Problem building downtowns

[mc_gringo 0]

Hi

I've been playing a region for a couple of months now, and i've been saving the downtown for last.

When i start building my downtown, i have high demand for both residental and commercial, but i just keep on getting low density houses/commercial buildings.

I would like to make a skyscrapedowntown but its not gonna work unless those skyscrapes start appearing.

I've taken care of both water and power, schools and health, fire and police but still no results.

I've tried putting taxes down to 0%, no change.

Anyone, help?

Thanks

[detlef5 0]

You have to have a very good public transportation for the downtown part, highways, subways, one way roads, monorails, and so on. Try to incorporate a multitude of networks into one.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Is the city tile you have reserved for your downtown still empty when you start? If so, then it's normal that you get smaller buildings first. Remember, the tall towers are stage 8, and even with 2 million sims in the surrounding cities, you will first have to reach stage 8 in your downtown city tile. This won't take as long as in an empty region, but it still requires some time. Start out with some medium-density blocks in the outer areas, and once you have reached 40,000 - 80,000 inhabitants (depending on regional population) you should get stage 7 and 8 buildings. Once you are there, you can overzone the medium blocks with high density or even bulldoze and re-zone.

[RushHourFreak 1]

Do you have to be sure of this:

The population has to be more than 26000 fr high rise buildings, You can use cntrl x and type "weaknesspays" for that

The desirability has to be good and you'll better put avenues (if RH) or roads running squarely. Good Luck