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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH
You should try saying that when numbers clearly show more people are coming into Southern California than the Northeastern States.
In fact, don't you guys remember on the News that 60 million people will live in California by 2050?
Right now California has about 39 million people.
Southern California boasts 25 million people.
If the current average increases across the state continue, than Southern California will have AT LEAST 40 million by 2050.
Therefore, I think we should be realistic.
There is no way New York City will continue it's claim of having the most skyscrapers much longer. |
OK, for the sake of argument, let's be "realistic."
According to Emporis, here are the stats. for the number of high-rise buildings in New York:
- Completed: 5573
- Under Construction: 143
- Approved: 33
- Proposed: 124
- Demolished: 214
Now here is a similar list for Los Angeles:
- Completed: 473
- Under Construction: 10
- Approved: 18
- Proposed: 36
- Demolished: 15
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that all the proposed and approved buildings are built in this cycle. Factoring out the demolished ones, New York will have 5659 high-rise buildings, and L.A. will have 522. That means that, in terms of skyscrapers, New York will be 10.84 times the size of L.A. Even if L.A. went through the biggest boom in its history, it still could not compete with New York, especially since NYC is putting up skyscrapers at an unprecedented rate.
Now I'm no statistician, but the numbers seem to speak for themselves pretty clearly.