U.S. has 5 fully functioning downtowns (apartments, condos, new construction)
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U.S. has 5 fully functioning downtowns: 1. NY 2. Chicago 3. SF 4. Philly 5. Seattle
Fully functional downtowns are complete employment, retail and commercial center with very good housing and tourism base.
Rest of U.S. downtowns are just up and coming or moribund. This is strictly from being totally activated and being a true "Center"
Based on your definition of "complete employment, retail and commercial center with very good housing and tourism base," I'd definitely add these cities onto the list
*Boston
*Washington DC
*Los Angeles
Should be on the list in 10 years:
*Miami
*Atlanta
*Dallas
*Houston
*Portland
This is going to devolve into one of those conversations where we insist that one city’s “downtown” is a quarter of its land area, while limiting some other city’s downtown to five square blocks.
Anyway, Boston and Miami are glaring omissions from the original post. Probably Atlanta, too.
Actually, Milwaukee has a fully functioning downtown. Lots of new construction, condos and apartments, AND tourists, as downtown is on Lake Michigan. It's always bustling. I guess retail leaves something to be desired, but if you count Milwaukee's Third Ward, retail is taken care of. You probably could count it, as the two adjoin.
This is going to devolve into one of those conversations where we insist that one city’s “downtown” is a quarter of its land area, while limiting some other city’s downtown to five square blocks.
Anyway, Boston and Miami are glaring omissions from the original post. Probably Atlanta, too.
You can always count on there being a semantics debate in these downtown threads lol.
There are smaller towns and cities that fulfill the stated criteria as well.
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