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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
In an era of terrorism, decks open to the public are a huge risk. And they virtually require one or more elevators to service them alone (in a high end residential building, people paying that kind of money for an apartment wouldn't want to crowd into the elevator to get home with packs of tourists).
Even in all-office buildings, there are issues. The one trial in which I served as a juror involved a woman who was raped in an office building downtown arguing that the building OWNER was responsible because they allowed access to the building to the rapist (this in a building with many offices serving the public) and thus failed in a duty to provide security.
I'm sure that for both residential HOAs and the residents they represent and for commercial building owners and managers, there's almost nothing to be gained and a lot of hastle by having a building-top deck unless it can be combined with some function that makes money like a restaurant/bar. Even then, however, the recent record is that it isn't worth it (several such plaaces having closed).
I don't expect to see any observation decks in new towers.
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All the problems you're listing can be overcome and have been easily solved in other buildings around the world.
It's complicated for Parcel F because it will already have 3 lobbies for residential, office, and hotel. They should have done it at Salesforce Tower which is all office.