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I am shocked by NOLA; who knew how tall that skyline was. Unfortunately, I don't see Buffalo or Rochester adding anything closely resembling a skyscraper in the near and distant future. Way too stagnant.
It's not really tall, it's really really dense though.
No idea how people aren't seeing the rise of Louisville
Louisville continues to make progress. The city appears to be falling in line with older cities with a focus on infill rather than skyscrapers. The list of projects are impressive.
Skyline wise, I rank Louisville a good half notch above Richmond. It's just a better and bigger waterfront back drop.
Their skylines are definitely in the same tier. Louisville's tallest having a decorative top helps, but otherwise its skyline is a bit more dated. Richmond's skyline is the definition of boxy, but it does have a few newer glassy additions that give it a fresh element.
Their skylines are definitely in the same tier. Louisville's tallest having a decorative top helps, but otherwise its skyline is a bit more dated. Richmond's skyline is the definition of boxy, but it does have a few newer glassy additions that give it a fresh element.
Cannot disagree here....Louisville's skyline looks and feels bigger. Louisville's traditional water front view doesn't show the incredible North/South density of midrises in between.
I think the stats show that too. But it's splitting hairs. Louisville has at least 3 more skyscrapers...that's a big difference in any city with under 20 scrapers!
Louisville and Richmond are virtually twins, the good and bad.
Cannot disagree here....Louisville's skyline looks and feels bigger. Louisville's traditional water front view doesn't show the incredible North/South density of midrises in between.
I think the stats show that too. But it's splitting hairs. Louisville has at least 3 more skyscrapers...that's a big difference in any city with under 20 scrapers!
Louisville and Richmond are virtually twins, the good and bad.
It's been a while since I've been to Louisville so I can't make an up-to-date comparison between the two, but while Richmond has 10 buildings at 300 ft+ and Louisville has 14 buildings at the same height, Richmond's next five tallest buildings or so aren't very far behind. Louisville's edge isn't so much in the number of skyscrapers, but rather height.
*New Orleans blows away this segment of cities, with a huge amount higher than any of them
*Many in this segment have none over 300 feet under construction, but do have 150-300 ft construction
*Louisville has a nice number of skyscrapers downtown. It has the same number of skyscrapers as both Kansas City and St Louis--much bigger metros
*I predict Raleigh will advance quickly in this segment, over the next decade
New Orleans was a major city prior to the advent of the automobile. There were over 100k residents in 1840!!!
Raleigh has had two major skyscraper roadblocks for a long time; Research Triangle Park, and the City Council. RTP is a massive employment hub, and due to its presence it has historically attracted a lot of commercial development to it instead of downtown Raleigh. However, with the increased focus on urbanization, companies are starting to take more of an interest in downtown. On the governmental side, the City Council has historically not been very helpful at all with restrictive zoning, absurdly long approval processes (by the time anything gets approved, the economy tanks), and too much NIMBY influence. However, the last elections saw several anti-growth council members replaced with new, pro-growth ones who generally seem to be easier to work with, so I am hoping that we will finally start to see some height.
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