In terms of who's building right now? Red state metros. (And it's not even close.)
In terms of who's building right now? Red state metros. (And it's not even close.) https://t.co/sx9Az2Qtlw
Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis, DC, and Portland are all probably understudied (sorry, I said the word) to the extent that they are fairly built up cities in blue states that are building *a lot.* It strikes me that Seattle and DC in particular have really figured something out.
The fact that thriving cities like NYC, LA, San Diego, Boston, and Riverside show up mixed in with metros that are actively struggling with population loss or stagnation on permitting rates is just an incredible indictment of land-use policies in those cities.
@mnolangray My wife and I were shocked by the quality of new housing in DC. New condos with nice architectural details made of seemingly sturdy material just don't exist in Durham (where it's all flat 5-over-1 boxes). Also, the streets were excellent: wide sidewalks, separated bike lanes &c
@mnolangray Seattle is a miserable place to build. The only thing they’ve figured out is that it’s slightly better than California so they have a lot of them moving in.
@mnolangray In Seattle it just looks like extremely high demand is causing it, along with some upzoning. I'm curious of what kinds of developments are the biggest contributors. Dozens of high rises or thousands of townhouses?
@mnolangray I hear a lot of left NIMBY sentiment out of Seattle politicians so it's interesting that hasn't affected building numbers.
@mnolangray I think Seattle's capacity increase is mostly coming from 5-over-1s on arterials
@mnolangray DC has had some surprisingly large areas that have gone from 0 housing industrial areas to massive developments. The other areas have not been nearly as good.
@mnolangray Denver’s is absolutely awful sprawl built into the prairies near the airport. It’s not a model for anything.