The Suburbs

[tycoonsimraider123 16]

I am looking for real looking building that would fit well in the suburb. I would also like to know how to build a suburb. can anyone help me.

[The Arrowz 3]

Not sure about the buildings (there are a few low density single homes out there on the STEX... never downloaded any though). Building a suburb is easy, just zone single R tiles, improve the desirability so that R$$ shows up, and add trees, park, large roads and small roads, etc... There are a few articles on the Omnibus to give you some pointers:

Suburbs and Small Towns

Suburbs: Layouts, Ideas and Design

Suburbs: Creating Realism

Hope that helps!

[Dizastrow 4]

When building your suburbs, make sure that you zone your commercial areas in one centralized location and have roads from the suburbs funneling into the one commercial area.  I tried building a suburb city once with commercial areas spread out and growth was stagnant.  

Once I centralized my commercial and put plenty of parks around, the city took off!!

[Dizastrow 4]

Oh, and another thing....

If you are using lots of bus stops in your suburbs, be sure to put a PARKING GARAGE right next to a busy intersection in a residential area with bus stops.  Sims like it if they can park and ride the bus to work. 

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

check out mine, they are a good guide too

parkland in my signature

i deal in realism, and strive to make parkland just that and people have gotten much use from it

[tycoonsimraider123 16]

Thanx guys this helped out alot

[Dizastrow 4]

Your ParkLand CJ gives me tons of ideas.  Great work newyork!!

[Retrodude818 0]

When I make suburbs, they never turn out real because of the "commute time factor". Does everyone that makes these amazing suburbs with streets have a speed mod or soemthing?