Which cities in N.A. are urbanizing and transforming the most?

Stay Stoked Brah · #1 Posted **Oct 12, 2020, 11:15 PM**

iheartthed · #2 Posted **Oct 12, 2020, 11:36 PM**

Toronto, Austin, and Charlotte

pj3000 · #3 Posted **Oct 12, 2020, 11:50 PM**

New York

Stay Stoked Brah · #4 Posted **Oct 12, 2020, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by pj3000

New York

Loss of population = greater urbanization?

iheartthed · #5 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 12:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stay Stoked Brah

Loss of population = greater urbanization?

Pre-pandemic, NYC was not losing population and was definitely becoming more dense.

Stay Stoked Brah · #6 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 12:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by iheartthed

Pre-pandemic, NYC was not losing population and was definitely becoming more dense.

While that is true, that is not what I was asking.
Your first post didn't mention NYC. Just sayin'.

the urban politician · #7 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:14 AM**

Given that the n for urbanizing is already so high in NYC, I would definitely not say it is urbanizing the most. Not even remotely close

the urban politician · #8 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:15 AM**

I would say Chicago is up there. Prepandemic, the fastest central area population growth in the US (as measured by a 2 mile radius from City Hall)

Nite · #9 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:25 AM**

Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto

dc_denizen · #10 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:27 AM**

calgary?

iheartthed · #11 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stay Stoked Brah

While that is true, that is not what I was asking.
Your first post didn't mention NYC. Just sayin'.

NYC is (or was) going through a pretty substantial construction boom, but it's probably not perceptible to people who haven't lived here. And it's also not transitioning to a higher tier city like the ones I mentioned above. Toronto, Charlotte, Austin, are all in transition to a higher tier.

Nite · #12 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by dc_denizen

calgary?

I can't think of any city in North America that has transformed more in the last 10 years than Calgary

the growth and transformation in all major Canadian cities in the last 10 years has been phenomenal.

dc_denizen · #13 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 1:56 AM**

maybe we can ask for a non-boosterish opinion then.

JoninATX · #14 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nite

I can't think of any city in North America that has transformed more in the last 10 years than Calgary

the growth and transformation in all major Canadian cities in the last 10 years has been phenomenal.

I would add Austin, Nashville, Miami, & Monterrey MX as cities that have significantly changed over the past decade.

MolsonExport · #15 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 2:08 AM**

North Battleford. and Okotoks.

dc_denizen · #16 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 2:37 AM**

don't know about Miami, their big boom was more in the last cycle (ending 2008) with the brickell boom.

amazing that 8 of the 10 tallest buildings in NYC had been built in the last 10 years. the top 30 is similarly stacked with less than 10 year old structures.

In terms of urbanization though, Dallas / NYC / Houston have added the most multifamily in the US. Dallas-Fort Worth still has more than 40,000 units under construction.

Seattle, DC, Austin, maybe Nashville have also been in the mix.

Nite · #17 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 2:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by dc_denizen

maybe we can ask for a non-boosterish opinion then.

So name me which major Canadian city has not seen a significant transformation in the last 10 years then?

Quebec City is the only one to me that stands out for not changing much.

dc_denizen · #18 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 2:44 AM**

did I say that? I was just surprised to hear Calgary, given its petroleum related difficulties

Nite · #19 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 3:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by dc_denizen

did I say that? I was just surprised to hear Calgary, given its petroleum related difficulties

I know topic isn't only about skyscrapers, but Calgary has built a ton in the last 10 years here is a comparison using SSP data
completed and currently under construction from 2010 to 2020

Calgary
200m+ 4 (247m, 236m, 222m, 212m)
100m+ 32
50m+ 75
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954389

Austin
200m+ 3 (258m, 210m, 208m)
100m+ 28
50m+ 67
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954405

Charlotte
200m+ 1 (240m)
100m+ 8
50m+ 20
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954409

Seattle
200m+ 2 (259m, 201m)
100m+ 36
50m+ 59
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954412

Atlanta
200m+ 0
100m+ 10
50m+ 38
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954417

Nashville
200m+ 0
100m+ 8
50m+ 23
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954374

Denver
200m+ 0
100m+ 6
50m+ 28
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954426

Minneapolis
200m+ 0
100m+ 4
50m+ 18
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954428

Dallas
200m+ 0
100m+ 12
50m+ 48
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954433

Houston
200m+ 2 (230m, 224m)
100m+ 30
50m+ 91
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=90954435

looking at this numbers i don't see how anyone can not include Calgary as the top transforming city in North America
Also, during these 10 years Calgary's population was most likely the fastest growing city over 1 million in the continent

Omaharocks · #20 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 3:46 AM**

Seattle
Atlanta
Austin
Nashville
Denver