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Who said that they are counting empty units? Until proven otherwise, I stick with data instead of suspicions.
there are lots of units but the area feels less active to me including Brickell. And on the street level feels much colder with all the parking podiums. It seems to be improving but I don't see it as a truly multi-dimensional DT now or even in the near future, it does have a large population though
As a Miamian, I have to disagree. I actually walk a DT/Brickell path for exercise and see lots of pedestrians. That said, pedestrian activity is only going to grow as the new massive core projects are delivered like Brickell City Center.
Here are some stats from a new report by Miami's Downtown Development Authority:
That post of mine is over 3.5 years old now. That was before I (briefly) lived in Miami and my post was based off visits to the city years ago without any actual living experience there at that time.
Basically just chalk it up to ignorance. I know Miami much better now, especially Brickell.
Tier 5:
-Salt Lake City
-St. Paul
-Kansas City
-St. Louis
-Austin
-Ft. Worth
-Austin
-Nashville
-Milwaukee
-Cleveland
-Cincinnati
-Charlotte
ETC....
Do you Agree? If not, make your own list! I know i missed a few though.
Keep in mind... -Office Space -Buliding Design -History -Density -Vibrance -Things to Do -Most iconic -Largest Area
Any group that has Charlotte, Cleveland, Nashville, KC needs Baltimore and Sacramento. I'm not sure if the order matters, these are all comparable downtown experiences...
Downtown Pittsburgh is legit. Very little separates it from Dallas or Atlanta. Downtown definitely has a bigger city atmosphere that most cities its size don't have, though I've been told Denver and Portland feel the same...
Any group that has Charlotte, Cleveland, Nashville, KC needs Baltimore and Sacramento. I'm not sure if the order matters, these are all comparable downtown experiences...
Downtown Pittsburgh is legit. Very little separates it from Dallas or Atlanta. Downtown definitely has a bigger city atmosphere that most cities its size don't have, though I've been told Denver and Portland feel the same...
I think they're comparable downtowns in many ways, but Atlanta and Dallas are somewhat more extensive in land area, while on the other hand Pittsburgh has the narrow streets and canyons and density, and early 1900s architecture that remind you more of lower Manhattan (on a smaller scale). I haven't been to Portland, OR
Atlanta's downtown/midtown area is huge and dense. People on this forum tend to sleep on Atlanta. There's not many cities have have such a cohesive dense urban core.
Downtown Atlanta is not impressive. Including Midtown makes up for it though.
This is true!... Midtown really makes up for what downtown doesn't have big time. To me Midtown and Downtown together is a true downtown experience for Atlanta but downtown alone would be a negative.
Austin is at least a tier higher since the OP date.
Same would be said for Nashville as well the way they are throwing up Towers and skyscrapers in that city.
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