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If you combine the following neighboring communities of north Miami-Dade/south Broward -- Sunny Isles, Aventura, North Miami Beach, Bal Harbor, Hallandale Beach and Hollywood with an aggregate population of only 300,000 as of 2019 (less than Miami proper) -- you'll get 103 towers of 300ft+, which would place it either 4 or 5 on this list.
I'm willing to bet that nearly all of those highrises are condominium towers located along the thin strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
In short, San Antonio doesn't have a long list of 300ft plus skyscrapers but this doesn't mean it is weak by any means or punches below its weight overall. Smaller buildings do add to infill and overall urban feel as well.
I visited San Antonio for the first time a couple of months ago. Given that it's a Top 10 city in terms of population, I was expecting a much more impressive skyline. I really enjoyed San Antonio, so I mean no offense, but it comes off looking much smaller than it actually is.
A core skyline tends to reflect the regional population, not the population inside city limits. SA isn't a big city.
San Antonio, the city proper, has over 1.5 million residents and is the 7th largest (i.e. most populous) city in the United States. If that isn't a big city, what is?
You would have to throw in some economic engine talk in that equation.
San Antonio's neighbor to the north is smaller by both city and metro and yet has a bigger skyline.
Because it's trending, and because it's a hub for tech jobs, who need and want offices. And Austin has somehow become a huge condo market. 10/13 buildings under construction are residential. 3/4 tallest in the city are residential. Half of the buildings built since 2019 are residential.
And Austin's is style is to cram the river rather than build sprawling office parks. San Antonio may be growing too, but its job market doesnt have the need for what Austin is building. Nor has San Antonio real estate been adopting tall glass condos.
You could maybe even argue what Austin is building is probably excessive.
I visited San Antonio for the first time a couple of months ago. Given that it's a Top 10 city in terms of population, I was expecting a much more impressive skyline. I really enjoyed San Antonio, so I mean no offense, but it comes off looking much smaller than it actually is.
It really seems small. Hate to say it, but cities like Grand Rapids and Madison, a portion of its size, actually seem larger. San Antonio feels like a small, maybe mid-sized city, at least in the urban area.
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