Houston vs. Dallas (Spring, West University Place, Highland Park: best neighborhoods, refrigerator, houses)

[dallasboi]

Thanks Htown..for all the sarcasm %&*$+#!; ):rol leyes:....lol i had to make myself laugh cuz y'all had me kinda heated!

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Thanks Htown..for all the sarcasm %&*$+#!; ):rol leyes:....lol i had to make myself laugh cuz y'all had me kinda heated!

lol at least you guys have more than SA. They have 2K

Austin is hard to calculate because of weird boundaries.

anyway the numbers for Austin's downtown are either 4,155 or 10K.

san Antonio is 955 +694 so about 1,700 people.

Dallas's tracts are like Austin, small and irregular.

[nakold23]

All these data figures are honestly so irrelevant. They way certain people here are trying to twist density numbers in their favor is so pointless. Really, the density between the two cities is NOT that different. It should be the quality of the neighborhoods (more subjective, yes) that we focus on, because there can be high density in some very undesirable neighborhoods

[Dallaz]

Why are we arguing over density? We should have a discussion on more important things.

[R1070]

Houston may have a greater overall density than Dallas. DT Houston may be bigger with taller buildings, but DT Houston the Medical Center, Uptown Houston, etc dont have the urban street presence you find in Dallas which creates a very human scale urban environment which has become very popular. I just didnt see as much of a mixture of live/work/shop/dine in such close quarters in Houston as what you find in Dallas. Tall builings make a skyline, not a city.

I didn't see any part of DT Houston that resembles the Main St District or West End of Dallas. And Montrose while a nice area with neat shops and restaurants didn't appear to have the amount of development block after block of housing/dining/shopping/nightlife like you find in Oak Lawn, Uptown, Knox-Henderson, etc. in Dallas. Central Dallas isnt exactly low density like you would think from reading these forums. Neighborhoods like State-Thomas in Dallas are more common in areas like Philadelphia, DC, etc than what you typically find in the South.

[nakold23]

Originally Posted by R1070

Houston may have a greater overall density than Dallas. DT Houston may be bigger with taller buildings, but DT Houston the Medical Center, Uptown Houston, etc dont have the urban street presence you find in Dallas which creates a very human scale urban environment which has become very popular. I just didnt see as much of a mixture of live/work/shop/dine in such close quarters in Houston as what you find in Dallas. Tall builings make a skyline, not a city.

I didn't see any part of DT Houston that resembles the Main St District or West End of Dallas. And Montrose while a nice area with neat shops and restaurants didn't appear to have the amount of development block after block of housing/dining/shopping/nightlife like you find in Oak Lawn, Uptown, Knox-Henderson, etc. in Dallas. Central Dallas isnt exactly low density like you would think from reading these forums. Neighborhoods like State-Thomas in Dallas are more common in areas like Philadelphia, DC, etc than what you typically find in the South.

Great post, kind of my sentiments as well when visiting Houston. Montrose is my favorite neighborhood of theirs, but definitely isn't quite as unified and walkable.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Why are we arguing over density? We should have a discussion on more important things.

Yeah...like how dynamic downtown Dallas is about to be when we finish up the park over woodall leading into the new margaret hunt hill bridge while passing the new museum tower and the new museum of nature and science. And also the new lighting scheme for the bridge, reunion tower along with the convention centre hotel will be shocking additions to our growing skyline. The design district is also beefing up its presence with new residential towers too. And all of this is happening in one area. I said all this just to change the subject....match that houstonians....

[nakold23]

By height, Houstons is more impressive, but I agree with what you're saying about how dynamic and beautiful Dallas' is, especially with all these great projects. I love the direction Dallas is heading right now around the core. If only that darn sprawl would stop

So excited to see the park completed, one of my favorite projects I've seen anywhere (although i LOVE discovery green). It is a daring and expensive project for Dallas, but it will bring countless benefits. All these new residential towers are very exciting as well, and Museum Tower sure is beautiful.

I explored the design district a few weeks ago, as I am friends with one of the developers. I am really excited about that area coming from basically out of nowhere. Development around the core nowadays never ceases to amaze me

[Dallas12]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Yeah...like how dynamic downtown Dallas is about to be when we finish up the park over woodall leading into the new margaret hunt hill bridge while passing the new museum tower and the new museum of nature and science. And also the new lighting scheme for the bridge, reunion tower along with the convention centre hotel will be shocking additions to our growing skyline. The design district is also beefing up its presence with new residential towers too. And all of this is happening in one area. I said all this just to change the subject....match that houstonians....

Don't forget the renovations of the Dallas Grand, Atmos Complex, etc. going on near the Main St. Gardens area, and the new park under construction. Older buildings are being restored and utilized again for more residential.

Originally Posted by R1070

I didn't see any part of DT Houston that resembles the Main St District or West End of Dallas.

The northern section of Downtown Houston is very historic and really charming if you ask me.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Yeah...like how dynamic downtown Dallas is about to be when we finish up the park over woodall leading into the new margaret hunt hill bridge while passing the new museum tower and the new museum of nature and science. And also the new lighting scheme for the bridge, reunion tower along with the convention centre hotel will be shocking additions to our growing skyline. The design district is also beefing up its presence with new residential towers too. And all of this is happening in one area. I said all this just to change the subject....match that houstonians....

It's exciting to hear about the new projects going on in Dallas. You forgot about the New Parkland Memorial Hospital.