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Old 01-07-2015, 09:03 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Old 01-07-2015, 09:28 AM
 
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Well....it's not nearly as breathtaking and cutting-edge and iconic like the bubble design that was rendered at first.....that I kept bragging about it being the best designed project in Texas..but it's gonna be noteworthy at least!!!
Crow, MetLife unveil plans for Dallas skyscraper project on Klyde Warren Park | Dallas Morning News
 
Old 01-07-2015, 09:28 AM
 
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Default Remembering The Power of Houston Skyline

I personally think that Houston's skyline is better than Dallas' in daylight, but Dallas' Skyline is prettier at night only because of the lights. However, if the city of Houston ever decides to bring back The Power of Houston and make it permanent (without the fireworks or course), Dallas wouldn't stand a chance.
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Old 01-07-2015, 11:19 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Well....it's not nearly as breathtaking and cutting-edge and iconic like the bubble design that was rendered at first.....that I kept bragging about it being the best designed project in Texas..but it's gonna be noteworthy at least!!!
Crow, MetLife unveil plans for Dallas skyscraper project on Klyde Warren Park | Dallas Morning News
wait.. thats the project that was the 2 high-rises with the bowed out sail shaped walls facing east? thats a huge disappointment.. youre right though. at least Dallas is (hopefully) getting something noteworthy in height.
 
Old 01-07-2015, 11:21 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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I personally think that Houston's skyline is better than Dallas' in daylight, but Dallas' Skyline is prettier at night only because of the lights. However, if the city of Houston ever decides to bring back The Power of Houston and make it permanent (without the fireworks or course), Dallas wouldn't stand a chance.
Yep.. That is the general consensus around here.
 
Old 01-07-2015, 04:07 PM
 
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From January to October, Houston-area buyers closed on 1,194 properties that sold for at least $1 million. That was up 13 percent over the same time period in the previous year, according to the report.

Luxury sales were up 9 percent in Austin; 1.2 percent in Dallas; and 1 percent in San Antonio. Read the full report below.
...hmmmm...thats kinda odd


New report: Luxury home sales soaring in D-FW area | Dallas Morning News
 
Old 01-07-2015, 04:14 PM
 
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As prices plunge, has Texas' oil boom gone bust?
 
Old 01-07-2015, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Who Cares, USA
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The urban area of Houston is smaller in land area and denser than DFW. The counties in SE Texas are larger, so if one tip of it has any form of urbanization or the right amount of commuters, it would be included. Urban areas are the best way to look at the actual urbanized cities imo.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...es_urban_areas
Good point, and I agree that urban area is the only accurate measure of a city/metro's true size. I never pay much attention to MSA's and especially not CSA's. It's not a huge difference, but Houston's urban area is a bit more dense over a larger area than Dallas' is. Even when you combine the urban areas of both Dallas and Fort Worth, it's still not as (evenly) dense as Houston.

Dallas has definitely built up it's core in the last 20 years. Uptown Dallas and adjacent Oak Lawn are arguably the most urban neighborhoods in Texas, but Houston's urban neighborhoods cover a significantly larger area and extend further away from it's downtown than the urban neighborhoods in Dallas do.

Now, if Houston could just catch up with their rail network. If that happens, I think you'll see Houston's urban neighborhoods really beef up just that much more.
 
Old 01-07-2015, 07:48 PM
 
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Good point, and I agree that urban area is the only accurate measure of a city/metro's true size. I never pay much attention to MSA's and especially not CSA's. It's not a huge difference, but Houston's urban area is a bit more dense over a larger area than Dallas' is. Even when you combine the urban areas of both Dallas and Fort Worth, it's still not as (evenly) dense as Houston.

Dallas has definitely built up it's core in the last 20 years. Uptown Dallas and adjacent Oak Lawn are arguably the most urban neighborhoods in Texas, but Houston's urban neighborhoods cover a significantly larger area and extend further away from it's downtown than the urban neighborhoods in Dallas do.

Now, if Houston could just catch up with their rail network. If that happens, I think you'll see Houston's urban neighborhoods really beef up just that much more.
Those numbers on that linked wiki page are so old.....DFW = 5.1 million?!?!?.......That's gotta be the year 2000's numbers
 
Old 01-07-2015, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Who Cares, USA
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Those numbers on that linked wiki page are so old.....DFW = 5.1 million?!?!?.......That's gotta be the year 2000's numbers
I didn't even look at the link. The most recent stats for DFW are 6,426,214 (MSA)

If going by urban area, the 2010 census shows DFW at 5,121,892.
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