The Great Skyscraper Comeback Skips North America
The Great Skyscraper Comeback Skips North America
January 13, 2015 By Patrick Clark Read More: http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-north-america Quote:
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Yeah, we just discussed this in the New York supertall thread (CTBUH news). Only New York (and maybe Toronto) have massive skyscraper construction. The other North American cities not so much, except for a few supertalls and skyscrapers here and there.
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yeah, somebody better tell NYC to stop all those supertalls.
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Did we really need an article to tell us the obvious: that a place with 4 billion people will build far more more skyscrapers than one with 500 million. That more exist in the US (320 million people) than Canada (36 million) isn't rocket science either. Are we going to get an article highlighting that too?
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Toronto has boomed right under that 200m mark. If you were to move that number to a minimum of 150m (500 ft) Toronto is at 44 skyscrapers built or UC since 2007. |
The comeback is happening (not just NYC/Toronto), if at a smaller scale. Some examples:
New supertall and another 200m+ building going up in Philadelphia New supertall and another 200m+ building going up in San Francisco New supertall going up in Los Angeles New tallest for Calgary plus another 200m+ 2 new 200m+ buildings going up in Boston 200m+ building about to start in Nashville New tallest and a bunch more going up in Miami Mexico city has a handful of 200m+ being built Chicago with a couple new 200m+ out of the ground Also.... Austin is booming Montreal is booming New 2nd tallest about to top off in Vancouver Looks like Edmonton is getting into the game Minneapolis might build a potential new tallest This is all just off the top of my head. Kind of a goofy time for this article to come out. |
Yeah I don't agree with the attitude pointed out in the article. Also, we must realize that some of these skyscrapers being built in China are out of pride, and part of the 5 year economic plan(s). In some of the less well known cities, they sit empty with high vacancy rates.
But there has been a massive pickup when it comes to the skyscraper game in the U.S.. The recession hit us hard, and many cities witnessed a dramatic decrease in construction, but it started to pick in in 2012. Right now, many of our coastal and inland cities are developing them in numbers. SF, NYC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Seattle, and so on. Quote:
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Tall buildings are expensive. Expensive to build, expensive to maintain. I know a person who moved out of a 5 story condo building because of what the annual elevator inspection cost. It wasn't worth it to him when he had other options available.
Tall buildings are a question of economics. We shouldn't root for them for their own sake, that's the wrong way to look at it. When tall buildings are built it's a sign of the economic supply/demand equation being balanced for a given area. It's a sign that the economy of that given area can support their higher cost and that housing is in demand. The issue with North America is that wages are stagnant except at the very top, and there is lots of land. Until people who would like to move into the inner city can afford to do so, there will be little demand for tall buildings. |
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