PHOENIX — Phoenix has almost everything: award-winning food, hundreds of desert trails, a vibrant arts scene, and major league sports.
But look up, and you’ll notice something missing. Unlike other major U.S. cities, Phoenix’s skyline has no true skyscraper. In fact, as the 5th biggest city in the country by population, it’s the largest without one.
The tallest building in the city and in Arizona, the Chase Tower, tops out at 483 feet. While impressive, it’s just shy of the 492-foot threshold the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat uses to define a skyscraper. And no, you could not go put a basketball hoop on top of the tower to meet the requirement, as buildings are measured to their “architectural top”…