New pictures
21 Likes
A crane 3fer in the pictures.
2 Likes
can’t wait for the inevitable comparison shot from @OakCityDylan to this when this tops out
19 Likes
I’ll take every opportunity to state how much I hate the renders for this building. Bulky, blocky, grey and ugly. God I hope it ends up looking better in real life, but usually renders are overly optimistic… I am not. Ugh. YEAH YEAH YEAH “bUt iT WiLL aCtiVaTe ThE sTrEeT aNd PrOviDe MoRe DeNsiTy” blah blah blah. Sh!t is ugly. I have said my peace, GOOD DAY.
3 Likes
I love your enthusiasm for this block. I think sometimes my bar is so low that I forget that we should be pushing for more, better, etc. xoxo
If you look at the paperwork this building will some some wavy design so not entirely blocky up-close at least.
I mainly just wish the height restriction removal was done prior to this being designed. I just hate the 3 crammed together towers of the same exact height all built on top of one gigantic block-long parking deck. It’s just so damn phony looking to me.
2 Likes
Does not look so blocky from some angles. Website shows view from another corner. More curves .
On the Dawson St side, yes. That’s it. Still the same height as the other 2 “towers” and still all connected by one GIGANTIC parking deck. It’s a monolith of concrete.
That’s just a massing rendering, not a pretty doctored up artistic rendering. The building will look better than that, especially if they get creative with parking screening, which hopefully they do.
It could be worse…
4 Likes
Complain to old CC with their stupid restrictions and anti repatriation that made developers not go to hassle of trying to get variances.
1 Like
THIS one was truly atrocious.
This looks muuuuch much better. Slightly more hopeful.
I’m with you. Not a fan of this one; it’s just awkward all around, and the curves look gimmicky and unresolved.
I’m happy with the street-level condition and the fact that it’s a vast improvement from the previous proposal though.
My biggest issue is that all of the buildings top out at the same/similar height, giving it the appearance of it being one giant building across a sizeable block. Because the block is longer than the towers are tall, it makes the whole project seem squat instead of soaring.
2 Likes
I will be more discerning once more projects actually break ground. I can hardly keep track of all of the “proposals “ but sure is easy to track the actual cranes…
3 Likes
Technically it is a big building connected by a parking pedestal. However, I’m hoping there is enough space between towers to appear as if there are 3 towers from one pedestal.
4 Likes
Yep. That’s a problem that’s only exacerbated by similar height vertical towers coming out of it.
BINGO BANGO BRAND NEW DURANGO. 
1 Like