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About 15 years ago, I found a census report or something similar where you could enter a zip code and it provided the census designation. One such designation was “condos and towers” or something like that. If I remember correctly, about 90% of that designation was found in NYC, about 4% in Chicago, and the remaining split between Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. I can’t locate that website, unfortunately, but it was interesting.
Does Atlanta and Boston have that much more than Houston and Dallas?
Atlanta has always been a decent high rise living city because of Buckhead. Even dating back to the 70s, Peachtree had highrise condo buildings lining it through the leafy Buckhead neighborhoods. Now Midtown has a substantial amounts of residential highrises as well.
I doubt Atlanta and Boston even has more than Houston.
Houston has a lot of office highrises in Downtown/Uptown, but it doesn't have that much residential highrises. I track the development of both Atlanta and Houston and Atlanta has a lot more residential development especially comparing the cores of Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Houston. They've probably added a similar number of residential highrises over the last decade in their respective uptown districts(Buckhead for Atlanta).
Dallas has the first luxury high rise residential building West of the Mississippi River in the Turtle Creek neighborhood. So, there’s an interesting history of high rises that goes back several decades. I think some may be surprised by what is actually here and in Houston despite perceptions.
Houston has a lot of office highrises in Downtown/Uptown, but it doesn't have that much residential highrises. I track the development of both Atlanta and Houston and Atlanta has a lot more residential development especially comparing the cores of Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Houston. They've probably added a similar number of residential highrises over the last decade in their respective uptown districts(Buckhead for Atlanta).
Apart from Uptown, almost all of Houston Residential hirises are in the core areas of Montrose, Museum District, Upper Kirby, Midtown and Downtown.
Downtown Houston has historically been an office hirise hotspot, but the surrounding neighborhoods, especially Montrose, Museum District and UK, have been building a lot more residential than commercial towers.
Recent visits show that Midtown and TMC have gotten into the residential towers game too, and It looks like Downtown Houston has had more new residential towers built than office.
Uptown Houston too has been getting more residential towers than office.
I can't really think of any residential tower that not in the core or Uptown.
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Originally Posted by masssachoicetts
Atlanta and Boston do in fact.
I did a quick Google search and found nothing.
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