Cities having seen the most skyline change since 2000

[Xelebes]

A comment on Edmonton:

1. Edmonton doubled the height of its skyline, but only added four buildings in the center of that skyline. There are residential buildings in the Warehouse District (Icons, Fox) that have some impact but not as prominent as the four office buildings which have doubled the skyline height.

2. The difference is most notable when looked at from the north. I remember driving in from Bon Accord that the skyline appears in the most surprising fashion, almost disorienting if you see that angle for the first time.

3. The north angle, especially from NAIT allows you to take in the view of how much the skyline was sprawled as the TOD around Stadium and the development in West Jasper and 124th street.

Not saying it is any superlative change but a change has happened.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

for sure you can’t get a full view of the ny skyline like that. maybe the laguardia flights view, but thats more of a mush than a skyline.

Yeah. It's kind of impossible to see NYC's entire skyline in one view from ground level.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Yeah. It's kind of impossible to see NYC's entire skyline in one view from ground level.

You can sort of see almost the whole thing from Eagle Rock Reservation over in NJ (West Orange). Technically its at ground level, just not at a sea level of 0".

Or... or... if one happens to be on the Whitestone Bridge heading into Queens, about the mid point of the bridge. On a clear day, its quite an epic site. Just make sure not to crash into the traffic cones on the side if there is no slow moving traffic.

But yeah from ASML of 0", pretty much impossible, its that long. Rockaway potentially but even than missing portions of it.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Klippenstein

The parts you could look at individually and really see the impact would be the South end of Grant Park.

Yeah, 90% of the South loop skyline wasn't there 24 years ago.

IMO, watching this brand new skyline rise on the near South side has been the most fun part of being a scraper nerd in Chicago over the past two decades or so.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by chris08876

You can sort of see almost the whole thing from Eagle Rock Reservation over in NJ (West Orange). Technically its at ground level, just not at a sea level of 0".

Or... or... if one happens to be on the Whitestone Bridge heading into Queens, about the mid point of the bridge. On a clear day, its quite an epic site. Just make sure not to crash into the traffic cones on the side if there is no slow moving traffic.

But yeah from ASML of 0", pretty much impossible, its that long. Rockaway potentially but even than missing portions of it.

Yeah, the view from Whitestone is good.

[Mister F]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

That's the most cromulent response ever.

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest skyline.

[Steely Dan]

^

Well played.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

Yeah, 90% of the South loop skyline wasn't there 24 years ago.

IMO, watching this brand new skyline rise on the near South side has been the most fun part of being a scraper nerd in Chicago over the past two decades or so.

Nearly all of that is new?!? Impressive.

BTW I love that Sears Tower ripoff, it looks almost as great as the original!!!

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by lio45

Nearly all of that is new?!?

Yes.

You can see a few lower pre-war highrises over on the right that've obviously been there for ages.

But the vast majority of the taller stuff is 21st century.

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by chris08876

You can sort of see almost the whole thing from Eagle Rock Reservation over in NJ (West Orange). Technically its at ground level, just not at a sea level of 0".

Or... or... if one happens to be on the Whitestone Bridge heading into Queens, about the mid point of the bridge. On a clear day, its quite an epic site. Just make sure not to crash into the traffic cones on the side if there is no slow moving traffic.

But yeah from ASML of 0", pretty much impossible, its that long. Rockaway potentially but even than missing portions of it.

whitestone is kinda similar to the laguardia takeoff/landing view i mentioned that we all know from flying in and out --

and tbf those chicago shots were aerials -- but its in a line so you can get it all in --

like you said its tough to get it all in for this city -- that's ok

[KamJacob]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Just some comparisons. From early 2002 to 2015. To get an idea of the infill and expansion for Seattle's CBD node and proxies.

2002 to 2015

2002


Seattle from Aboveby Jim Parker, on Flickr


2015


Seattle Aerial by AlessioRLoreti, on Flickr


Further 2016. Reference 2002 image to this one as alignment is a lot closer.



Downtown Seattle aerial by SounderBruce, on Flickr

Thanks for posting, not that anyone here cares one iota about Seattle.

[UrbanImpact]

Originally Posted by KamJacob

Thanks for posting, not that anyone here cares one iota about Seattle.

Actually, Seattle's skyline is and has been for a long time, a crowd favorite on this forum.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

whitestone is kinda similar to the laguardia takeoff/landing view i mentioned that we all know from flying in and out --

and tbf those chicago shots were aerials -- but its in a line so you can get it all in --

like you said its tough to get it all in for this city -- that's ok

Yeah, landing or taking off from LGA (especially landing) is the best way to appreciate the skyline. I found a new video on YouTube that is a fairly up-to-date view of the skyline:

• Video Link

The video starts with the plane going south along the Hudson before looping around the tip of lower Manhattan to get in position for the landing. The good parts start around the 2:50 mark. The video captures most of Manhattan, Jersey City, downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg waterfront, and Long Island City.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by KamJacob

Thanks for posting, not that anyone here cares one iota about Seattle.

We don't hear too much about Seattle here. AFAIK, there's only one regular poster from there. It tends to fly under the radar. But I think most on the forum have a pretty favorable opinion of it.

Not too long ago there was a forum wide survey and Seattle came in 6th overall amongst the top 10 skylines in the US.

The results:
1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Los Angeles
5. Philadelphia
6. Seattle
7. Houston
8. Miami
9. Pittsburgh
10. Atlanta

[jbermingham123]

Originally Posted by homebucket

We don't hear too much about Seattle here. AFAIK, there's only one regular poster from there. It tends to fly under the radar. But I think most on the forum have a pretty favorable opinion of it.

I believe mhays is from seattle, as am I, as of a year ago. Not sure who else.

And yes, I've never heard a bad thing about seattle in all the years ive been on this forum

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Yeah, landing or taking off from LGA (especially landing) is the best way to appreciate the skyline. I found a new video on YouTube that is a fairly up-to-date view of the skyline:

Yeah this one is pretty epic, pretty epic.

One of my favorites. Probably one of the best NYC landing videos from the Canada Air route to LGA out there. Best to watch on an OLED and in 4k.

This one below via some fella named Tom Chapman is also quite good.

Good visibility, excellent coverage of density. Also Brooklyn itself, the density that has occurred over the last 10 years.

• Video Link



Just some screen shots:

DT Brooklyn:



East River (Greenpoint, Domino, Hunters Point):



LIC:



Silhouette:




Bonus: Jersey City

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Yeah, landing or taking off from LGA (especially landing) is the best way to appreciate the skyline. I found a new video on YouTube that is a fairly up-to-date view of the skyline:

• Video Link

The video starts with the plane going south along the Hudson before looping around the tip of lower Manhattan to get in position for the landing. The good parts start around the 2:50 mark. The video captures most of Manhattan, Jersey City, downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg waterfront, and Long Island City.

Fantastic view from that airplane window. It's a gargantuan skyline but it gets elevated even more with Manhattan being an island and the existence of Central Park. They help frame it all. From the SSP database, did I include all the areas I needed for the New York MSA? I listed what I entered below the table.


100m Buildings

Built: 913
U/C: 51
Proposed: 74


New York: New york, Fort Lee, Guttenberg, Jersey City, New Rochelle, Newark, North Bergen, West New York, Franklin Township, White Plains

[pip]

NYC is a monster. Wow!

[jbermingham123]

Every time i see all those tower-in-the-park developments (e.g. stuytown) from above, where they really stand out, i am filled with an implacable rage

[Crawford]

StuyTown replaced a district of mostly gas storage tanks. It could obviously be better, but it reflects the era in which it was built. At street level, it's rather nice. Adjacent Peter Cooper Village is even nicer.