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At the time, the real estate at 1222 First Ave. was expected to become the future home of the new City Hall skyscraper so it was not declared surplus or offered for sale or lease under the state law.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Industrial factories, houses and skyscrapers sat vacant throughout Detroit neighborhoods and the downtown.
—Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
While those teams secured the area outside, detectives made their way into the skyscraper and examined surveillance video in the building’s control center.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The president, a longtime real estate mogul who is known for a hands-on approach in the design and construction of his resorts, golf courses and skyscraper office buildings, has long lamented the lack of sufficient event space at the White House.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Industrial factories, houses and skyscrapers sat vacant throughout Detroit neighborhoods and the downtown.
—Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
While those teams secured the area outside, detectives made their way into the skyscraper and examined surveillance video in the building’s control center.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The president, a longtime real estate mogul who is known for a hands-on approach in the design and construction of his resorts, golf courses and skyscraper office buildings, has long lamented the lack of sufficient event space at the White House.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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