underway.

    309 Green: Champaign, IL – Source: local wiki.com

    As more such towers are identified, they will be added to the list if they are the tallest for a particular university. Please note, in cases where the exact height is not known , “~” is used to show the height is an estimate based on the number of floors times 10 feet per floor.

    Peace!

    The RISE at Riverfront Crossing (left): Iowa City, IA – Source: mmarchtecturalphotography.com

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  • Evo at Cira Centre South (2014): Philadelphia/UPenn and Drexel University = 430 feet

    • 2. 33 Beekman Street (2015): New York City/Pace University = 384 feet

    3. Rhodes Hall (1971): Cleveland State, OH = 373 feet – being converted to student housing

    4. West Sixth Tower Two (2009): Tempe/Arizona State = 345 feet

    5. Union on San Antonio (2025): Austin/University of Texas = 332 feet

    6. John Hancock Student Village (2009): Boston University, MA = 331 feet

    7. The Hub (1983): Columbia/University of South Carolina = 325 feet

    8. MIT Site 4 (2020): Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology = 315 feet

    9. West End Tower (2021): Nashville/Vanderbilt University, TN = 305 feet

    10. Watterson Towers (1969): Bloomington/Illinois State = 299 feet

    11-13. Eastman, Livingston, and Stuyvesant Towers (1967): Albany/State University of NY = 286 feet each

    14. 2128 Oxford (approved): Berkeley/University of California = 285 feet

    15. The Hub on Campus (2018): Minneapolis/University of Minnesota = 284 feet

    16. Treehouse Residence Hall (2012): Boston/Massachusetts College of Health Sciences and Massachusetts School of Art & Design = 280 feet

    17-21. Calvin Coolidge, John Adams, John Q. Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington Towers (1966): Amherst/UMass = 276 feet each

    22. Gwinn Hall (1967): Denton/Texas Women’s University = 271 feet

    23. Vilcek Hall (1984): New York City/NYU = 269 feet

    24. 309 Green (2009): Champaign/University of Illinois = 268 feet

    25-26. Lincoln and Morrill Dormitory Towers (1967): Columbus/Ohio State = 260 feet

    27. Whistler (2023): Atlanta/Georgia Tech ~ 250 feet

    27. Pearce-Ford Tower (1970): Bowling Green/Western Kentucky = 247 feet

    29-30. Rhoads Hall (1968): Richmond/Virginia Commonwealth and The M (2020): Seattle/University of Washington = 240 feet

    31-32. Moody Towers x 2 (1970): University of Houston, TX = 239 feet each – to be decommissioned in 2027

    33. Levering Tower (proposed): Los Angeles/UCLA, CA = 238 feet – added 11/18/25

    34-35. Sunvilla Tower (1963): Springfield/Missouri State and Lawrinson Hall (1965): Syracuse/Syracuse University, NY= 233 feet

    36. Straz Tower (1954): Milwaukee/Marquette University, WI = 229 feet

    37. The Standard (2020): New Brunswick/Rutgers University, NJ = 225 feet

    38-40. McMahon Residence Hall (1992): New York City/Fordham University and GrandMarc Residence Hall (2015): Boston/Northeastern University, MA = 222 feet

    41. Student Living Center (1990): Rochester/Eastman School of Music, NY = 213 feet

    42-43. REV Northgate Student Living (2023): Bryan-College Station/Texas A & M = 200 feet and Commonwealth Hall (1970): Richmond/Eastern Kentucky ~ 200 feet

    44. Parks Tower (1971): Toledo/University of Toledo, OH = 199 feet

    45-46. Woodlawn Residential and Dining (2020): Chicago/University of Chicago, IL = 190 feet and Mertz Hall: Chicago/Loyola University, IL ~ 190 feet

    47. Edge College Hill (2018): Providence/Brown University and others, RI = 172 feet

    48. The Pacific (2013): Tucson/University of Arizona = 170 feet

    49-50. The RISE at Riverfront Crossing (2018): Iowa City/University of Iowa and The RISE on Chauncey (2019): West Lafayette/Purdue University, IN = 167 feet

    51. Abel Hall: Lincoln/University of Nebraska = 161 feet

    52. Bulger Residence Hall (1969): Akron/University of Akron, OH = 160 feet

    53-55. The Abbot (2020): East Lansing/Michigan State = 150 feet and Twin Towers East & West: Huntington/Marshall University, WV ~ 150 feet

    56-58. East and West Towers (1965): Ithaca/Ithaca College, NY and The University Lofts (2002): Atlanta/Georgia State = 148 feet

    59-61. Eigenmann Hall (1970); Bloomington/Indiana University and Dancer and Bender Halls (1969): Cedar Falls/Northern Iowa = 147 feet

    62-63. The Metropolitan (2017): State College/Penn State and White Hall (1967): Laramie/University of Wyoming = 146 feet

    64. Vic Village North (2019): Ann Arbor/University of Michigan = 144 feet

    65-66. Webb Tower: Los Angeles/University of Southern California and Academe at 198 (2024): San Francisco/Cal Law School ~ 140 feet

    67-68. Aber and Jesse Halls (1968/1969): Missoula/University of Montana = 138 feet

    69. Gamow Tower: Boulder/Colorado University = 135 feet

    70. Goodyear Hall (1960): Buffalo/University of Buffalo, NY = 133 feet

    71. Legacy Tower (2004): Ames/Iowa State = 132 feet

    72-74. Westfall and Duward Towers (1967): Fort Collins/Colorado State and Morse College Residential Tower (1962): New Haven/Yale University = 131 feet

    75-77. Beatty Towers East and West (1967): Gainesville/University of Florida and Tamiami Hall (2022): Miami/Florida International ~ 130 feet

    78. The RISE on 9th (2017): Columbia/University of Missouri = 128 feet

    79-87. The Hub/515 Broadway (2015): Eugene/University of Oregon; Slusher Tower (1972): Blacksburg/Virginia Tech; The Hub (2026): Raleigh/North Carolina State; Stevenson Towers x four (1967/1968): DeKalb/Northern Illinois; Ellingson Hall: Rochester Institute of Technology, NY; and Sid Richardson Residences (2021): Houston/Rice University, TX ~ 120 feet

    88-90. North Hedges/South Hedges and Roskie Residence Halls (1964/1966): Bozeman/Montana State ~ 115 feet

    91. Eagleson Residence Hall: Durham/North Carolina Central = 112 feet

    92-101. Theophilus Tower (1967): Moscow/University of Idaho; Yocum Hall (1963): Fayetteville/University of Arkansas; The Hub (2023): College Park/University of Maryland; Byrnes, Lever, and Manning Halls (1967/1968): Clemson/Clemson University, SC; Kays Hall: Jonesboro/Arkansas State; James Stukel Towers: University of Illinois-Chicago, IL; Anthony Wayne Student Apartments (2019): Detroit/Wayne State, MI; Offenhouer Tower (1971): Bowling Green State, OH; and C.J. Dunn Tower (1994): Montgomery/Alabama State ~ 110 feet

    102. Sechrist Hall (1967): Flagstaff/Northern Arizona = 109 feet

    103. The Flats at West Village (2014): Charlottesville/University of Virginia = 101 feet

    Eastman Tower Hall: SUNY Albany – Source: skyscrapercenter.com

    SOURCES:

    Offenhauer Towers – taller to the left – Bowling Green, OH – Source: bgsu.edu

    #cities #colleges #dorms #geography #highRises #history #housing #landUse #offCampus #onCampus #planning #residences #skyscrapers #statistics #studentHousing #towers #universities

    J. MartinOct 7, 2025
    Singapore. August 2019, Canon PowerShot.

    #Singapore #Highrises #Residential
    J. MartinSep 1, 2025
    The Pinnacle@Duxton, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. August 2019, Canon PowerShot.

    The lower sky gardens are only for tenants (all seven towers of the Pinnacle are public/subsidized housing), but the upper sky gardens—which seamlessly connect all seven towers and are full of parks, trees, playgrounds, and benches and chairs to sit, picnic, and chat—are accessible to everyone.

    #Singapore #Pinnacle #Highrises