My residential areas do not develop.

[AGFRANCO 0]

I play SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition, and my region already has more than two million sims. Recently, however, there is a problem: my residential areas do not develop, even though the positive demand. I Already noticed every possible detail and the population remains at zero. Commercial and industrial zones develop normally. Does anyone knows what might be occurring?

[WiiGoGetter 65]

Do they have schools , hospitals , parks , low pollution etc. Did you zone the right size and density. That may be whats happening

[Sandis_van_Great 346]

try placing parks, or atlist trees (for some reason ploping stex trees makes the areas be builded even when its not really needed, thats how i normaly force them to build by making the zones with trees)

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Check the desirability display and act accordingly. Residential means civilized amenities.

[Tlindsey 6]

I've have been having the same problem, I have anything the city needs to support Residential suck as hospital, schools, power, water & etc.

I have all that in my city and still the residential will not develop.

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

And yet there is R demand?

What about pollution or radiation? There's none of that?

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Have you tried lowering residential taxes by 1% and letting the game run for a few SimMonths?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Again, are your unbuilt areas in a desirable place. Check that display.

Add parks, and schools. A clinic may help. Trees can be placed on lots, you know. I don't zone residentials unless I know they will build given the considerations in the area and the proper demands. I also don't zone huge areas at once.

[BrokeDiamond 2]

I had a similar problem. Do you have CAM installed? If so, then follow this guide.

[michaeldcannaday 42]

Hey I've had the very same issue and I haven't figured a way to resolve it. After I have so much built in my city, the residental blocks refuse to grow although I have the maximum demand for it (from a cheat that I've downloaded) but at the same time, the commerical and industrial grows with no problem. I have it down to $0.00 for taxes with mostly all ordiances that are available. I have many hospitals, schools, parks, and more that would always increase desirability along with police stations and more that citizens can ask for. I just kind of gave up in the meanwhile while I get a good solution, but I'm looking for a good way to solve this too.

[people of NYC 19]

or try download demand maxer

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Get rid of all demand cheats. They skew the game in funny ways. If you want a residential zone to develop, drop a school in the middle and maybe a park and a clinic.