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Not having skyscrapers makes DC feel like a town and not a like a city.
Feels like a city to me. Feels more like a city than Minneapolis, which does have skyscrapers. I looked up "city" in the dictionary and nowhere did it mention skyscrapers in the definition.
DC has no housing shortage. It has expensive housing. Two different things. Manhattan has expensive housing too. NYC has a much larger subway system.
So how does something get expensive if there is plenty of it?
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We can easily double the population of the District without changing height rules. More rail is the solution.
Disagree, DC has the highest traffic rates in the nation with a tiny population, and with a really good rail system, that is backed by the federal government. I dont think rail or roads are the answer.
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Other models work. Frisco residential real estate is not high rise. Chicago has very limited high rise residential real estate. We haven't come close to maxing out to residential population of the District.
Are you kidding me....search craigslist for Chicago hirise, they have tons of condos (I am very intimate with Chicago).
Feels like a city to me. Feels more like a city than Minneapolis, which does have skyscrapers. I looked up "city" in the dictionary and nowhere did it mention skyscrapers in the definition.
The definition of city says "large town", and that is what DC feels like....but not in a good way, to me it feels like a really large suburb. Very compact, and congested with a small about of people.
The American standard of city is skyscraper. You cant mention metropolis without thinking NYC and Chicago, and you cant mention city without thinking generic skyscraper.
The definition of city says "large town", and that is what DC feels like....but not in a good way, to me it feels like a really large suburb. Very compact, and congested with a small about of people.
The American standard of city is skyscraper. You cant mention metropolis without thinking NYC and Chicago, and you cant mention city without thinking generic skyscraper.
Well don't you think you're getting caught up in aesthetics though? I mean what it looks and feels like isn't important. We all know that DC is the 8th largest metropolitan area in the country and is indeed a large city. I don't think places like U street, Dupont, K street feel like small towns based solely on the height of the buildings. Honestly the most interesting parts of many cities lack skyscrapers. I'm sorry while Midtown is interesting, Soho and the Village which has fewer (didn't say none) h-rises than Times Square is much more fascinating and has more people.
I can see both sides as to how DC can feel like a large town or a large city (not NYC/CHI/LA large) although I still think they need strategic urban planning and make good use of those vacant spaces inside DC. I like how Paris can still retain its charm even with having skyscrapers further out in a certain area from France's most important icon.
People with more money than you want to live here.
Is that the only reason??? People randomly price up something even when there are tons of availability of a resource?
DC needs more homes, prices are not high in DC "just because".....
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DC doesn't Washington MSA does.
Sure.....
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I went to school in Chicago. Very little residential real estate is high rise.
Very little compared to what? I am talking about today, not when you were there. There are TONS of high rise units in downtown Chicago compared to DC. Its really nice to see people live in the city, and bike/walk to work.
Commuting is not the option and leads to a degredation of life.
Well I think higher incomes due to the higher education is also part of why DC prices are so high. The market will have prices as high as bearable. People here make more money and therefore can afford to $500K for a tiny little rowhouse. I know I'm not one of them but as mentioned there are plenty of people in DC that make more money than me.
Is that the only reason??? People randomly price up something even when there are tons of availability of a resource?
DC needs more homes, prices are not high in DC "just because".....
Sure.....
Sorry you don't like the answer, but new high-rise housing will not be cheaper than what is here now.
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Very little compared to what? I am talking about today, not when you were there. There are TONS of high rise units in downtown Chicago compared to DC. Its really nice to see people live in the city, and bike/walk to work.
Commuting is not the option and leads to a degredation of life.
There are about 50 high to medium rise residential buildings in Chicago. 2000 is a ton.
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