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This!!...if my body could still withstand cold winters I would be living in Manhattan but it cannot which is why I live in Miami (and prior to that SoCal).
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Originally Posted by kingsdl76
The funny thing about this comparison is that although I find Montreal to be a superior city, without question, I'd still rather live in the Miami area.. I'm from the north east originally and I hated the weather there, and Montreal is even more brutally cold in the winter... Yes it's true that downtown Montreal is vastly superior to downtown Miami, but I like the Miami metro and surrounding areas far more.. I love the hot weather, the palm trees.. I love Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, downtown Miami, the Keys.. I love being close to the Caribbean, I love the gulf coast of Florida..etc..etc... But yes, if you're comparing central Montreal and it's amenities to central Miami, yes.. it's superior....but.. I'd still rather live in Miami..
Last edited by elchevere; 02-09-2020 at 04:39 AM..
The funny thing about this comparison is that although I find Montreal to be a superior city, without question, I'd still rather live in the Miami area.. I'm from the north east originally and I hated the weather there, and Montreal is even more brutally cold in the winter... Yes it's true that downtown Montreal is vastly superior to downtown Miami, but I like the Miami metro and surrounding areas far more.. I love the hot weather, the palm trees.. I love Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, downtown Miami, the Keys.. I love being close to the Caribbean, I love the gulf coast of Florida..etc..etc... But yes, if you're comparing central Montreal and it's amenities to central Miami, yes.. it's superior....but.. I'd still rather live in Miami..
From the old Bill Cosby skit: “Noah... How long can you tread water.”
So to steer the thread back on topic, are there any future projects that people are looking forward to that'll improve each cities downtowns? Either mega projects, attractions or infrastructure projects.
For Montreal, there are two major projects that I'm looking forward to and will improve the downtown even more.
1. Quartier des Lumieres: A major project on the massive lot of the old CBC tower in the Eastern part of downtown. It is split between multiple developers. The project is about 4.5M sq ft and will include (from the top of my head) condos, social housing, a school, entertainment/retail, a community centre, office space, two parks and a hotel. This area of downtown needs TLC big time.
2. Esplanade Cartier: Another major project in the Eastern part of downtown. Phase 1 was announced last year, but it seems like the master plan will follow the Quartier des Lumieres. Heavy on the street-level presence, community space, definitely inspired by Brooklyn too.
There are other major projects too such as 60+ floor condos (which over here is considered "too tall"), there is about 2.2M sq ft of office space U/C, but these two projects outlined are gonna help fill urban gaps downtown. This also includes a massive food hall that opened on St. Laurent and added something more to the eastern part of downtown. This is also great because most of the development has been around the Bell Centre area/Western downtown, so it's nice to see the East get TLC now.
This!!...if my body could still withstand cold winters I would be living in Manhattan but it cannot which is why I live in Miami (and prior to that SoCal).
Exactly.
I voted for Montreal, because if you're objectively comparing the city amenities, Montreal is simply better... However, if this thread was titled, "Would you rather live in Miami or Montreal," I would've voted Miami...
So in the end, I'd live in Miami, and I'd fly up to Montreal for a vacation every now and then... Good times..
Miami still needs about 10 more years for its downtown to be even compared to Montreal's. The weather is better though.
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