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If you want people to be able conduct all of your daily affairs on foot 45 story buildings are the way to go.
by nerfhammer 10y ago
If you want people to be able conduct all of your daily affairs on foot 45 story buildings are the way to go.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoThere are examples of that working and there are examples of shorter heights working equally well. I enjoy them both (Manhattan and Paris as examples of the two types) but what SF is doing doesn't really work for me. All the high rise residences are being built in a small area south of Market, but in the same neighborhoods there's nothing to do, nothing to eat, no public spaces. It's not very livable.
- 3s933x7dpsh 10y agoI can't agree, there are lots of restaurants in SOMA as well as the city's best nightlife IMO.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoNightlife I'll grant you. But I bet if you moved into the new apartments on Beale and Folsom you'd take an Uber everywhere, because there's nowhere to eat lunch on a Saturday within half a mile, and the nightlife is 1.5+ miles away.
- 3s933x7dpsh 10y agoThat part in the middle of South Beach is a weird little restaurant desert. However if you are willing to make the 10 minute walk I'd recommend the Delancey Street Restaurant for a nice place for brunch with a good social mission. I had many a mimosa there when living in the corporate housing across the street.
- laurencerowe 10y agoHigh-rise buildings really aren't necessary for a walkable lifestyle. 5-6 stories (Berlin style) and everything you need is within a couple of blocks. Even with UK style terraced streets usually mean you have shops/cafes/pubs within easy walking distance.