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But are there really that many towers above 300 feet outside of Miami proper? Also, I’m going to have to challenge that claim of “longest skyline in the world”.
Miami absolutely does NOT have more 300+ footers than Chicago, even if you combine everything across Miami-Dade, Broward and PB counties. Not even close.
Even if you go down to 12 story plus (which Emporis categorizes as “highrises”), I believe greater Miami hasn’t caught Chicago as of yet. I tried to do the count a little while back using Emporis and came up with somewhere around 900-1000 total across MD, Broward and PB. Chicago has well over a 1000 highrises (just in the city).
Miami absolutely does NOT have more 300+ footers than Chicago, even if you combine everything across Miami-Dade, Broward and PB counties. Not even close.
Even if you go down to 12 story plus (which Emporis categorizes as “highrises”), I believe greater Miami hasn’t caught Chicago as of yet. I tried to do the count a little while back using Emporis and came up with somewhere around 900-1000 total across MD, Broward and PB. Chicago has well over a 1000 highrises (just in the city).
According to Emporis Miami has only 397 high-rise buildings. That's barely half of what Vancouver has (700) and far less than Chicago (~1,400)
According to Emporis Miami has only 397 high-rise buildings. That's barely half of what Vancouver has (700) and far less than Chicago (~1,400)
If you add up everything in Greater Miami — ie Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties — you’ll get closer to 900. Greater Vancouver posts similar numbers.
If you add up everything in Greater Miami — ie Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties — you’ll get closer to 900. Greater Vancouver posts similar numbers.
There is a editor from Emporis who posts on another forum and he provided a total count for the Miami metro and the number of highrises was over 1300.
He said that after the NYC & Chicago metros the Miami metro had the 3rd. most highrises in the US.
There is a editor from Emporis who posts on another forum and he provided a total count for the Miami metro and the number of highrises was over 1300.
He said that after the NYC & Chicago metros the Miami metro had the 3rd. most highrises in the US.
I wouldn’t challenge that... I counted 900-1000 but it’s been a few years and I may have missed a few communities or some buildings without official height posted, so might have undercounted.
Still not as many as Chicago, but certainly a rock solid no. 3 vertical city in the country.
There is a editor from Emporis who posts on another forum and he provided a total count for the Miami metro and the number of highrises was over 1300.
He said that after the NYC & Chicago metros the Miami metro had the 3rd. most highrises in the US.
I wonder if the Miami metro has more high rises than the entire state of California? NYC and Chicago fairly certainly do.
I wonder if the Miami metro has more high rises than the entire state of California? NYC and Chicago fairly certainly do.
No way - San Francisco alone and Miami are virtually tied. If you add in LA, San Diego, and Oakland it's a landslide for California (even comparing it to Florida overall).
And if we're talking specifically about Emporis' definition of high-rise (anything above 12 stories) it's even more skewed in California's favor.
No way - San Francisco alone and Miami are virtually tied. If you add in LA, San Diego, and Oakland it's a landslide for California (even comparing it to Florida overall).
And if we're talking specifically about Emporis' definition of high-rise (anything above 12 stories) it's even more skewed in California's favor.
SF may be tied with the CITY of Miami... But certainly not with the metro.
And NO WAY does the state of California win by a landslide over FL.
San Diego compares to Orlando in the highrise department, with Tampa not far behind.
Oakland compares to St-Petersburg and Sarasota...
According to Emporis Miami has only 397 high-rise buildings. That's barely half of what Vancouver has (700) and far less than Chicago (~1,400)
Miami ~36 square miles
Chicago ~227 square miles
Vancouver ~44 square miles
...just some context
A city that "only" has 397 high-rise buildings in the tiniest land area of America's major cities seems pretty good to me.
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