Here are the regional totals based on the ratings system outlined in the previous post.
New York City Metro
5698 points
- 1,105,581 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (4493 buildings)
- 58,685 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (124 buildings)
- 96,758 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (216 buildings)
For these purposes, the metro includes includes northern NJ and everything along the Metro North and LIRR lines, up to and including New Haven. It accounts for 30.6% of the total nationwide points. Also, impressively, the NYC metro currently accounts for 36.2% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that NYC Metro's share of the nationwide total will increase in upcoming years. There's much to say about the building boom, especially in the category of supertalls, but little that hasn't already been said by JR Ewing. Bottom line: NYC's skyline is huge and apparently only getting started.
Midwest/Plains (but not Chicagoland)
1907 points
- 377,323 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (1570 buildings)
- 4,463 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (14 buildings)
- 19,283 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (68 buildings)
For these purposes, the Midwest/Plains includes a huge area stretching from Pittsburgh through Ohio and the great lakes states and into the plains to the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It is bordered on the south by the Ohio River, the southern border of Missouri and the southern border of Oklahoma. Essentially, it includes what are commonly called the great lakes and the plains states, but includes Pittsburgh also, given Pittsburgh's location at the head of the Ohio River. But it does not include Chicagoland, which is its own world. The Midwest accounts for 10.24% of all nationwide points, but only accounts for 2.8% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that the Midwest's share of the nationwide total will likely be surpassed by the Northeast in the not too distant future. The Midwest not only struggles in terms of overall population growth, but has also heavily embraced suburban sprawl, of course. Still, we'll see what happens in places like Milwaukee, Cleveland and Kansas City. There's lots of potential for significant skyline enhancement.
Northeast (but not including NYC Metro)
1875 points
- 367,068 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (1649 buildings)
- 9,688 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (29 buildings)
- 34,055 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (116 buildings)
For these purposes, the Northeast includes all of New York State and New England except for those counties that are serviced by Metro North and Railroad and the LIRR. It includes central and southern New Jersey and central and eastern Pennsylvania. It includes Delaware, Maryland, DC and the Virginia suburbs of DC. It does not include the NYC Metro, which is its own world. The Northeast accounts for 10.07% of all nationwide points and 6.0% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that the Northeast's share will fall a bit in the next few years, but not as fast as the Midwest's share (and therefore might surpass the Midwest). Longer term, the East has a lot of potential, especially if at least a couple dozen of the currently proposed buildings actually break ground within the next couple of years.
South (but not including South Florida or Texas)
1806 points
- 354,905 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (1464 buildings)
- 7,143 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (26 buildings)
- 29,079 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (94 buildings)
For these purposes, the South includes everything to the south of the Midwest and Northeast, including West Virginia, and to the east of Texas, except for South Florida. The South accounts for 9.70% of all nationwide points and 4.4% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that the South's share will likely continue to slowly drop in the next several years unless a significant number of the currently proposed 94 buildings in the region break ground, and unless some tall proposals return in cities like Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville.
Chicagoland
1622 points
- 318,686 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (1088 buildings)
- 6,160 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (14 buildings)
- 26,587 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (62 buildings)
For these purposes, Chicagoland includes includes Chicago and the Illinois and northwest Indiana suburbs. It accounts for 8.71% of the total nationwide points. Chicagoland currently accounts for just 3.8% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that Chicagoland's share of the nationwide total will continue to decline over the next few years. In the supertall race, Chicago has essentially dropped out, at least for the time being. By 2020, it is likely that Chicago will still have just 4 supertalls, but NYC will have gone from 3 to 12 or more.
California
1525 points
- 292,714 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (1194 buildings)
- 16,448 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (44 buildings)
- 49,105 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (147 buildings)
The state of California accounts for 8.19% of all nationwide points and 10.1% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that California's share will likely continue to hold steady or slightly improve relative to the rest of the country over the next few years. Longer term, its hard to say.
Texas
1283 points
- 243,872 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (940 buildings)
- 17,687 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (65 buildings)
- 48,758 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (160 buildings)
Texas accounts for 6.89% of all nationwide points and an impressive 10.9% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that in the near term, Texas's share of total points will increase. Yet, it's hard to know how much the drop in the price of oil will slow construction. It seems likely that Austin will continue to boom and that perhaps DFW will continue to boom. The big question is the Houston metro, of course. In recent years Texas cities have built themselves up with lots of mid-rise buildings in the 150-300 foot range, and a few taller high rises, with very few 700+ footers on the near horizon, if any.
South Florida
1233 points
- 228,779 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (924 buildings)
- 24,433 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (56 buildings)
- 69,672 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (153 buildings)
South Florida accounts for 6.62% of all nationwide points and a whopping 15.1% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that in the near term, South Florida's share of total points will increase and possibly overtake Texas in the not too distant future. South Florida has an incredible 17.6% of all
proposed feet in buildings of at least 150 feet, including many supertalls and near supertalls proposed for Miami. The question is whether or not they will materialize and, if so, if they retain something close to their currently proposed heights. If so, it's mathematically within reason that even with the incredible growth in NYC, South Florida's nationwide share could approach or exceed 10% in another decade or so. depending on how much growth occurs elsewhere, of course. In any case, currently South Florida is only exceeded by the NYC Metro in terms of feet under construction in 150ft+ buildings.
Coastal West (not including California)
920 points
- 176,631 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (703 buildings)
- 11,919 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (31 buildings)
- 23,316 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (61 buildings)
For these purposes, Coastal West includes roughly the western third of Washington and Oregon states, plus Hawaii. It accounts for 4.94% of all nationwide points and a whopping 7.3% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that in the near term, this region's share will remain stable or grow modestly. The region includes Honolulu which has an enormous number of buildings at 150ft+ for a city its size--315 buildings! But, they are all on the shorter end, two-thirds under 300 feet and all of them under 500 feet. Since Portland also generally builds on the shorter side, that leaves Seattle to truly pull this region's points up. We shall see. Currently the tallest building under construction in Seattle isn't even at 700 feet.
Mountain/Desert (not including California)
756 points
- 147,536 feet of completed buildings at 150 feet or more (580 buildings)
- 5,648 feet of 150ft+ buildings under construction (20 buildings)
- 11,790 feet of 150ft+ buildings proposed (38 buildings)
For these purposes, Mountain/Desert includes everything west of the Midwest/Plains and Texas, and east of California and the coastal areas of Oregon and Washington. It also includes Alaska. It accounts for 4.06% of all nationwide points and just 3.5% of all feet currently under construction in buildings of at least 150ft, which means that in the near term, this region's share won't grow. The region includes Denver and Las Vegas, and as the population of this region of the country likely continues to boom, it's possible that longer term there could be a lot of skyline growth in these two cities plus places like Salt Lake, Tucson and even Phoenix if those cities and other smaller cities densify.