[Drybrain]

The restorations are indeed awesome, and the map hints at what I suspected: The city's densest areas are, with the exception of a few towers elsewhere, often highrise-free census tracts full of modestly sized single-family or rowhousing. (Including the ever-controversial Schmidtville.)

Redeveloping these areas doesn't make nearly as much sense as targeting the more lightly shaded areas, where redevelopment would A: Produce a lot more bang for the buck, density-wise, B: Preserve more historical housing stock and streetscapes, and C: Require less property acquisition, resulting in less disruption to the population, and fewer costs to developers.

Of course there's still room for more central redevelopment in the dark-blue areas, but a gentler hand is required there.