DOWNTOWN BIG"6"..What direction are they going??? (Houston: floor, activity)

[Dallaz]

I seen this on Reddit. I thought I should share. It’s shows Dallas’ growth in the last 20 years.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comm...tm_name=iossmf

[TheOverdog]

I remember that abandoned factory next to the AAC! I had friends who lived in the short apartments across the street - we were so jealous as we lived in apartments in the suburbs.

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

I seen this on Reddit. I thought I should share. It’s shows Dallas’ growth in the last 20 years.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comm...tm_name=iossmf

While Dallas may be a laggard compared to other major cities when it comes to building tall skyscrapers, it's definitely making good progress with infill in its core.

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by citidata18

While Dallas may be a laggard compared to other major cities when it comes to building tall skyscrapers, it's definitely making good progress with infill in its core.

Define "tall." Back in the day, lots of 40+ story office buildings went up. Nowadays, even when the economy is healthy, it makes almost no financial sense to go that tall. Often, the new tall buildings are residential rather than office or hotel. And you have to be certain that the residents will pay ultra-high rents or sales prices to make that worthwhile (see: Austin).

People clamoring for "supertalls" are off their rockers.

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

Define "tall." Back in the day, lots of 40+ story office buildings went up. Nowadays, even when the economy is healthy, it makes almost no financial sense to go that tall. Often, the new tall buildings are residential rather than office or hotel. And you have to be certain that the residents will pay ultra-high rents or sales prices to make that worthwhile (see: Austin).

People clamoring for "supertalls" are off their rockers.

I don't disagree with you.

But there was a lively discussion recently in the General U.S. forum putting Dallas' stature into question simply because it hasn't built many tall skyscrapers as of late compared to other major cities (which I thought was ridiculous).

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by citidata18

I don't disagree with you.

But there was a lively discussion recently in the General U.S. forum putting Dallas' stature into question simply because it hasn't built many tall skyscrapers as of late compared to other major cities (which I thought was ridiculous).

Yeah there seems to be a bizarre public obsession with "tall" and equating it to "greatness" or "importance". I wish we could disabuse folks of that notion.

[Mr. Clutch]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

I seen this on Reddit. I thought I should share. It’s shows Dallas’ growth in the last 20 years.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comm...tm_name=iossmf

Very cool pic, thanks for sharing. Really shows the growth of uptown.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

Define "tall." Back in the day, lots of 40+ story office buildings went up. Nowadays, even when the economy is healthy, it makes almost no financial sense to go that tall. Often, the new tall buildings are residential rather than office or hotel. And you have to be certain that the residents will pay ultra-high rents or sales prices to make that worthwhile (see: Austin).

People clamoring for "supertalls" are off their rockers.

With space becoming limited & parking becoming hard to find they do need to add more garage space to to future development. That in itself will increase height. It can be quite challenging to find parking in Uptown & Deep Ellum.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by Mr. Clutch

Very cool pic, thanks for sharing. Really shows the growth of uptown.

I didn’t realize how much it really does rival downtown Dallas until these photos. This before and after picture is first I’ve seen that really does uptown Dallas justice.

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by Exult.Q36

With space becoming limited & parking becoming hard to find they do need to add more garage space to to future development. That in itself will increase height. It can be quite challenging to find parking in Uptown & Deep Ellum.

Yes and no - structured parking is very expensive. One option is, yes, to put the garage under the occupied space (the bottom however many floors) which pushes the building up. However, the taller the building, the more expensive per sq.ft. to construct. So it becomes self-defeating to keep adding space and go higher.