What cities are in the process of becoming more dense with high-rises/condo's etc? (metro, largest)

[MattDen]

I was wondering what cities are in the process of becoming more process of becoming more dense with more high-rises.

I think its a good thing when cities become more dense the household sizes drop, the property values increase tend to increase more per acre and the infrastructure tends to improve alot. Not only that rather then large families with those large houses in the suburbs with high-rise condos singles and empty-nesters tend to move in creating a much more vibrant scene.

Overall here are some cities which are becoming more dense....

Minneapolis: Its a fairly dense city by midwestern standards and with alot of high-rise and condo construction it continues to become more dense which is great in my opinion. Less students in public schools, high-rise condo's increasing the tax base for the city and increasing retail and ensuring stability for the city. It would be nice if they would density parts of the southside a little more though along the light-rail stops especially.

Columbus, Ohio: It covers alot of land, but it has a pocket of unusually dense neighborhoods (by midwestern standards) in the center along High Street which make it feel fairly urban and they seem to be densifying some neighborhoods nicely although alot the city is still very sprawly in nature.

Denver, Colorado: They really seem to be very aggressive about high-density devolopments. It seems like for a smaller metropolitan area Denver has an unusually high amount of condo/high-rise/loft devolopment overall which is great. Denver sure knows how to plan very well and is very visionary, despite being a fairly low-density city they have some rather high-density areas which have increasing densities unusual for metropolitan areas Denver's size.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Its suprising that this city is going an urban transformation despite its very, very high violent crime rate. One can only imagine how amazing Cincinnati's urban neighborhoods and urban core would be if they werent so light on violent crime issues and had public order with-in the neighborhoods.

Any other cities that seem to really be trying to increase their densities rather then a vast majority of building houses on lots?

[SunnyKayak]

Charlotte is currently having a huge face lift with major changes to it's skyline with alot to be completed by 2010. The charlotte everyone knows isnt the same one it is today and will not be same one by that date

In 2006 and 2007, over 50 projects were announced or began construction representing an investment of approximately $4.8 billion of development activity, encompassing more than 8,670 housing units, 1.2 million square feet of retail space, and 4 million square feet of office space. The Center City Development Report summarizes projects located within each of

[Empidonax]

Milwaukee is experiencing a high-density condo boom, notably downtown and in nearby districts. The general housing slump doesn't seem to have slowed condo demand.

[noland123]

Originally Posted by MattDen

I was wondering what cities are in the process of becoming more process of becoming more dense with more high-rises.

I think its a good thing when cities become more dense the household sizes drop, the property values increase tend to increase more per acre and the infrastructure tends to improve alot. Not only that rather then large families with those large houses in the suburbs with high-rise condos singles and empty-nesters tend to move in creating a much more vibrant scene.

Overall here are some cities which are becoming more dense....

Minneapolis: Its a fairly dense city by midwestern standards and with alot of high-rise and condo construction it continues to become more dense which is great in my opinion. Less students in public schools, high-rise condo's increasing the tax base for the city and increasing retail and ensuring stability for the city. It would be nice if they would density parts of the southside a little more though along the light-rail stops especially.

Columbus, Ohio: It covers alot of land, but it has a pocket of unusually dense neighborhoods (by midwestern standards) in the center along High Street which make it feel fairly urban and they seem to be densifying some neighborhoods nicely although alot the city is still very sprawly in nature.

Denver, Colorado: They really seem to be very aggressive about high-density devolopments. It seems like for a smaller metropolitan area Denver has an unusually high amount of condo/high-rise/loft devolopment overall which is great. Denver sure knows how to plan very well and is very visionary, despite being a fairly low-density city they have some rather high-density areas which have increasing densities unusual for metropolitan areas Denver's size.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Its suprising that this city is going an urban transformation despite its very, very high violent crime rate. One can only imagine how amazing Cincinnati's urban neighborhoods and urban core would be if they werent so light on violent crime issues and had public order with-in the neighborhoods.

Any other cities that seem to really be trying to increase their densities rather then a vast majority of building houses on lots?

Miami-Dade is a city that is going through the largest buillding boom in the country and second to only to Dubai in the world.Miami has had its share of suburban sprawl and has built all the way to the edge of the Everglades.So the only way now is to go vertical. There are many condominiums built in the Central,Financial and Omni Districts along with Little Havana which is next to the downtown area.Metrorail is expanding its system into the most feasible urban areas even into high crime areas.There are many high-rises in the downtown area and many mid-rise and low-rises in the surrounding area.Miami could resemble Hong Kong in the next 50 years.

[Billiam]

Baltimore is getting so many condos, its crazy

[carolinadreamin']

Raleigh, NC

Raleigh Metropolitan Area

[madmann101]

Dallas and Houston

[downtownnola]

I second Denver. Downtown Denver is currently experiencing a huge condo boom. Lots of highrise condo developments are being constructed all over the place. Denver is becoming much more urban and IMO, much more cosmopolitan all the time.

I too have heard that Dallas is becoming a much more urban city with lots of downtown development planned.

[Katiana]

"Lofts" and condos seem to be the big thing everywhere right now, even in downtown Omaha.

[krudmonk]

San Jose, finally:
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