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You guys are so funny...this battle between Houston and Dallas...lol
I would choose Houston given the choice and I probably would even choose Houston over Austin but that would be a tougher choice given Austin's reputation for being a beautiful city, abundant natural settings and having access to everything you may need. Unfortunately Austin's also sprawled out and lacks transit.
For Texas charm and humor... I give you guys an A+. Now you need to get your politicians to fill up the land and get a rail/bus system like New York.
Having a car should be an option. Actually, a move towards solar power/natural energy would be good for the state and its people.
Statistics are a funny thing. B/c Houston ranks ahead of Miami using the emporis formula, but then again, this statistic recently stated is talking a/b the downtown only.
But skyline wise, you throw in Houston's Galleria district with downtown Houston and the Med center, you got the 3rd largest skyline in the country.
But skyline wise, you throw in Houston's Galleria district with downtown Houston and the Med center, you got the 3rd largest skyline in the country.
...and midtown, and the rest of midrises all over the city. So great. I can still see the look on peoples' faces when they discover that all of those buildings uptown are not downtown.
...and midtown, and the rest of midrises all over the city. So great. I can still see the look on peoples' faces when they discover that all of those buildings uptown are not downtown.
There are cities in America with multiple skylines...Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis (Clayton), etc. But Houston has the tallest building outside of a downtown area in the uptown galleria district.
Dallas has impressive multiple skylines...Las Colinas, which has just as much office space as downtown Dallas, the Tollway district, which is similar to Phoenix's 2nd skyline, the RIchardson Telecom cooridor (aka Texas Silicon valley), and also downtown Ft. Worth has some impressive buildings.
Downtown/Uptown dallas is adding 26 high rises that are confirmed over the next 5 years...one which will be the tallest residential tower in Texas, and will house one of only 3 Mandarin Oriental Hotels in the country.
one which will be the tallest residential tower in Texas, and will house one of only 3 Mandarin Oriental Hotels in the country.
There's actually 4 in the country now (DC, NYC, Miami, San Francisco) and by the time the hotel opens, it will probably be number 7. Boston gets there's next year and Chicago and Las Vegas opens one the same year as Dallas.
There is one in Atlanta (site work) and one proposed for Houston (Houston City Centre Downtown).
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(used to live on a golf course there)
