The high rises included ten 24story "Chevrons," ten 26story "Triple Cores," and fifteen 33story "Towers. The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises 1,776 feet (541 m).Pelham bay park is HUGE! You can swim at orchard beach, horseback ride along the trails, visit the Bartow Pell mansion. Bronx, NY. Why need skyscrapers when we have amazing collections of architecture such as The Grand Concourse. :) Co-op City (short for Cooperative City) is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. So I researched this and I've found out that there are many different reasons why America can't build the tallest buildings anymore.