I often struggle in my cities to go from level 2 to 3 offices and I'm not really sure what the exact requirements are, does anyone know?
Before anyone asks, no I didn't get the notification about needing more educated workers
For instance I had a grid of level 2 offices, max land value, nearby cargo and passenger terminals and everything else I could think about... Basically it was a perfect location as far as I could see but all the buildings had some progress to level but said "requires more services". I also have fire, police, health and education close by.
If I added more bus and metro stops lines nearby the progress bar to level 3 would increase but never quite hit level 3... I even tried putting an airport nearby in desperation!
This video I made is actually unrelated but it has a really good example of this if you pay attention to the office zones near the middle.
Before anyone asks, no I didn't get the notification about needing more educated workers
For instance I had a grid of level 2 offices, max land value, nearby cargo and passenger terminals and everything else I could think about... Basically it was a perfect location as far as I could see but all the buildings had some progress to level but said "requires more services". I also have fire, police, health and education close by.
If I added more bus and metro stops lines nearby the progress bar to level 3 would increase but never quite hit level 3... I even tried putting an airport nearby in desperation!
This video I made is actually unrelated but it has a really good example of this if you pay attention to the office zones near the middle.