San Antonio Skyscrapers (merged threads) (Austin, Trinity: job market, university, salvaged)

[traveler guy]

Originally Posted by Sigaven

SA doesn't need any more skyscrapers downtown. Take half the great cities in Europe -- their skylines are smaller than ours, yet they are world-class cities. SA is perhaps more European than any big city in Texas or the US for that matter. SA doesn't need a huge skyline to be great.

Not Washington D.C

[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by traveler guy

Not Washington D.C

OK, I would like SA to have a mixed of skyscrapers DT. I just can't see a city with the skyline of Shreveport being the 7th largest city in the USA. I would love the mix of the two. Of the four unique cities of America, SA is the only one that has a puny DT.

[SanAntoQT]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

OK, I would like SA to have a mixed of skyscrapers DT. I just can't see a city with the skyline of Shreveport being the 7th largest city in the USA. I would love the mix of the two. Of the four unique cities of America, SA is the only one that has a puny DT.

Having a puny DT didn't affect SA's unique quality, though, did it? Hmmmm...perhaps that is what makes SA unique.

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by traveler guy

Not Washington D.C

True, that

[imaterry78259]

SA new condo downtown is a nice addition to the skyline but we need more. I hope SA gets an IKEA store soon so the outside world just don't think we are all hicks here

[SanAntoQT]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

SA new condo downtown is a nice addition to the skyline but we need more. I hope SA gets an IKEA store soon so the outside world just don't think we are all hicks here

Since when does IKEA determine what's "hick" or not?

[tekka-maki]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

I just wonder what all the developers see in Austin that they don't see in San Antonio. San Antonio is so underrated. Developers are building multiple stories condo and office towers there. Perception is everything. When a potential corp relocation look at downtown Austin and then SA, what perception do you think they have. SA is just Austin's biggest suburb. Even look at the developments in Nashville and Las Vegas cities that are smaller than SA.

I guess I have to get use to SA becoming a suburb of Austin.

I'm no expert by any means, but I personally believe it has to do with Austin having the sprawling UT community; being more diversified; being much more progressive; being the state capital; and a great deal of large companies in my line of work (though not sure which came first on this one)... in that order.

Overall, I like it in Austin very much, relative to San Antonio... but the median home price, I-35, and lack of a VA hospital... not so much.

[tgannaway89]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

SA new condo downtown is a nice addition to the skyline but we need more. I hope SA gets an IKEA store soon so the outside world just don't think we are all hicks here

I've never received the impression that people think of San Antonio as hick. I've heard it referred to as poor and full of illegals but can't say that I've heard the term hick used. Land is being cleared at I-10/1604 for IKEA though construction will not begin until SAWS re-issues permits. This could happen soon as the city is getting closer to working through the endangered bird problem. I really don't think anyone judges a city by the lack of an IKEA. We have numerous condo projects going on downtown, most just happen to be mid-rise at best.

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[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by tekka-maki

I'm no expert by any means, but I personally believe it has to do with Austin having the sprawling UT community; being more diversified; being much more progressive; being the state capital; and a great deal of large companies in my line of work (though not sure which came first on this one)... in that order.

Overall, I like it in Austin very much, relative to San Antonio... but the median home price, I-35, and lack of a VA hospital... not so much.

I agree with you except that San Antonio is just a better all around city than Austin. We have many unversities here but Austin seems to be more progressive. Look at the flak I am getting about developing hi rises here

[tekka-maki]

To each his own. I've only been in Austin about a week but so far I like a lot of things much more than San Antonio (and certain things not as much as I've listed) inc. DT.

Regarding universities, nothing in S.A. (e.g. UTSA, Trinity, Immaculate..., ST. Mary's) is of the magnitude that UT is here. It's almost a city of it's own.

As far as Austin being more progressive than S.A., it's not easy to miss actually, as it's literally a night and day difference between the tone/rhetoric here as opposed to San Anton. Again, I think that has a lot to do with the breadth U.T. which runs in tandem with the hip culture scene here along with a higher level of diversity which in turn provides a more well rounded experience I think.

As far as all-around, that's a tough call for me, but I'd probably choose Austin.

I don't like San Anton's skyline or DT atmosphere either but nothing wrong with folks that do. I just prefer a new metropolitan feel over old and historical.