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Originally Posted by RumbleFish
I understand what you are saying, but you are underestimating Torontos downtown today. Toronto's downtown is pretty much on par with Chicago's currently and will be much bigger than Chicago's in 2030. Chicago likely beats Toronto in commercial space and overall height, but Toronto trumps Chicago in regards to residential and street vibrancy. LA does have the potential to be a clear number 3 in the U.S.A. by 2030 though. Maybe it would be more realistic to have a goal of having a downtown equivalent to current San Francisco's in 10 years?
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To say Toronto will be much bigger than Chicago in terms of downtown may be a bit exaggerated, both cities will be pretty comparable for the foreseeable future with all the projects in the pipeline, although Chicago is taller overall and still wins in terms of 150+ meter buildings.
LA needs to actually build some of its proposals if it doesn't want to fall behind other US cities. I feel like Miami could be #3 as well. It'd make sense that places like Dallas and Houston start booming too at some point this decade.