The line I mentioned a while back was from San Diego--they aren't building any high-rise offices, just residential towers, because for the private sector, anyone with a laptop and a Starbuck's doesn't really need an office. But people (including families) want to live downtown.
The idea of a high-rise residential downtown, specifically in the CBD and Shops, was very much a part of the 2030 general plan. One of the disappointments of its recent updates was a seeming willingness of city staff and commissions to settle for more Midtown low-rise units instead of focusing on high-rise residential downtown, and push-back by the business community against the idea of living downtown in favor of offices nobody wants.
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"Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings."--Jane Jacobs
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