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But Birmingham is still a lot larger as a metro and urban area (2X Huntsville in terms of metro) and the population of the metro a city anchors, always plays a big role in how big the core city's skyline is going to be.
That said, it's still a bit underwhelming for a city with a metro of half million though i've heard some good things about what's going on down there.
It is changing. It will take some time because developers are just now giving its downtown attention. There is so much going on. Huntsville should receive new towers because there no height limits downtown.
It is changing. It will take some time because developers are just now giving its downtown attention. There is so much going on. Huntsville should receive new towers because there no height limits downtown.
The creator behind this site started with Nashville, but now gives good Huntsville and Chattanooga updates. And recently began with Memphis, as well. I think the plan is to span out into several more cities, too.
Huntsville has a good future, I think, in terms of its downtown growth.
It is changing. It will take some time because developers are just now giving its downtown attention. There is so much going on. Huntsville should receive new towers because there no height limits downtown.
Huntsville is a unique case. The biggest deterrent to its having a large skyline is that downtown is NOT the center of employment for the region. NASA / Redstone Arsenal / Research Park (all in close proximity to each other on the west side of town) are where the jobs are, and these facilities have lots of land with lots of parking. Agree with Mutiny... not much vertical demand there.
The downtown footprint is also pretty small, with not much room to expand outward due to existing historic single family neighborhoods right up against it. This might help the city go vertical some, but there just aren't many undeveloped lots left. Not to mention downtown is full of suburban style developments from decades past. These probably need to be razed if Huntsville wants to develop any type of urban feel outside of the 1 or 2 blocks around the courthouse. Even the links Shakeesha posted contain proposals for very suburban-style office park style towers instead of what you would typically see in most downtowns.
Huntsville is a unique case. The biggest deterrent to its having a large skyline is that downtown is NOT the center of employment for the region. NASA / Redstone Arsenal / Research Park (all in close proximity to each other on the west side of town) are where the jobs are, and these facilities have lots of land with lots of parking. Agree with Mutiny... not much vertical demand there.
The downtown footprint is also pretty small, with not much room to expand outward due to existing historic single family neighborhoods right up against it. This might help the city go vertical some, but there just aren't many undeveloped lots left. Not to mention downtown is full of suburban style developments from decades past. These probably need to be razed if Huntsville wants to develop any type of urban feel outside of the 1 or 2 blocks around the courthouse. Even the links Shakeesha posted contain proposals for very suburban-style office park style towers instead of what you would typically see in most downtowns.
I disagree with the part about undeveloped lots. Huntsville has many tracts and existing surface parking lots ripe for development. I don't expect the city to rise overnight, but there is great potential.
I don't ever expect Huntsville to have a skyline impressive for its size seeing as though it has plenty of elbow room and very little vertical demand.
The same thing was said about Nashville and Austin 20 years ago. I don't expect Huntsville to change overnight (or much in terms of height this decade), but I wouldn't rule out some vertical changes to its skyline in the future.
The same thing was said about Nashville and Austin 20 years ago. I don't expect Huntsville to change overnight (or much in terms of height this decade), but I wouldn't rule out some vertical changes to its skyline in the future.
Bellevue, WA is relatively unknown by people outside of the state of Washington but arguably has the nicest and tallest skyline for a city it’s size.
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