Trader Building Progress

[Chesapeake Pirate]

At a meeting of the Downtown Norfolk Council membership this morning, Norfolk Director of Develoment Rod Woolard said they expect Dominion Enterprises to begin moving into the building in January.

Heritage Bank will be opening a branch on the first floor.

They expect the number of employees to begin working in the building to have a very positive impact on the retail and restaurants downtown, and they expect some will want to consider living downtown for the convenience of being close to work.

[dbo]

New "Dominion Enterprises" Picture posted

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pictures.traderpub.net

[Norfanatic]

What are the chances of Trader Tower getting Christmas lights this year? Any thoughts.

[dbo]

When will they announce the first floor tenants? Or did they already?

[hoobo]

My understanding is that the bank is taking the majority of the first floor retail space and Taste Unlimited will get the rest.

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[okinawatyphoon]

What are the chances of Trader Tower getting Christmas lights this year? Any thoughts.

[urbanlife]

it seems to have quite a presence from the street, very nice!

[dbo]

What are the chances of Trader Tower getting Christmas lights this year? Any thoughts.

[dbo]

Here is a few new street shots.

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[vdogg]

All finished but the logos.

[rusthebuss]

All finished but the logos.

[urbanlife]

it is a very boring office building, but what can you expect from who designed it, but I am very happy about the much needed density in that area. It really feels like being in the heart of the city now, rather than on the edge.

Besides, not every tower can be amazing, gotta have a few bland ones to make the amazing ones stand out more. I am just happy no good old architecture had to come down for this tower to be built.

[johnhowell]

yes, bland but still nice.

[NSUREDD]

Very bland. I wish that firms can put together more creative designs in the future.

[PeninsulaKiddo]

I wish they could've spiced up the crown a bit -- would've made it a lot better, IMO. Nevertheless, this is a great filler building with fantastic 'weight' to it.

[Glassoul]

People can blame the architects all they want to, but it comes down to budget. If the company didn't want to spend $80M to make it a landmark, its their choice, and considering the type of business this building will support, I wasn't expecting anything earth shattering.

[okinawatyphoon]

People can blame the architects all they want to, but it comes down to budget. If the company didn't want to spend $80M to make it a landmark, its their choice, and considering the type of business this building will support, I wasn't expecting anything earth shattering.

[skylinefan]

Good point. $50 mil really isn't all that much for a 20-story office building.

[hoobo]

Cheaper labor/contractors. Toss in a city willing to bend to make projects happen (i.e. quicker permitting and start-up process). Add in a concrete structure. Top it off with a 12-story office on top of an 8-story garage. And you end up with a relatively inexpensive structure. I'm sure that the signature office tower (depending on the height) will be 3 times the cost of Trader if not more.

[skylinefan]

Here are some pictures of Trader (Dominion) Tower that I took this weekend.

[vdogg]

This is an absolutely fantastic shot skyline. It makes Norfolk look like a really big and dense city.

[brikkman]

This is an absolutely fantastic shot ckyline. It makes Norfolk look like a really big and dense city.

[vdogg]

That reminds me, are the logos up yet?

[vtfan18]

That reminds me, are the logos up yet?

[dbo]

Here's a new shot of the DE building from yesterday morning, will post more Monday.

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