Taller Buildings - When and where will we see them?

[Bham1982]

Everything in between lower Manhatten and the Empire State building is in the 5-25 story range [[for the most part).

That's a pretty big exaggeration. There are supertalls being built south of the Empire State Building and north of Lower Manhattan. There's more office space in this rough area than in Lower Manhattan itself, or in downtown Chicago.

But I think your point is that you're saying that Detroit can be like the lower-scale neighborhoods south of 14th Street and north of Canal. I think that's crazy, for a million and one obvious reasons. You are talking pre-civil war fabric, some of the most desirable real estate on the planet, the biggest celebrity/hanger-on scene on earth outside of LA, a half dozen four-track subway lines, almost zero parking, even in new buildings, cobblestone streets, cast iron architecture, etc. etc.

There will not be another SoHo in North America, ever. Even NYC couldn't replicate SoHo.