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It doesn't though. NYC has the most construction cranes up and running by a very, very wide margin.
No city also approaches, in any way, the scale and architectural ambition of New York's projects. Truly mind-boggling what is under construction there.
No city also approaches, in any way, the scale and architectural ambition of New York's projects. Truly mind-boggling what is under construction there.
Since some want Seattle to not be recognized over mighty NYC?
Construction numbers w/stats and projections for 2017 BY CITY with pictures.
NYC - According to the New York Building Congress, $43.1 billion was spent on NYC construction in 2016. Their forecast for 2017 sees only a slight drop off to $42.1 billion.
CHICAGO - While they’re not expected to be as high as 2016, construction starts in 2017 are still projected to reach $12.3 billion.
LA - L.A. hasn’t experienced a building boom like this since the 1920s; Chinese developers are financing much of it.
SF - The San Francisco area leads California in job growth. That good news is somewhat tempered by its notoriously vicious housing market. Sure, you can work there, but can you afford to live there?
SEATTLE - Seattle led the nation in construction cranes dotting its skyline in 2016, a positive indicator of construction activity.
ITS FAIR to say ...... for its size Seattle is doing well. Why a couple here in the East saw fit to bring mighty NYC in? Why not bring Philly in?
Poor image quality (screen captures from the space needle webcam) but a quick way to see how much is going on in DT Seattle as of the morning of 7/22. Quite a few cranes out there....
In a year or so will many of Seattle's construction with cranes end? Or will there be continual high level of construction in the next 5-10 years? I mean it only a takes a few years to complete a high rise and less for a mid rise.
Los Angeles has had a lot going on, but things get done in a few years. Recent Wilshire Grand had it's super tall for 4 years I think and now no more crane. And the Giant Metropolis towers and Circa Towers are nearly done by next. While there are other towers still at below street nearby and also the Oceanwide project maybe half-way done. There isnt anything big coming up that I know of. Hollywood is done with many projects and halfway done with the one near W hotel/Capitol records buildings. 2 of 3 big transit rail projects will be done in a few years. There is the massive NFL stadium in the works still. I guess I cant expect a high level of construction projects year by year. A lot has been done and is noticeable in terms of skyline and/or street activity.
Not sure, but a lot of those cranes will be moved to new sites in Seattle once they're done with current projects. According to a recent Seattle Times article, there are 50 major projects slated to begin this year in greater downtown along with about 99 more going through various stages of permitting for the next few years after that. Not certain all of those will need fixed cranes, but possible. I think it's going to be this way for at least the next half decade unless something dramatic happens.
As a Seattle construction industry guy, I admit NY has way more construction. Miami might also beat us in cranes but they didn't count that. The list is BS.
As for the next 2-3 years (can't speak to 5-10), we're still breaking ground on projects like mad in greater Downtown, with a good array of significant towers appearing to be starting this summer. It's all driven by massive tech growth, which has helped supercharge the residential component. This shows every sign of continuing at least for the short term.
Regionally, big public jobs will keep things going at a high rate -- light rail, airport expansions, a new convention center, a new Downtown ferry terminal, the 99 tunnel and surface redo, the 520 corridor, a new juvenile hall, and so on. This is a patriotic city where people are happy to vote yes for tax measures.
Haha yeah MHays, meant to throw the caveat out there that the crane count is def not accurate. The sheer number of projects in the pipeline is crazy though. Some of the most exciting though IMO are the ones you can't see from the webcam (sr99 tunnel/waterfront redevelopment/light rail).
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