> And large urban centers like NYC, SF, and Boston aren't driven by development companies with profit motives? They also have to contend with larger local popu

> And large urban centers like NYC, SF, and Boston aren't driven by development companies with profit motives? They also have to contend with larger local populations, often with a stronger political voice. It's also more capital-intensive and planning-intensive to build in a city than to plop down the same McMansions on cul-de-sacs outside of town, so there's a lot less uniformity. So the answer to your rhetorical question is no, not like suburbia is.