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Thanks for the video. DC will be amazing in ten years. This video doesn't include Poplar Point development either.
Hey DC's Finest, is the infill in DC really that noticeable? I get the impression that the density of DC will expand 50%. Always good to know that there's some other place out east besides NYC and Chicago that can compete with us.
Aside from obviously being more of a downtown city, I'd also argue that Chicago is just as much (if not more) of a neighborhood city as well.
Downtown Chicago is just leagues ahead of Downtown DC at the moment. That being said, Downtown DC has a bright future and it certainly has the potential to be a truly great downtown several years down the road.
Not really! I will give Chicago the edge because it has much better shopping and restaurants but DT DC has way more tourist attractions and things to do. DC will surpass Chicago in office space in the next 10 years also.
Hey DC's Finest, is the infill in DC really that noticeable? I get the impression that the density of DC will expand 50%. Always good to know that there's some other place out east besides NYC and Chicago that can compete with us.
Yes. There are cranes all over DT right now. That video compilation MD provided is already in effect.
Chicago still has a somewhat better core, but Downtown DC is catching up fast.
DC is way more desirable, with higher rents and lower vacancies. It just has a much better economy, and is more prosperous. But Chicago has the soaring towers and better shopping.
This is so disrespectful. Most people know that Chicago is second only to NYC in terms of downtown. It's funny, because alot of people bash Chicago and I don't know why. It always seemed to me that NYC'ers or people from NY state (like me) always boost Chicago instead of putting it down. I love Chicago. I love NYC too. But I don't put down Chicago and most people from NYC have much "respect" for Chicago. It's everyone else that seems to bash or belittle it. Like D.C. really compares with Chicago when it comes to downtown.
I find that most people build their perceptions on a city from media stereotypes and then claim "expert" status after they've been through the airport. I live in Los Angeles and the natives out here are always stunned to hear that Chicago has large Mexican and Puerto Rican populations and a vibrant Chinatown and Korean community. They're always like "No! Chicago is just lots of black people and white people and cows, because that's like wayyy over in the midwest" and I'm like "since when did you become an expert on demographics and culture of the midwest? You haven't even been east of Riverside." Just shows how insulated many Californians are.
No problem! Akridge's Burnham Place that will deck over the tracks at Union Station with initial infrastructure starting sometime next year has the potential to trump all these plans for downtown north and downtown south in my opinion. The residential high rise views will be the best in the city and it will bridge NOMA and the Atlas District along H street. Akridge has been waiting for Amtrak to release their plans so they could begin construction. The Amtrak train service upgrades will take decades to happen but the decking over of the tracks for residential high rises and hotel/office space is about to happen now.
Spent the weekend in DC; while a large footprint and growing I still find Chicago to be more compressed and more vibrant on the whole. DC is also a great US DT just not quite as good on the whole when compared to Chicago.
Chicago still has a somewhat better core, but Downtown DC is catching up fast.
DC is way more desirable, with higher rents and lower vacancies. It just has a much better economy, and is more prosperous. But Chicago has the soaring towers and better shopping.
Uhm yeah, ok. I think first DC has to catch up with SF, Seattle, Philly, Boston and dare I say LA before it catches up "fast" with Chicago.
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