AndyPok1

It's the Lamp/Shade Fair building just off of Virginia. Article also mentions the old 7 eleven is going to be demoed and rebuilt as different commercial.

This is interesting. In the past 5 years, I think this makes a ton of sense. There's a need of upscale living near the Kirkman corridor. Between Universal, Disney (the reservation center and lots of IT are there), Lockheed, Golf Channel, etc, there's a LOT of office jobs right there. I'm sure lots of people would move there from the UCF/Davenport/Ocoee areas to have short commutes. BUTTTT... Covid. Office jobs aren't really, well, going in the office. Seems a risky bet that everything returns to normal by the time they're ready to occupy/sell.

I'll take, Accurate Summation of All Parts of Life for $200, Alex!

I'm all for integrating facades or that small building, but making it so that Colonial to Livingston isn't a dead zone is the most imperative thing. Two full blocks can do placemaking and create a transitional district that is sorely needed. ALL HAIL THE INK DISTRICT

Regarding Bad As's prices. They are high, but generally a full sandwich is overly filling for me. 3/4 is more the right amount, but it tastes so good that I finish it anyway. You're paying for quality. I love me Jersey Mikes and Pub Subs, but this isn't a sub, and shouldn't be compared to it. This is a gourmet sandwich, and worth the cost.

Noooope. No sir. I was at Wall St March 14 for a friend's birthday and what I (rightfully) assumed would be a last hurrah. Beyond a few stops for take-out and to leave excessive tips to try to contribute to service industry friends, won't catch me near any bars. 2020 is the year of the patio drinks in Wadeview. Take a ride on your bike down Summerlin or Delaney and join us Spenser!

It'll be a great building. No need to rehash tree debates. We all know where we stand. But yes, agree with @JFW657 that this isn't newsworthy.

I mean, its a lovely spot that has needed developed for some time. I don't think I'd personally ever buy a townhome there, but that corridor has potential if the west half of Sodo on the far side of the tracks ever gentrifies to be less industrial.

It may not look like much from street view, but I will say from experience having gone on a lot of random 2-3 mile runs in the neighborhood, this "hill" is not fun.

I'm just happy to see the valley thriving

I thought I previously posted it in here, but I tried Castle shortly after they opened. I cannot recommend the soft shell crab bao highly enough. Plus, open late. Non-pandemic / weight-loss Andy is VERY excited about this addition to the hood. Well, guess I know what I'm trying for one of my meals this weekend. FYI when I walked by last week they had a sign that they were reopening August 6th. I'll double check the next two days and report back.

I will also die on the Fenton hill.

I think we're arguing the same point just differently. Yes, I would love to not have a car. However, I don't necessarily find it feasible unless you hit an EXTREMELY narrow set of guidelines (which you apparently do). I'm like 85% of the way there. But this is a community of people that are on an urbanism message board. Even my friends that largely want to live downtown/thornton/ivanhoe/etc to live close to bars and restaurants.... they would never dream of getting rid of or even downsizing to 1 car. And as long as that is true, if we want downtown to succeed, we have to accommodate them in various ways. (The student thing is interesting but probably better for the coffee house if we're going to go into a treatise about that)

I considered putting my experiences in Columbus to discuss parking, but this point hits in on the head. The comparison just isn't the same. Yes, as a freshman I parked about 3 miles away and had to take a bus to get my car on the occasions I wanted it. Yes, as a sophomore we had neighborhood permit parking where you could only park on the street if you paid the nominal ($25/yr) fee (Which I have asked the city to look into in places around Wadeview where instead they went the route of simply no parking 8-2p to discourage Boone students from parking in the neighborhood). And my junior and senior years I lived on one of the areas that both had no driveway and no permit. When I worked at the mall across town and came home, I often would have to park up to two blocks away. I think all of these are valid issues for Eola/Thornton/etc. I used to get in a fight with my ex that lived in Eola because she would complain when someone would be parked in front of her house and she had to park a whole house farther down the street. However, they are not remotely valid for a CBD. Where is the closest non-metered parking to the CBD? Eola Drive? And even then its only until 2am, right? 2-3 blocks, I have no sympathy. Almost a 20 minute walk? That's unfeasible.

Oh I agree, but I don't know what reducing podium garages does in this instance. If you don't need a car, then you won't have one just for the sake of it because you have a spare parking space. Plus, then you'd have a VISITOR parking space which is worth its weight in gold. I might still be in a relationship if I had one of those

Not gonna lie, I skimmed a bit of the back and forth. And I've made this argument before. But I think you are vastly overrating the practicability of true urbanism in Orlando despite wanting it to be so. 55 West for as long as I lived there basically had 0 free parking spots. I know people that had to park in the Suntrust garage across the street (not a deal breaker for me, but for plenty of people it would be). My 2 bedroom wasn't even "guaranteed" a second parking spot. And it's not like, oh, just find a street parking spot, because they are basically all metered and very few nearby. Like it or not, a significant portion of downtown residents are A) reverse commuters and B) not families. There is no way to not have a car. Even if you work from home, it is VERY difficult and you have to be VERY committed. Sure, you can go to the grocery and out to eat. But it starts failing unless your entire circle is similar. My friends live downtown, Wadeview, Mills 50, Curry Ford, Lake Davis, Lake Como, College Park. Some of these are hour+ walks, and better hope I don't need to bring food or drinks for the party. Heck, just to one of my friend's house that is 1.2 miles away, its a 38 minute walk because of Boone and Hourglass Lake in the way. Its just not practical. With all that said, I recently started looking into selling my car because while the $10 Uber trips will add up, it will be cheaper than the $500/mo car payment, and in this exact situation of permanent WFH and pandemic it makes sense, at least in the short term... but I don't even know the first place of trying to sell a 6 month old used car with 4000 miles to even remotely break even on the transaction without buying a new car to replace it.

Sunday night I literally took Delaney to 408 E, turned around at Bumby, got back on 408 W, took the new ramp, and off on Michigan to get home JUST to try it out haha

Last time it was discussed I proposed buying up industrial lots along Division in SoDo. The Pulse Memorial and a Baseball Stadium would create a whole new infill district, while still being urban and basically the same distance as Camping World, but still have easy car connectivity.

Yeah, I was wondering how it would compliment Waverly. Long story short, if it actually happens, worse case scenario its an interesting addition that you can justify the design choices even if they aren't your particular cup of tea.

I think I prefer the older rendering but its interesting if a not bad way

Don't get me wrong, I agree that is what and why @JFW657. But I'm a proponent of fixing the wrongs of the past.

I live literally less than two blocks from the intersection, hard to call me a non-resident of the greater neighborhood. It entirely breaks the urban fabric and basically makes my house a southern boundary. If you want that isolated lifestyle, move 10 miles away. Plenty of sprawl to accomplish that. But even beyond that, I feel like if I were a resident within that square (and again, it isn't just southern oaks, its that entire square.), it would be very frustrating every day because there is no walk-ability, so that means you are commuting via car every day, and that means rush hour backups at those those 4 choke points.

Oh agreed, and not just Southern Oaks, but that entire screenshot. That's why I don't go on runs/walks that direction because there's LITERALLY only 2 ways in/out Osceola/Summerlin, Gatlin/Pershing

UGHHHHHH THATS SUPER ANNOYING

I def still call it the BoA building