I really hope this rendering comes to fruition for Bloc 83 and actually has open-air windows that allow for an unobstructed entrance into this bar/restaurant and onto Hillsborough St.
I’m a huge fan of that type of design where the indoor space feels connected to the curb and foot traffic.
I’m a big fan of the garage doors as well. They’re installed in both of the corner units facing Hillsborough St. I’d love to see Dram and Draught move back into one of those spots to return to the feel of the old location which also had garage doors. I always felt it was a shame that the new, current location didn’t have them and that the outdoor space wasn’t quite as large as before. Moving to the location of this rendering would bring all of that back. But I doubt that would happen as both of the units along Hillsborough St seem too big for them.
The old Moonlight Pizza/Calavera location. The good thing about this developer proposing the project, is they don’t waste time and begin construction ASAP.
I agree… I feel like I must be missing something with cluster of projects… Way too much parking already, maybe they have even bigger plans for the area. I’m still betting something is going up south of the Origin deck. And I bet something may go up on the North Side of Hillsborough Street too. But still seems like a lot of excess parking in this area.
isn’t the amount of parking space that’s required a formula? i mean it’s not arbitrary, is it? city can’t just make up numbers a developer has to provide as part of the building?
I might be on the opposite side of most here, but I will take developers building additional parking if it means they will construct the buildings they propose.Especially given the market conditions that we’re currently in. Really hope this one starts going up in 2021.
Enough with all of these random parking decks everywhere! They should just go ahead and turn all of Dix park into a giant parking deck, and provide high-speed monorail into downtown! /sarcasm
With parking decks currently being necessary (I’m stopping short of saying necessary evil), there are definitely some good examples and bad examples of exposed decks around the city. For example, I think that West, PNC and Paramount have done an admirable job of integrating their decks into their buildings’ designs, while others like 222 just have their decks exposed and slapped onto the back of their properties. Some older decks in the city like the Moore Square Station and Hannover Square have done a decent job.
