Manhattanization

The island of Manhattan, from which the term is derived.

Manhattanization in Miami's Brickell neighborhood, built in the building boom of the mid-2000s

Skyscrapers along Market Street in San Francisco, built during the 1960s through the 1980s.

Manhattanization is a neologism coined to describe the construction of many tall or densely situated buildings which transforms the appearance and character of a city.^[1] It was a pejorative word used by critics of the highrise buildings built in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, who claimed the skyscrapers would block views of the bay and the surrounding hills.^[2] The term has also gained usage as a buzzword for recent high-density developments in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[3][4]

The term "Manhattanization" has been used to describe the 2003-2008 boom of real estate developments in Miami, that brought the construction of more than 50 high rise buildings throughout the city, primarily in the Downtown Miami, Brickell and Edgewater neighborhoods.^[5][6]

See also

• Vancouverism

References

1. ^ manhattanize - Definitions from Dictionary.com
2. ^ "Skyscrapers Soaring in San Francisco". Washington Post. June 29, 1969. 
3. ^ http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/May-22-Sun 2005/news/26511044.html^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Las Vegas High Rise Condo Magazine - High Rise, Midrise, and Loft Projects
5. ^ "The Manhattanization of Miami". http://www.thinkmiami.com/articles/articles_show.php?idart=&idprod=79. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
6. ^ "Miami's Manhattanization". Archived from the original on 2006-06-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20060620004206/http://www.drsre.com/manhattanization_of_miami.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 

External links

• Manhattanization.com