Skyscraper Comparison in US Cities 1.5 - 3 Million Metro Area Population

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

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By high-rise count:

Denver has 272
St. Louis has 246 (Clayton has an additional 47)
Baltimore has 215 (Towson has an additional 23)
Austin has 213
Portland has 181
Pittsburgh has 170
Charlotte has 148
Las Vegas has 141

This a far more accurate representation of the cities

This looks more af what I feel when I am in the cities. Austin is still a power house and has come a long ways. Charlotte and Vegas don't feel as urban as Baltimore and St. Louis.

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

By official high-rise count (+35m) yep.

Austin has been on a development warpath and almost everything being built is new multi-unit development, while Nashville has a decent amount of pre-war buildings that Charlotte lacks

Colleges/Medical centers in city limits also help push numbers up

That is correct. Nashville looks and feels more structurally dense than Charlotte while Austin and Charlotte have taller high rises in general. Nashville will likely pass Charlotte this year for number of high rise count. What I find most significant is how much Austin is pulling away from the pack.

[whereiend]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

By official high-rise count (+35m) yep.

Austin has been on a development warpath and almost everything being built is new multi-unit development, while Nashville has a decent amount of pre-war buildings that Charlotte lacks

Colleges/Medical centers in city limits also help push numbers up

UT definitely helps with that threshold. The university itself has a number of buildings that qualify, but also there are many student housing buildings above that.

West Campus