US City Skylines That Have Changed Most Dramatically Since 2010 (downtown, economy, tallest)

[R1070]

Originally Posted by JMatl

Then you had blinders on. Seattle makes Dallas look like Podunk in comparison.

Umm... not quite.

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by R1070

Umm... not quite.

Dallas has not changed as much. It looks smaller than its metro suggests.

[Dallas12]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

Dallas has not changed as much. It looks smaller than its metro suggests.

Dallas changed a ton on the ground-level, but I agree with you. The 1980's trophy towers still dominate our skyline and it looks somewhat dated.

[R1070]

Regardless of amounts of growth. Seattle does not make Dallas look “podunk”. That’s so ridiculous.

[Craziaskowboi]

Isn't Philadelphia the only city to add a "supertall" this decade?

[R1070]

Originally Posted by craziaskowboi

isn't philadelphia the only city to add a "supertall" this decade?

la, sf, ny...

[John Fante 90042]

I voted for Austin, but NYC deserves a shoutout for making noticeable changes in its mega-dense urban footprint. That is not easy to do.

[newgensandiego]

Originally Posted by MDAllstar

To provide some context, this is from Skyscraperpage.com. It is probably missing buildings for every city, but it’s the only comprehensive source we have for context. Does anybody know what these counts were in 2010?

They define high-rise as 12 stories+ I believe:

City................. ....High-rises......Land Area

1. New York City........6034.........303 sq. miles
2. Chicago.................1208.........228 sq. miles
3. Los Angeles.............563.........469 sq. miles
4. Houston..................494..........600 sq. miles
5. Washington, DC.......492...........61 sq. miles
6. Honolulu..................465..........60 sq. miles
7. San Francisco...........453..........47 sq. miles
8. Philadelphia..............385.........134 sq. miles
9. Boston.....................351.........48 sq. miles
10. Miami....................348..........36 sq. miles
11. Dallas....................316..........340 sq. miles
12. Denver..................304..........155 sq. miles
13. Atlanta..................290..........133 sq. miles
14. Seattle...................259..........84 sq. miles
15. Arlington Va............226..........26 sq. miles
16. Minneapolis............201...........57 sq. miles
17. Detroit...................191..........139 sq. miles
18. Baltimore..............175...........81 sq. miles
19. Las Vegas..............172..........136 sq. miles
20. San Diego...............162..........325 sq. miles
21. Miami Beach............159..........8 sq. miles
22. Pittsburgh...............158..........55 sq. miles
23. Portland..................153..........133 sq. miles
24. Fort Lauderdale........149..........35 sq. miles
25. Austin.....................148..........298 sq. miles

Source: skyscraperpage.com

Did a quick scan of the San Diego list and can confirm the page has very unreliable information. It lists only 6 high rises being built from 2016 onwards for San Diego, which is completely wrong.

Just to show you how inaccurate/outdated it is, the list below represents only the missing high-rise buildings within three blocks to the east and south of the central library:

• Park 12 (2018): 402 ft
• Spire (2019): 479 ft
• Alexan (2017): 220 ft
• Shift (2018): 240 ft
• K1 (2019): 300 ft
• Shift (2018): 253

There are also 2-4 missing buildings within a 2-block radius of UTC mall.

This total (181) on Emporis.com appears more accurate: https://www.emporis.com/city/101033/...atus/existing/

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by newgensandiego

Did a quick scan of the San Diego list and can confirm the page has very unreliable information. It lists only 6 high rises being built from 2016 onwards for San Diego, which is completely wrong.

Just to show you how inaccurate/outdated it is, the list below represents only the missing high-rise buildings within three blocks to the east and south of the central library:

• Park 12 (2018): 402 ft
• Spire (2019): 479 ft
• Alexan (2017): 220 ft
• Shift (2018): 240 ft
• K1 (2019): 300 ft
• Shift (2018): 253

There are also 2-4 missing buildings within a 2-block radius of UTC mall.

This total (181) on Emporis.com appears more accurate: https://www.emporis.com/city/101033/...atus/existing/

Of those 181, I counted 17 mast/towers. I may have missed one or two.

[TTracerJeff]

Maybe its skyline is not the most impressive in terms of height or density, but Milwaukee's has certainly improved dramatically since 2010 with construction of the (current) 2nd, 8th and 11th tallest buildings (Northwestern Mutual, 7Seventy7 and the Moderne) and the new 12th tallest building (BMO Harris Financial Center at Market Square) nearing completion.