Before bigger and more beautiful buildings can be constructed in your city a higher stage is needed. See below how big your population or workforce in each zone type must be to advance up the ladder.
STAGE |
RESIDENTIAL |
CO OFFICE |
CO SERVICE |
INDUSTRIAL* |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 3 | 507 | 507 | 507 | 2447 |
| 4 | 1114 | 1114 | 1114 | – – |
| 5 | 3181 | 3181 | 1882 | – – |
| 6 | 9086 | 9086 | 5376 | – – |
| 7 | 25952 | 25952 | 15356 | – – |
| 8 | 43859 | 43859 | 57017 | – – |
CO = Commercial.
* No higher stage than 3 is possible for Industrial buildings.
NOTE!
Be sure you have downloaded the latest patch from SimCity.com, if you’re using the unpatched retail version of SimCity 4 you might have difficulties reaching the higher stages. The numbers are only valid on Hard Mode with the Rush Hour expansion pack or SimCity 4 Deluxe installed.