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Which one of these cities offers the most in this category. Rank them in order and include any pics you may have
-Luxury/amenities
-Architecture
-consistent height (cohesiveness with other surroundings buildings)
-Views
-location/access to great shopping, events and restaurants
Currently under construction in the greater Downtown area are residential or mixed highrises around or just under height limits of:
849
484
484
440
440
440
440
440
440
440
330
330
330
330
330
These total far more housing units than parking spaces.
Hoping for several more starts this summer. Hopefully several at 484.
Interesting that out of the West Coast's big 3 cities, Seattle will only have 1 highrise taller than 500' that has residential units.
High rises 500' Already built or under construction that have residential units:
Los Angeles:
677 ft...Oceanwide Plaza I
667 ft...Ritz Carlton Residences
647 ft...Metropolis Tower D
637 ft...820 Olive
600 ft...Century Plaza North(Westside)
600 ft...Century Plaza South(Westside)
530 ft...Oceanwide Plaza II
530 ft...Oceanwide Plaza III
529 ft...Hope + Flower
San Francisco:
910 ft...Oceanwide Center I
802 ft...181 Fremont
645 ft...Millenium Tower
641 ft...One Rincon Hill
625 ft...Oceanwide Center II
575 ft...The Avery
541 ft...The Harrison
510 ft...706 Mission
Boston has many buildings that are very luxurious and often have great water views or park views. Some of those U/C are mixed use, office and residential.
Tallest projects U/C that have a residential component (approximate, height)
750 - Four Seasons
691 - Winthrop Square
540 - Hub on Causeway
530 - Bulfinch Crossing
520 - Longfellow place
687 - South Station Tower (potential start this summer)
500 - 1000 Boylston St (potential start this summer)
There are many more U/C, probably over 20, between 200' and 500' but I don't have a list.
Boston also has an enormous number of high end condos in older, low, mid and high rise buildings that make it difficult to compare directly with many of the cities of the list.
Seattle has a limited area that allows taller buildings...a very small unlimited area (except FAR for commercial and FAA for all), a similar area that allows about 605' for residential, and a much larger area that allows 484 for residential (was 440 until recently). Hopefully we'll have some groundbreakings in the taller areas soon but so far it's the 400s.
Bellevue just upzoned its core from 450' to 600', and it looks like developers are jumping on it too.
Interesting that out of the West Coast's big 3 cities, Seattle will only have 1 highrise taller than 500' that has residential units.
High rises 500' Already built or under construction that have residential units:
Los Angeles:
677 ft...Oceanwide Plaza I
667 ft...Ritz Carlton Residences
647 ft...Metropolis Tower D
637 ft...820 Olive
600 ft...Century Plaza North(Westside)
600 ft...Century Plaza South(Westside)
530 ft...Oceanwide Plaza II
530 ft...Oceanwide Plaza III
529 ft...Hope + Flower
San Francisco:
910 ft...Oceanwide Center I
802 ft...181 Fremont
645 ft...Millenium Tower
641 ft...One Rincon Hill
625 ft...Oceanwide Center II
575 ft...The Avery
541 ft...The Harrison
510 ft...706 Mission
Seattle:
849 ft...Rainier Square Tower
I wouldn’t place that 500’ requisite on here though.
Boston has many buildings that are very luxurious and often have great water views or park views. Some of those U/C are mixed use, office and residential.
Tallest projects U/C that have a residential component (approximate, height)
750 - Four Seasons
691 - Winthrop Square
540 - Hub on Causeway
530 - Bulfinch Crossing
520 - Longfellow place
687 - South Station Tower (potential start this summer)
500 - 1000 Boylston St (potential start this summer)
There are many more U/C, probably over 20, between 200' and 500' but I don't have a list.
Boston also has an enormous number of high end condos in older, low, mid and high rise buildings that make it difficult to compare directly with many of the cities of the list.
Which one of these cities offers the most in this category. Rank them in order and include any pics you may have
-Luxury/amenities
-Architecture
-consistent height (cohesiveness with other surroundings buildings)
-Views
-location/access to great shopping, events and restaurants
Excluding Miami, NYC and Chicago from this one
Seattle easily. Maybe Austin following but that's really it. A lot of these cities don't make any sense.
I rented in a highrise two years ago. A lot of nicer buildings offer extra things if you are willing to pay such as personal drivers, grocery delivery, housekeeping, etc. I will alway love Philly's architecture with the way the old buildings stand up with the new glass ones. Center City is pretty consistent in height due to the self imposed height limit that was in place until the 1980s. Philadelphia offers a ton in terms of events, restaurants, etc. right downtown.
Some views I had
I always thought it would be cool to live in Two Liberty Place. I have some pictures from One Liberty and I imagine the views would be similar. Emiid lives in there. Him and Ben Simmons are neighbors. Simmons lives a few blocks away at the Residences at Ritz.
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