Thin Towers

Skyscraper at 1 Madison Park, Manhattan

Fatter Wallets Mean Skinnier Skyscrapers

Eliot Brown examines the global trend in skinny skyscrapers, as developers take advantage of technological advances and fatter wallets at the high end of the housing market to deliver stellar views.

November 20, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal

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