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Downtown Brooklyn is hard to rank since it had only 400 residents in 2000 census, and only got rezoned in 2004. It was at 12,000 residents at the 2010 census since the rezoning (adds around 1,000-2,000 people a year now), with the population density in the surrounding areas around 40,000 ppsm. However, if we look at the actual size, it is the third largest CBD in the NYC area (behind midtown and downtown Manhattan), and the new Fulton street rivals many Manhattan streets in terms of activity, since most of dt Brooklyn is commercial and retail and not residential. In terms of size, it is definitely not a top10 downtown (yet), but I wouldn't be surprised if it was in the top20.
compare to. Total employees are 73,100 (within a 1 mile radius). If you use a 1 mile radius, there are more residents than workers. Office sq footage 17 million (makes the top 20 by square footage), retail sq footage 7.4 million.
compare to. Total employees are 73,100 (within a 1 mile radius). If you use a 1 mile radius, there are more residents than workers. Office sq footage 17 million (makes the top 20 by square footage), retail sq footage 7.4 million.
1 mile radius a bit generous. Transit access is excellent.
I've always wanted to know this!
With all the development in DTBK right now I can see a huge change coming by the end of this decade. Especially with the new NYU school and the Tech Triangle (DTBK, DUMBO and The Navy Yard).
It's weird to me that all of the D.C. and SF forumers are inactive now, D.C. has been quiet and shuttling towards the underrated side these days. I think at the present it's Midtown Manhattan, the Loop, Lower Manhattan, and downtown D.C. in the top 4 by office space
It's weird to me that all of the D.C. and SF forumers are inactive now, D.C. has been quiet and shuttling towards the underrated side these days. I think at the present it's Midtown Manhattan, the Loop, Lower Manhattan, and downtown D.C. in the top 4 by office space
While dc is in the top rankings for office space, it doesn't have as much of a "big city feeling" as new York, Chicago, sf, and philly when I last visit.
It does have nice museums and monuments (which are things I like)
Lol. Funny. Don't you know downtown Chicago is many times larger than center city Philly. And don't even get me started on New York city.
Downtown Chicago is maybe 50% larger than Center City Philly. There's definitely a significant difference, but not a huge difference.
But, yeah, the previously posted rankings are a bit silly.
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