changing skyline

i didn't realize how radically different the skyline will be downtown in a relatively short time. from the sd reader:

By 2010, our downtown will have undergone a space odyssey indeed. One hundred eighteen high-rises will become at least 179 of them, and likely more. Nine of these new additions will be among the top 20 tallest in town. In just a few years, we stand to enjoy (or lament) a dramatically different skyline.

as the article points out, downtown high rises can't exceed 500 feet due to airport-related height restrictions. so, expect a more dense skyline, but not a higher one. still, it will be quite a change to have several 30-story plus residential structures towering over what were often only parking lots in various parts of downtown.