It really depends on urban density. I'm only familiar with big cities in the USA.
There's few new buildings in the West Village in Manhattan, with beautiful red-brick townhomes that fetch multi-millions. And new ones tend to adhere to some of the features of existing buildings. On the other hand, Seattle has some exquisite old homes with stunning curb appeal - and a whole lot of plain old looking buildings that were probably the cheaply made ones in the 1950s. So age is only one factor.
The new construction in SLU or the UDistrict in Seattle or Williamsburg in NYC is all cookie-cutter boxy panels - not particularly pleasing to most I think. I can't think of new parts of any town I've been to in the US I've loved. Happy to hear if anyone has any though!
Most would agree Berlin isn't as pretty as Cologne.
There's few new buildings in the West Village in Manhattan, with beautiful red-brick townhomes that fetch multi-millions. And new ones tend to adhere to some of the features of existing buildings. On the other hand, Seattle has some exquisite old homes with stunning curb appeal - and a whole lot of plain old looking buildings that were probably the cheaply made ones in the 1950s. So age is only one factor.
The new construction in SLU or the UDistrict in Seattle or Williamsburg in NYC is all cookie-cutter boxy panels - not particularly pleasing to most I think. I can't think of new parts of any town I've been to in the US I've loved. Happy to hear if anyone has any though!
Most would agree Berlin isn't as pretty as Cologne.