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The trend to build more residential and less office high-rises is common in many major cities across the United States. As other here have pointed out, it is the nature of current economics. Most usually these residential high-rises are built near downtown office centers, often on underdeveloped sites or in areas where it makes most sense environmentally, politically, and financially. Building higher density residential along major transit corridors outside financial centers also may make sense, but may be secondary, since such development is more likely to trigger local opposition. Buildings along transit corridors also may be more limited in height and density, but such development can still occur if most of the right conditions are satisfied. As residential density increases, demand of office space may increase related to proximity or accessibility by foot or transit. Other than these areas mentioned, most residential areas that are already well established, that do not already contain higher density mid and high-rises, will more likely oppose higher density housing to be built.

Generally, the development that we are seeing in many large cities in the United States is pretty much occurring where, and to the extent it is most practical to do so currently, but the conditions for development will continue to change through time.