SkyscraperPage Forum - City Discussions https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/ en Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:14:38 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/images_pb/misc/rss.jpg SkyscraperPage Forum - City Discussions https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/ High-rise housing havens https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266445&goto=newpost Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:14:33 GMT While looking at the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates of housing characteristics for the "missing middle" housing thread I noticed that 41% of housing units in Atlanta are in 20+ unit structures. I've spent some time in Atlanta so I know that there are a lot of residential towers, but I didn't realize that Atlanta is in the top tier of major cities when it comes to share of 20+ unit structures of the overall housing distribution.

20+ unit %age of overall housing units, 2024 5-year estimates

49% -- New York City
49% -- Miami
42% -- Washington, D.C.
41% -- Atlanta
39% -- Seattle
34% -- Minneapolis
32% -- Denver
31% -- San Francisco
30% -- Los Angeles
28% -- Boston
28% -- Dallas
27% -- Houston
27% -- Chicago
26% -- Austin
24% -- Portland
21% -- San Diego
19% -- Nashville
19% -- San Jose
18% -- Cincinnati
18% -- Charlotte
18% -- St. Louis
18% -- Cleveland
18% -- Milwaukee
17% -- Pittsburgh
16% -- Phoenix
15% -- Philadelphia
15% -- Baltimore
13% -- San Antonio
13% -- Detroit
13% -- Fort Worth
12% -- Columbus
12% -- Jacksonville
11% -- Buffalo
10% -- Las Vegas
9% -- Indanapolis
9% -- Memphis
9% -- Louisville
8% -- Oklahoma City
7% -- El Paso

20+ unit count, 2024 5-year estimates

1,798,615 -- New York City
465,392 -- Los Angeles
344,544 -- Chicago
281,073 -- Houston
164,135 -- Dallas
153,057 -- Seattle
151,740 -- Washington, D.C.
127,505 -- San Francisco
126,088 -- Austin
121,126 -- San Diego
116,142 -- Denver
112,704 -- Philadelphia
109,314 -- Miami
107,951 -- Atlanta
103,883 -- Phoenix
86,324 -- Boston
82,593 -- San Antonio
72,524 -- Charlotte
72,426 -- Portland
70,258 -- Minneapolis
66,942 -- Nashville
64,455 -- San Jose
52,310 -- Columbus
49,925 -- Jacksonville
47,222 -- Fort Worth
45,615 -- Milwaukee
44,366 -- Baltimore
44,096 -- Detroit
36,414 -- Indanapolis
35,419 -- Cleveland
31,286 -- St. Louis
29,143 -- Cincinnati
27,988 -- Pittsburgh
27,140 -- Las Vegas
25,337 -- Memphis
25,206 -- Louisville
24,919 -- Oklahoma City
18,615 -- El Paso
14,696 -- Buffalo

Atlanta's unit count is not as dramatic when looking at raw 20+ unit count, but it is on the short list of U.S. cities where the count of housing units 20+ unit structures is larger than the count of 1-unit, detached (single family) housing:

Cities with more 20+ units than single-family, detached units
  • Atlanta
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Miami
  • New York City
  • Philadelphia
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, D.C.
]]> City Discussions iheartthed https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266445 People who have never set foot in your city that act like they know more then you do? https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266444&goto=newpost Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:42:56 GMT These are the most insufferable people--so I was attending church out-of-state and during one of the meetings, visitors are asked to introduce... These are the most insufferable people--so I was attending church out-of-state and during one of the meetings, visitors are asked to introduce themselves, which I did and first, when I said I'm from California--there were immediate comments about how terrible it is here, internally I was like, "are you kidding, this trash heap you people live in does not compare to California", which I didn't actually say, I just smiled and pretended not to hear them, but then one person asked where in California, and when I said, "The Bay Area"--this same person said and I quote: "If LA and SF just sank into the ocean, all of California's problems would be solved."---so I asked him, "Have you ever been to either LA or SF?"---he said, "Why would I? They are cesspools."---I didn't pursue this conversation further but I thought, "This is so damn weird?" but not an isolated incident. I've noticed that especially online, people that have never set foot, not even within 100 miles of cities like NY, LA, Chicago, SF, etc, are just full of things to say. It's annoying. ]]> City Discussions dimondpark https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266444 AP: 30 cities so recognizable, no state name needed in articles and writings https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266417&goto=newpost Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:48:25 GMT This is interesting. ---Quote--- _Domestic Datelines_ Some cities are so widely known that they are capable of standing alone in a dateline,... This is interesting.
Quote:
Domestic Datelines
Some cities are so widely known that they are capable of standing alone in a dateline, without the name of a state for additional reference. A list of domestic cities that stand alone in datelines follows. The norms that influenced the selection were the population of the city, the population of its metropolitan region, the frequency of the city’s appearance in the news, the uniqueness of its name, and experience that has shown the name to be almost synonymous with the state of nation where it is located.

ATLANTA
BALTIMORE
BOSTON
CHICAGO
CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND
DALLAS
DENVER
DETROIT
HONOLULU
HOUSTON
INDIANAPOLIS
LAS VEGAS
LOS ANGELES
MIAMI
MILWAUKEE
MINNEAPOLIS
NEW ORLEANS
NEW YORK
OKLAHOMA CITY
PHILADELPHIA
PHOENIX
PITTSBURGH
ST. LOUIS
SALT LAKE CITY
SAN ANTONIO
SAN DIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON

Stories from all other U.S. cities should have both the city and state name in the dateline, including KANSAS CITY, Mo., and KANSAS CITY, Kan. For example,

ANN ARBOR, Mich.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.

You should always spell out Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. Abbreviate all other states as they are listed on our AP Style State Abbreviations page.
https://writingexplained.org/ap-style/ap-style-datelines ]]> City Discussions dimondpark https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266417