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

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

Toronto, Austin, and Charlotte

New York

Loss of population = greater urbanization?

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'.

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

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)

Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto

calgary?

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.

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.

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

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

North Battleford. and Okotoks.

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.

https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arc...NYD5K4DQJY.jpg

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.

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

cI 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

Seattle
Atlanta
Austin
Nashville
Denver