When you think of the tallest sky scrapers you probably think of New York City and Chicago. What you probably don’t think of is any town in Oklahoma. But Oklahoma City is hoping to change that soon. The proposed Boardwalk at Bricktown would reach 1,907 feet high, making it not only the tallest building in the US but the fifth tallest building in the world.
As of November 2023, the tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa located in Dubai, UAE, with a total height of 828 meters (2,717 feet) and has 163 floors, followed by Merdeka 118 (678.9), Shanghai Tower (632 m) and Abraj Al Bait (601 m) according to Adda 24/7.
Developers AO and Matteson Capital announced in a joint statement that although they initially proposed a building of 1,750 feet, they have now revised their request to add an extra 157 feet. “If approved, the height variance will make the structure the tallest building in the United States and currently fifth tallest in the world.” The development will include three towers each measuring 345 feet tall, with the fourth and tallest tower on top, called the Legends Tower. The top of the Legends Tower will consist of a public observatory, a restaurant and a bar where visitors can look over a sweeping view across Oklahoma.