Which 5 U.S. cities DT building core stretches furthest before drop off? (largest, Baltimore)

[the resident09]

What 5 U.S. cities experience the most consistent high level of development across their core before dropping off into two and three story buildings?

"Drop off" would include parking lots in the greater DT or urban core, a drop off in the street wall" or canyon affect, and a lesser amount of consistent high rise buildings in comparison to the DT. Please post examples and showcase the differences between an urban core or DT part of the city with high level development, and a two/three story neighborhood building.

[tion91]

Nyc
chi
sf
dc
phi

[Ne999]

I say we start a thread that says ...which cities have the most consecutive 12 story buildings that exist in grid fashion with occasional diagonal streets...the development can’t be less than 10 stories but also not greater than 20 stories

[kibblenbitz]

I mean... the obvious answer here is going to be NYC, no? Even the least "downtown-ish" areas of Manhattan would qualify as a downtown in virtually every other city in the country.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7857...7i16384!8i8192

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by kibblenbitz

I mean... the obvious answer here is going to be NYC, no? Even the least "downtown-ish" areas of Manhattan would qualify as a downtown in virtually every other city in the country.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7857...7i16384!8i8192

I'd say that NYC does, although the corner you selected isn't reflective of why I believe so.

I'm referring to the DT core that doesn't drop to low rise buildings (meaning anything below 12 stories)

Madison Ave is an example of what I'm referring to.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7609...7i16384!8i8192

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by Ne999

I say we start a thread that says ...which cities have the most consecutive 12 story buildings that exist in grid fashion with occasional diagonal streets...the development can’t be less than 10 stories but also not greater than 20 stories

Have at it and go right ahead, feel free to.

[TheTimidBlueBars]

NYC by a loooong stretch.

This is about as far away from the downtown core as you can get in Chicago and still feel like you're in a downtown, as opposed to just a dense urban neighborhood with some high-rises. As the crow flies, this is 1.9 miles from where Google Maps thinks the center of downtown is.

[OyCrumbler]

NYC by a long shot. If you count going down dense corridors from node to node, then maybe LA.

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by OyCrumbler

NYC by a long shot. If you count going down dense corridors from node to node, then maybe LA.

Meant to add LA and Baltimore to the poll. LA does have one of the largest urban cores in the US, but what about the difference in drop off from DTLA to the lower lying parts of the urban core with 2 story buildings? How far does the urban intensity stretch before you see a big difference? That’s what the thread is getting at.

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by the resident09

Meant to add LA and Baltimore to the poll. LA does have one of the largest urban cores in the US, but what about the difference in drop off from DTLA to the lower lying parts of the urban core with 2 story buildings? How far does the urban intensity stretch before you see a big difference? That’s what the thread is getting at.

I'd guess for LA that it's about 2-3 square miles total, with half of that downtown and the rest in a narrower band heading west. LA does have a very large urban core, but outside of downtown most of it is primarily 2-6 stories, with 2-3 stories the majority.