New York is One of 2019’s Construction Mega Cities

GlobalData tracks large-scale construction projects in all sectors and has compiled listing 50 “Construction Mega Cities” for 2019, each having a pipeline of projects with an investment value above $30 billion. New York ranked third on the list of Construction Mega Cities, with total project value amounting to $285 billion. Dubai and London were the only two cities that remained ahead of New York.

Other cities in the U.S. that made the list and their pipeline investment values are:

$97 billion – Chicago
$91 billion – Los Angeles
$47 billion – Houston
$44 billion – Miami
$43 billion – Atlanta
$41 billion – Washington, D.C.
$40 billion – Las Vegas
$39 billion – San Francisco
$38 billion – Boston

Population growth is one of the primary key factors that drive construction activity. According to one global real estate investment management firm, there are other factors that potential investors look for such as demographics, infrastructure, local government funding and incentives, planning and zoning, fiscal responsibility and resources, affordability, and transparency in the government process.ⁱⁱ

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