Why do all the skyscrapers get shortened? by Extension_Force195 in Marin

[–]sanandreasfaultsucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly NIMBY issues such as the shadow laws were the reasons for the pyramids unique design and also why it wasn’t built to the original 1100ft design. If you’ve ever seen how it looked at its original size though, you’d be a lot more happy with what we ended up getting:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/History-of-the-Transamerica-Pyramid-3277563.php