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Satellite cities have begun sprouting on the fringes of many African cities, promising an orderly, modern alternative to their grit and congestion. Many the projects have flopped, but Kenya’s Tatu City is poised to be an exception. #kenya #africa #cities https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2025/0411/tatu-city-konza-technopolis-kenya
In recent years, satellite cities have begun sprouting on the fringes of many African cities, promising an orderly, modern alternative to their grit and congestion. Many of the projects have flopped, but Kenya’s Tatu City is poised to be an exception. #kenya #africa #cities
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In recent years, satellite cities have begun sprouting on the fringes of many African cities, promising an orderly, modern alternative to their grit and congestion. Many of the projects have flopped, but Kenya’s Tatu City is poised to be an exception. #kenya #africa #innovation #cities
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Tallest state office buildings in the USA
Gorgeous art deco Bienville State Office Building in Baton Rouge (2006)- Source: hollyandsmith.comListed below are the tallest state office buildings, not including the capitol buildings themselves, in the United States. While most are located in the capital city, a number of them are located in cities with larger populations within the same state. Peace!
Always impressive Empire State Plaza in Albany: Source: hippostcard.comNOTES: * Not originally a state office building. # Not located in the capital city.
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2. Empire State Plaza/Erastus Corning Tower (1973): Albany, NY = 589 feet/44 stories
3. *State of Georgia Building (1966): Atlanta, GA = 566 feet/44 stories
4. Vern Riffe State Office Tower (1988): Columbus, OH = 503 feet/32 stories
5. *#William Donald Schaefer Building (1986): Baltimore, MD = 493 feet/37 stories (state occupies 29 stories)
6. *William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (1970: Nashville, TN = 452 feet/31 stories
7. James Monroe State Office Building (1981): Richmond, VA = 449 feet/29 stories – may be demolished in the not-too-distant future
8. James K. Polk State Office Building (1981): Nashville, TN = 392 feet/24 stories
9. California EPA Building (2000): Sacramento, CA = 372 feet/25 stories
10. #State Office Building (1958): Philadelphia, PA = 351 feet/18 stories
11. Natural Resources Tower (2021): Sacramento, CA = 344 feet/22 stories
12. #Elihu M Harris State Office Building (1998): Oakland, CA = 328 feet/23 stories
13. Executive Office Building (1977): Tallahassee, FL = 322 feet/22 stories
14-17. Empire State Plaza/Four Agency Towers (1976): Albany, NY = 310 feet/23 stories
18. John W. McCormack State Office Building (1975): Boston, MA = 302 feet/22 stories
19. Andrew Jackson State Office Building (1969): Nashville, TN = 286 feet/17 stories
20. General Services Building (1999): Sacramento, CA = 279 feet/19 stories
21. #Ronald Reagan State Building (1990): Los Angeles, CA = 269 feet/18 stories
22. #State of Illinois/555 W. Monroe (2002): Chicago, IL = 260 feet/17 stories
23. Walter Sillers State Office Building (1972): Jackson, MS = 250 feet/20 stories
24. #Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building (1973): New York City, NY ~ 247 feet/19 stories
25. John Tyler State Office Building (1992): Richmond, VA = 229 feet/11 stories
26. Rachel Carson State Office Building (1990): Harrisburg, PA = 230 feet/17 stories
27. State Resources Building (1964): Sacramento, CA = 230 feet/16 stories
28-29. Department of Justice Building (1995): Sacramento, CA = 227 feet/18 stories and William P. Clements Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin , TX = 227 feet/15 stories
30. #Maryland State Office Building (1957): Baltimore, MD = 224 feet/15 stories
31. George H.W. Bush State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 222 feet/14 stories
32. *#Cadillac Place (1922): Detroit, MI = 220 feet/15 stories
33. General Assembly Building (2023): Richmond, VA = 215 feet/14 stories
34. Indiana Government Center North (1960): Indianapolis, IN = 214 feet/14 stories
35. Barbara Jordan State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 211 feet/12 stories
36. Department of Labor Building (1962): Trenton, NJ = 203 feet/14 stories
37-38. James Madison State Office Building (1964): Richmond, VA and Thomas Jefferson State Office Building (1956): Richmond, VA = 200 feet/15 stories
39. Kentucky State Office Building: Frankfort, KY = 187 feet/13 stories
40. Docking State Office Building (1957): Topeka, KS = 182 feet/13 stories
41-42. Wisconsin State Office Building (1939): Madison, WI = 177 feet/11 stories – may be sold soon by the state and *William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin, TX = 177 feet/13 stories
43. Woolfolk State Office Building (1949): Jackson, MS = 169 feet/16 stories
44. Jefferson State Office Building (1951): Jefferson City, MO ~ 167 feet/13 stories
45. George Washington State Office Building (1923): Richmond, VA ~ 165 feet/12 stories
46. State Department of Health: Oklahoma City, OK = 164 feet/12 stories
47. Louisiana State Office Building (1927): Baton Rouge, LA = 160 feet/12 stories
48. *George W. Romney Building (1926): Lansing, MI = 158 feet/13 stories
49. Landon State Office Building (1910): Topeka, KA = 140 feet/10 stories
50. *#Wainwright State Office Building (1891): St. Louis, MO – 135 feet/10 stories
51. State Transportation Building (1958): St. Paul MN = 131 feet/10 stories
52. Rachel Jackson State Office Building (1985): Nashville, TN = 116 feet/8 stories
53. Lucas State Office Building (1950): Des Moines, IA = 108 feet/6 stories
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@ckent @nickzoic @jessta That 3–5 storey range is a good happy medium. Especially if there's shops or cafés on the ground floor.
Having looked at apartments lately, it's amazing the difference that bigger room sizes, a wider living room, and a larger balcony can make.
I think there's also an underserved need for more 3 to 4 bedroom apartments.
And in terms of housing affordability, 4 bedrooms might make housing more affordable for people.
How?
Because many people — especially younger people — share an apartment.
So even if the apartment costs $1000 per week, if it's shared between four housemates, that works out to just $250 each per week.
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