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Sounds about right. Elevation at The Waverly is 103 ft (according to the building perspectus).

I just cant see how the theatre and restaurants will be open by Oct or even November from walking by the site. Feb. seems more realistic to me. But, I so want to be proven wrong!

View (or Vue) from The Waverly pool deck.

Pic of The Solaire from behind... can also make out 55W crane in background.

well hopefully most of the concrete will be covered up by dining tables, etc... a lot of pressure on The Beacon now to style this corner up, since the building is not leaving them much more than a bland steril space. I mean would a fountain have been too much to ask! (like the one in front of The Waverly) Well, here's hoping The Beacon has a good designer!

They clean it like this once a year. But it always used to be done a couple weeks before July 4. Not sure what happened this year.

Not sure if this helps.. but here ya go..

Just to keep the thread alive... too tall a bldg to fall to the second page of topics vue-7-24-2006 3:02pm

I think a lot of us would give up as well. The fall-out of building the arena outside of downtown would be catastrophic for Dyer. Don't forget, he wants his legacy and rule of the city to be judged by the rebirth of the Paramore area. Let's not forget this picture...

So apparently groups are saying they will break the rules and feed the homeless in Lake Eola Park anyway. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/...-home-headlines I'm sorry, but i'm not sure what the issue mentioned in the article is regarding writing tickets and arresting. Isn't that the point of an ordinance, fining people who break it? I have yet to hear a good argument of why Lake Eola Park must be the place for charity groups to feed the homeless. Living across the street from it for years, it's so taken over by the homeless, i dont even count it as a park or place to go. It's only cleared out apparently when there are events. The homeless issue in DT Orlando is getting way out of hand. And if simple ordinances like this are going to be a battle and bring in the ACLU, it's not looking good down the road. We need way more agressive ordinances than this!

"Green Orchid" nice. don't exactly need my NSA decoder ring for that.

Orange commissioners pass hike in tourist tax The vote today was 6 to 1. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/...-home-headlines

LOL. definately in a movie as some Evil Corporate HQ. Maybe this hospital thing is just a front for a new secret Enron HQ. (and we thought they went away).

yup very good. $3 sushi happy hour is also on fridays too!

ditto on the seafood comment. walked thru Lou's new steakhouse while at the Exchange Lounge the other night, was still not officially open, but it does look pretty kick-ass in there, as does the Exchange Lounge. i must say both are very nicely done. saw some interior build-out work going on for the retail spaces in the Exchange as well, hoping some cool retail is going in there. anyone have any insite? and anyone know what's going in the space next the steakhouse? wasnt that where Amura was suppose to go before the whole haunted building episode? whatever happened with that?

i don't know.. it's gonna look pretty freakin tall from my perspective. :-)

where there's people and money..... retail will follow.

knowing this topic needs in own thread...i cant resist... Having worked as a consultant for the FAA for many years, one thing i've learned is very clear. They are very slow and cautious in making changes to rules and procedures. It's just its nature because their primary purpose and reason for existence is safety in the air. Can the height limits be changed? of course. And controllers will be able to deal with it and keep the airspace safe. I've been impressed for years by controllers ability to direct traffic under any circumstance, its quite amazing to watch. But changing height limits will effect controllers flexibility in vectoring aircraft, and if they have a choice, as they currently do, they have no motive to change current rules. A mountain near an approach and departure pattern is not exactly something they can regulate, so they deal with it. But i think it will eventually be adjusted some day. Economics drives all and will dictate when, as everything else. Believe me, when there is an obvious economic benefit for the city and the airport, this topic will be seriously discussed. we're just not there yet.

Excellent point bic. This is interesting too.. it seems the Comair training school in Sanford likes to use our downtown skyline as a little test for students. here's a snippet from a training help article: It is unlikely that a VFR or IFR Comair student will ever be guilty of poor planning. A common trick among Comair instrument instructors is to land with an instrument student at Orlando Executive Airport and tempt the student to take off toward the city. Unless the student reads the fine print on the bottom of the terminal approach procedure, his aircraft could slam into a downtown building. nice to know! in any case, without a nod of approval from the FAA on a building's height, it's not going to get built for many reasons. not the least of which is that no insurance company in their right mind would insure a building deemed a height hazard by the FAA.

You're correct. Runway 7 is south of the taxiway bulldogger marked, but it's the same direction though, so still makes bulldogger's point. But the approach path will usually not extend that far out. If runway 7 is active for landings, aircraft comming from the NE direction can make their leg and base approach turns over downtown. The same way takeoffs from the opposite end (runway 2-5) can have aircraft vector north over downtown. Keep in mind, these arent commericial aircraft that use wide approach vectors and get lined up on final miles out. These are general aviation aircraft and they turn on a dime comparatively. I mean you can do touch and goes on runway 7 bounded by Mills and Semoran!

So will Jeb help us land an Orlando NFL team? Governor Jeb Bush Confirms Discussing His Interest in NFL Commissioner Job http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196801,00.html

yup. they just put it up during the past year. But I see the point concerning having Lake Eola completely surrounded with high-rises. I just dont think the Lake is big enough for that, plus I like the varying heights. It's kinda cool we will have the South and West sides with high-rises, and the north and east sides with lower buildings. and besides, i like my view across the lake of the Landmark buildings.

not sure.. first saw it posted on the boards here this past feb. its from the "dreaming" section of the scottarchitects website. http://www.scottarchitects.com/portfolio/dreaming/index.htm

nevermind.. answered my own question...