"Biggest city in the northwest corner of North America, it is one of only three major cities in the world without a dominant ethic or cultural group. Cosmopolitan people are reason for the slogan, Once in a world a city like Vancouver. The skyline is dramatic evidence of a unique and lasting love affair with the high-rise condo. Per capita no city in North America has as many residential high-rises, with Concord Pacific Place, the continent's largest master-planned community, a major contributor to the claim. Vancouverites will pay for views of the mountains and water and, with nowhere to grow but up, demand has created a downtown peninsula home to 100,000 residents." from http://www.emporis.com/city/vancouver-canada