Nicest High-Rise Neighborhoods
Interested in hearing about some of the nicest small neighborhood enclaves of luxury high-rises in all major cities and how they compare for young professionals to live in a luxurious diverse community close to offices. Few that come to mind. Feel free to share thoughts on each and come up with a tier list.
NYC: Hudson Yards, Lincoln Square, or LIC (if Queens counts)
Boston: Seaport, Kendall Square
SF: Rincon Hill
Chicago: Lakeshore East
Miami: South Beach/Brickell
LA: Century City
London: Canary Wharf, near King's Cross
For young professionals seeking luxurious high-rise neighborhoods with a diverse community and proximity to offices, here's a breakdown of the mentioned neighborhoods and a tier list based on insights from the WSO dataset:
NYC
Boston
San Francisco
Chicago
Miami
Los Angeles
London
Tier List
S-Tier (Best for Young Professionals)
A-Tier (Great Options)
B-Tier (Good, but with Drawbacks)
C-Tier (Limited Appeal for Young Professionals)
This tier list reflects a balance of luxury, community, and proximity to offices, tailored for young professionals.
Sources: How does Hudson Yards end up?, SA 2021 NYC Housing Thread, SA 2021 NYC Housing Thread, Why would anyone willingly choose to live in NYC / SF / CHI?, Moving to Boston - Suggestions
While I understand the appeal of high rises, I don't know that they're the best option for some of the cities you've mentioned, London and Los Angeles specifically. Canary Wharf is kind of a boring, sterile place to live and you'd be better off in a more central location in London even if you don't have a high rise. I don't think you should be looking for high rise just for the sake of itself; by that logic, La Defense in Paris would be the hottest place to live.
Same goes with LIC, can't imagine anyone with a personality would wanna live there
Miami, South Beach is fun for a couple years then mehh, Tampa and St Pete are slightly better as ease of traffic, but getting worse.
I'd do BK or Jersey City along the rivers vs Hudson Yards in a second.
Seaport is flood prone. Almost moved into a high rise and it flooded, most cars were a loss on the bottom 4 levels. Now they have some mitgation but it still floods there at least 1-2 times a winter. It's also not mainly for Boston people, but everyone wants to act like they are Boston Tough, gets old quick. Do Kendal square over it.
My friend moved to Lakeshore East after grad school and raved about it, though he's now a suburbanite once the kid could walk.
Courthouse and Rosslyn in Virginia aren't bad, neither is the inner harbor in Balt. Rittenhouse Sq in Philly is pretty good and nice. Though very suburban for being downtown.
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