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  1. A law firm has expressed interest in possibly relocating to the heronimous building. http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/83598

    I still think something more public would be better. Proposals have been made for it to become the new central library. Or a mixed use project with retail/restaurants on the bottom, offices on the 2nd floor and residential on the top 3 floors would be great. It would be great to have a major restaurant/club that took up the whole bottom floor. .. Something like a Hard Rock Cafe.

    I don't think any of us will ever live to see the day a Hard Rock Cafe is in Roanoke. However, I completely agree that I think a better use can be found for the old Heronimous building. The Library is a great idea and the city's libraries badly need an overhaul. Mixed use, restaurants/offices/apartments would be really cool too, anything that brings life to areas of downtown. I don't see how this law firm can take up the entire building, are they really that big? Perhaps they are only looking at taking over part of the building, which could leave other parts open for retail, restaurants or apartments?

  2. Noketown had some potential and the site still does, especially w/ apartments/condos going in the building above it. I loved the layout of the place, but problem #1 was w/ the name. I personally wasn't a big fan of the name "Noketown".

  3. Agreed, I think Roanoke has a very nice skyline, especially for a city its size, but there are a few gaps where I could see a new building or two fitting in nicely.

    I also hope they do start on the market plan soon. Some great ideas in there.

  4. Hmm, very interesting. I actually worked at WSLS until this past November. I remember the reports on the century station garage, along with the other plans for the market area, but don't remember anything about the new building. That's pretty cool if it does happen, I've thought that Roanoke could use a few more "taller" buildings in the skyline.

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