At this point , I think you are correct , but I also think it has more to do with Disney wanting to play it safe than anything else . They ' re taking risks with the Sequel Trilogy sidesteps argument about TFA being derivative of the OT , so they want to keep the spinoffs as close to home as they can . For now . I think that ten years from now , we ' re going to hear complaining about the franchise needing to go back to its roots after a slew of offthewall spinoffs that don ' t feel like Star Wars . I can ' t say for sure what will come , but it does feel like Disney ' s choosing to first prove they can make classic Star Wars before they reinvent it . <| sep |> The spire has to be a part of the architectural design , so yes , technically if you have enough money and desire to construct a 1 story building with a 2000 feet spire that serves no other purpose than being a decoration , go for it and claim the crown . However , even the swimmingingold Arabs are not that crazy to try it out . Yet . Fun fact One World Trade is 1776 feet thanks to a bigass spire too . It ' s real top height is 1368 feet and 432 Park Avenue is taller than it with top floor at 1396 feet .