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Originally Posted by 10023
^ All American cities are short on parks. It's one of the drawbacks of never having had a royal family.
Houston could really use some mid-rise infill. Lots of it, like 30 square miles, linking its "downtowns".
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There's already a whole lot of midrise infill going on in Houston in the areas you're referring to. There have been big changes just in the last 5 years or so. Those photos above appear to be outdated. But still, you're correct that there is room for a whole lot more. A lot is in the planning stages. Typically what has been happening is that older apartments/condos/single family are being torn down, and midrise residential replaces it. That's been typical of Midtown, Memorial/Allen Parkway, and Upper Kirby, for example. But there are inner loop areas like River Oaks (the woodsy area in the photos), West University, and other areas where I doubt that's going to happen for a very long time except along commercial avenues. West University has been seeing some new midrise in the Village, which is the commercial area in the heart of the district. I just don't see complete fill in for many decades, even if then, and even in the inner loop. It will continue to be concentrated in specific areas, but more so.