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Tell me .As i read in the paper this project wouldnt be finished till 2012 i think.Why would it take so long to build?
"Arts-center leaders already have chosen architect Barton Myers Associates, but the performance halls won't be designed until a funding plan is approved. They're pushing an ambitious schedule, with construction of the center from 2007 to 2010 and completion of the private development in 2012."
Three years for this huge of a project seems very reasonable. Only the private development is slated to be finished later, which in terms of happening, is a total crap-shoot anyway.
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updates would be very welcomed
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And that's what I like. Skylines that look great on postcards don't necessarily make it great to live in.
Exactly. And in the long term, a vibrant downtown will lead to more growth than an impressive skyline and no vibrancy. Things are happening in the right order for Orlando.
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For the time being, Salt Lake City and Sacramento are in the same bucket as Orlando. Seem to like to keep their towers short.
I don't think the height limits are necessarily a bad thing for the time being. It's not like we have this huge downtown core to begin with and we need it to go up instead of out. I'd rather have broader area of land urbanized at the expense of buildings being shorter. And when it gets to the point that demand for land raises to a point where developers have to build taller towers, then maybe they'll be ready to pick a fight with the FAA.
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I've measured that drawing and came up with 335ft.
How can you measure it accurately from that picture? Neither Suntrust nor Wachovia nor BB&T are the same distance from the camera. You'd have to do some fancy calculating taking into account the perspective/distance of the camera.
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I don't know... although I certainly like what this project is doing for the street level view on Orange Ave. at that corner, looking at the pics of the Solaire and knowing that it is not going to get any taller, I gotta say I'm a bit disappointed. It seems to suffer a little from that same old "stubby-look" syndrome that every building that goes up in downtown Orlando always has. I think maybe they should have designed the tower to look as though it was continuous from the top floor all the way down to street level, thus "stretching out" it's appearance. I'll reseve final judgement until it's nearer completion, but right now, from certain angles it just seems to have a kind of trunctuated "boxy" look.
I agree - they did design it that way in the initial renderings, didn't they? I remember the sides of the buildings extending down the parking garage, giving it a much sleeker look.
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With all the recent rumors and noise about cooperation between Dyer/Crotty and the Hotel Industry.....I am starting to believe that this area, so nicely shown in Jaybee's post, is the catalyst for Parramore's future.
In addition, I am almost convinced that the ideal location for the new Arena is that area identified as Public Safety Complex. There are hardly any residents here that will need displacement. The public safety complex can be moved to where the existing Police Headquarters are...just built it vertically and add a few bays for the fire engines.
Am I the only one who see's this as the only logical solution.....does anyone agree/disagree and why?
Don't know about being the only logical solution - but it is one great solution. I really like the location in this scenario, on South Street, close to Church. This is a perfecect natural line of development and activity to extend from what we already have going on (Church Street Station, and soon The Plaza), the potential of the PAC being on South Street across from City Hall, and the Citrus Bowl down a ways further on Church. Perfect location for the making of an entertainment district.
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Awsome....
I can not wait to see Tradition tower in that picture!
Seriously...with Paramount, Tradition, 55W, Dynetech and Vue in that first shot, we'll have a complete wall of buildings around two sides of the park. Hot.
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from the united states
though they're still investing even more back to us to keep the yuan deflated against the dollar.
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It concerns me that rail could not fix the problem, it might just move the problem. There is a significant portion of the year where walking would not be comfortable unless you live in high-density development within a block or two from the station.
If people are going to take the light rail to downtown, they still need to get to the station, which would need to provide massive parking structures for people in cars, which could just move the traffic congestion from downtown to different areas around the city.
I disagree that it would only move the problem. Of course, areas with stations could experience more traffic, but not to the extent that it wouldn't still be a better situation. At least all of the crowds wouldn't be congesting the same place - they'd be dispersed. And an all-or-nothing attitude is a part of the reason why nothing has happened so far, in terms of alternative transportation. Establishing a central artery is vital...then, if the traffic getting to particular stations becomes a huge issue, an argument could be made that there would be a high enough ridership to warrent building branches off of the central artery.
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wow - first post!
bravissimo's is a great little restaraunt, though it's gone downhill from what it used to be. still, the ambiance is great. if bravissimo intruiges you, check out babbos, on edgewater drive. i heard somewhere that the owner is the guy who originally opened bravissimo and i would definitely agree that it's truer to the original intent of bravissimo. in my opinion, it's the best italian in orlando.
as far as pizza goes, does anyone know what happened to midnite pizza on orange ave? it was a dirty little hole-in-the-wall place, but they had the most amaaazing pizza. if you ate in, you couldn't avoid the company of some regular homeless guys who hung out there, but, the pizza was definitely worth it, and it added to the unique ambiance. most authentic and best tasting ny pizza i've had outside of the city.
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Agreed - cool angle!
How tall is AmSouth again? I'm curious as a point of reference for how much Dynatech will rise over it...