US Cities with the most highrise buildings

LivingIn622 · #1 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 1:23 PM**

I got this info from skyscraperpage. here are the top ten us cities with the most buildings. Number of buildings on the far right. Population in the middle. and the rank all the way to the left.
1 New York City 8,104,079 4,263
2 Chicago 2,862,244 1,067
3 Los Angeles 3,845,541 594
4 Detroit 871,121 202
5 Minneapolis 372,811 199
6 Atlanta 470,688 199
7 Kansas City 447,306 192
8 Houston 2,016,582 186
9 Las Vegas 545,147 180
10 Seattle 573,000 140

JivecitySTL · #2 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 1:27 PM**

What the fuck? These are complete bullshit. First of all, every city on this list has WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more buildings than listed. Secondly, there is NO WAY Kansas City has more buildings than Philadelphia, Boston, DC, San Francisco, and a number of other cities.

Kill this thread please.

Dac150 · #3 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 4:31 PM**

The gap between New York and Chicago is really that much (building wise)?

Stratosphere 2020 · #4 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:03 PM**

I am surprized Miami is not on the list.

LivingIn622 · #5 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:16 PM**

this is a list by skkyscraperpage. my real feeling is that Miami, Boston, and San Francisco should be on there.

PhxSprawler · #6 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:36 PM**

Let's try again sorting by skyscrapers (12 stories +) using the same source. There are some discrepancies, but it is close. Also, if you add Miami and Miami Beach, they would come in 4th. I can't get the headers to align, but it is rank, city, buildings, skyscrapers, population.

Rank City Buildings Skyscrapers Population
1 New York City 4,263 3,967 8,104,079
2 Chicago 1,067 1,065 2,862,244
3 Los Angeles 594 553 3,845,541
4 Minneapolis 199 186 372,811
5 Houston 186 186 2,016,582
6 Detroit 202 179 871,121
7 Atlanta 199 172 470,688
8 Las Vegas 180 149 545,147
9 Seattle 140 135 573,000
10 Kansas City 192 134 447,306
11 Philadelphia 138 132 1,470,151
12 Miami Beach 141 131 89,104
13 San Francisco 133 130 744,230
14 Boston 133 126 569,165
15 Dallas 126 124 1,213,825
16 Baltimore 132 119 636,251
17 Miami 121 117 379,724
18 Pittsburgh 129 116 322,450
19 Newark 119 106 273,546
20 Cincinnati 110 104 314,154
21 Cleveland 116 102 458,684
22 San Juan 100 97 428,591
23 Jersey City 103 86 239,079
24 Milwaukee 96 82 583,624
25 Washington 91 81 582,049

northbay · #7 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 5:58 PM**

^ i take it "building" doesnt include "tract home"

dallasbrink · #8 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 6:04 PM**

It should be population, skyscrapers

LivingIn622 · #9 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhxSprawler

Let's try again sorting by skyscrapers (12 stories +) using the same source. There are some discrepancies, but it is close. Also, if you add Miami and Miami Beach, they would come in 4th. I can't get the headers to align, but it is rank, city, buildings, skyscrapers, population.

Rank City Buildings Skyscrapers Population
1 New York City 4,263 3,967 8,104,079
2 Chicago 1,067 1,065 2,862,244
3 Los Angeles 594 553 3,845,541
4 Minneapolis 199 186 372,811
5 Houston 186 186 2,016,582
6 Detroit 202 179 871,121
7 Atlanta 199 172 470,688
8 Las Vegas 180 149 545,147
9 Seattle 140 135 573,000
10 Kansas City 192 134 447,306
11 Philadelphia 138 132 1,470,151
12 Miami Beach 141 131 89,104
13 San Francisco 133 130 744,230
14 Boston 133 126 569,165
15 Dallas 126 124 1,213,825
16 Baltimore 132 119 636,251
17 Miami 121 117 379,724
18 Pittsburgh 129 116 322,450
19 Newark 119 106 273,546
20 Cincinnati 110 104 314,154
21 Cleveland 116 102 458,684
22 San Juan 100 97 428,591
23 Jersey City 103 86 239,079
24 Milwaukee 96 82 583,624
25 Washington 91 81 582,049

I still think that the number of buildings is a little off. Those cities have more buildings than 100-180. Like Philly has more than 138.

dave8721 · #10 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 7:02 PM**

First of all skyscraperpage isn't a very good source for most cities. Miami plus its immediate suburbs (which still adds up to an area smaller than most cities) the number should be 748 (with another 120 under construction) and well over 1,000 in the metropolitan area. Miami actually has 278 in the city limits with 69 more under construction.

marcus · #11 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 7:44 PM**

lol - Baltimore has more buildings than Miami apparently

JivecitySTL · #12 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 7:47 PM**

It is still complete bullshit. Kansas City doesn't rank ahead of Philadelphia in the number of anything. There are so many flaws here, it's just not even worth posting. And if this is ranking buildings over 12 stories, St. Louis' 150+ buildings are strangely absent.

PhxSprawler · #13 Posted **Oct 10, 2007, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by northbay420

^ i take it "building" doesnt include "tract home"

Phoenix would definitely be on that list!

KevinFromTexas · #14 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 3:00 AM**

Sadly, Emporis is a better source for this type of stuff. Also, you should clarify and say 'highrises', because we all know good and well that New York has more than 4,263 buildings, but even that highrise number by SSP is uncomplete.

Even Austin has 118 highrises completed, with 11 more under construction and 160 total of completed, under construction, proposed, and approved. That number is according to actual building heights that I've researched which are 115 feet or taller and 12 floors and taller (highrises). It also includes buildings that I've estimated to be at least that tall.

Check this thread for the rundown on Austin's highrises.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...87#post2590387

As for "buildings" it's pretty much impossible to get an accurate count on that number since if you are using the word "building" you are implying any type of habitable structure. In that case you better be ready to count an insane amount of structures.

TIAST.

APPRAISER · #15 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 3:17 AM**

I think this list is way off. I think Chicago has a lot more than 1,067 buildings over 12 floors.

atl2phx · #16 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 3:47 AM**

here are counts from EMPORIS. there are some differing numbers, i.e. NYC increased by 1K, but CHI has roughly the same count on SSP and EMPORIS, then Honolulu comes out pretty high, go figure.

EMPORIS also provides a skyline "score" for each city based on a point system where each city gains points based on the number of buildings and number of floors per building:

Points per Building
12..19 floors = 1 point
20..29 floors = 5 points
30..39 floors = 25 points
40..49 floors = 50 points
50..59 floors = 100 points
60..69 floors = 200 points
70..79 floors = 300 points
80..89 floors = 400 points
90..99 floors = 500 points
100+ floors = 600 points

bryson662001 · #17 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 3:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

As for "buildings" it's pretty much impossible to get an accurate count on that number since if you are using the word "building" you are implying any type of habitable structure.

Yea.....I was just wondering how many "buildings" 30 attached row houses equal.

BTinSF · #18 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 4:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by JivecitySTL

What the fuck? These are complete bullshit. First of all, every city on this list has WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more buildings than listed. Secondly, there is NO WAY Kansas City has more buildings than Philadelphia, Boston, DC, San Francisco, and a number of other cities.

Kill this thread please.

Yeah there is. San Francisco is only 49 square miles in the center of the Bay Area. I have no idea how big kansas City is but Jacksonville, FL, for example, is geographically huge.

LivingIn622 · #19 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by atl2phx

here are counts from EMPORIS. there are some differing numbers, i.e. NYC increased by 1K, but CHI has roughly the same count on SSP and EMPORIS, then Honolulu comes out pretty high, go figure.

EMPORIS also provides a skyline "score" for each city based on a point system where each city gains points based on the number of buildings and number of floors per building:

Points per Building
12..19 floors = 1 point
20..29 floors = 5 points
30..39 floors = 25 points
40..49 floors = 50 points
50..59 floors = 100 points
60..69 floors = 200 points
70..79 floors = 300 points
80..89 floors = 400 points
90..99 floors = 500 points
100+ floors = 600 points

but the cities are ranked by how tall the buildings are not how many. The list says Detroit has 172 and pittsburgh has 148 yet detroit is behind it. We need a list that goes by how many buildings.

Verge · #20 Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 2:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by LivingIn622

but the cities are ranked by how tall the buildings are not how many. The list says Detroit has 172 and pittsburgh has 148 yet detroit is behind it. We need a list that goes by how many buildings.

Metropolitan poulation would also be a whole lot more useful-- city poulations mean almost nothing in this context-- ie-- Miami is a WHOLE lot bigger than say Jacksonville-- but the city proper is not... or Atlanta with a metro pop of 5.2 Million+ but a small central city (486,000)... etc... etc...