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Leven Downtown is also expected to cater to the office tenants that will share its building, a 30-story skyscraper.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Outdoor concerts Mizner Park in Boca Raton fills with picnic blankets and that one neighbor who always packs too much cheese; Bayfront Park in Miami puts skyscrapers behind the stage and the bay as a backdrop.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Designed by Lebanese Ivorian architect Pierre Fakhoury, the 64-story skyscraper will surpass the current record-holder, Egypt’s Iconic Tower, by less than 100 feet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Crowds have gathered to watch the ball drop from atop the skyscraper at One Times Square on New Year's for more than a century.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Outdoor concerts Mizner Park in Boca Raton fills with picnic blankets and that one neighbor who always packs too much cheese; Bayfront Park in Miami puts skyscrapers behind the stage and the bay as a backdrop.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Designed by Lebanese Ivorian architect Pierre Fakhoury, the 64-story skyscraper will surpass the current record-holder, Egypt’s Iconic Tower, by less than 100 feet.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Crowds have gathered to watch the ball drop from atop the skyscraper at One Times Square on New Year's for more than a century.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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