DDA OKs $3.2M loan for Redico office building

[rbdetsport]

ESPN ZONE! Thats what I want.

[Mojo]

ESPN ZONE! Thats what I want.

Do you know how long it would take me to whipe the smile off my face if we get an ESPN zone? We really should have one though, this is a HUGE sports city.

[gecko10225]

Not a big fan of ESPN Zone. It's basically an arcade with a bar and big TV. That's fine and all, I certainly wouldn't complain if we got one, but I never really enjoyed them all that much when I lived in D.C. (and visited the Baltimore one as well a couple times a year). I prefer the neighborhood sports bar.

A sit down / mid-tier to upper scale Chinese joint would be nice. Can't get anything other than takeout type Chinese in the city (that I'm aware of).

Whatever goes in the Kennedy Square retail area, I do hope one is a restaurant with outdoor seating so you can have a bite to eat and drinks outside during those warm summer nights while the fountain is all lit up and shooting in the air. I'm a big fan of drinks outdoors. ...in fact, I guess I'm just a big fan of drinks. But drinks outdoors in one of America's greatest urban spaces would be incredible!

.....wouldn't it be lovely.....

[Zissou]

Im not a huge fan of ESPN Zones either but when theme restaurants start showing up I think thats a sign that Detroit is on the right path.

[Allan]

The letters for the sign on the top of the building have arrived.

[gecko10225]

Looks like the "E" for Ernst & Young

[Allan]

It could be...I didn't see a "Y" anywhere though. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough....

[RustTown]

Wait, there is suppossed to be a sign on the building? Where is it going?

[Allan]

Yes, the sign is going on the top wedge-shaped area.

[Zissou]

I hope its done right. It could either look fantastic or really lame.

[hudkina]

Here's a picture that I took today:

It's obviously the Ernst & Young "EY" logo:

[rbdetsport]

I saw it yesterday. It looked pretty good, although only the "E" was up.

[andrew.w]

I wonder why the white strips of metal on the white corner section of the building (seen in the lower left of the picture) don't continue over the last, narrower window before the corner?

Just an observation. It's either supposed to be that way or isn't finished yet.

[rbdetsport]

I wonder why the white strips of metal on the white corner section of the building (seen in the lower left of the picture) don't continue over the last, narrower window before the corner?

Just an observation. It's either supposed to be that way or isn't finished yet.

I think that is the way it is supposed to be.

[Michi]

It's an Ernst & Young sign.

http://www.fraser.strath.ac.uk/Allander/Im...oung%20logo.jpg

[wolverine]

I wonder why the white strips of metal on the white corner section of the building (seen in the lower left of the picture) don't continue over the last, narrower window before the corner?

Just an observation. It's either supposed to be that way or isn't finished yet.

Hmm, maybe it's their way of showing architectural detail, but in a piss poor way.

[Zissou]

I was walking by it this afternoon and I thought it was looking good. It looks like out front they will have some interesting landscaping that will add to the area. Also, the spire they are installing will start at the base of the building and go all the way to the top. Regardless of how you feel about the spire it will end up being a very cool lighting effect when all is said and done.

[hudkina]

I know, I hope it's not an architectual "flair", as the only thing it does is make it look unfinished.

[gecko10225]

I took a tour with ULI Detroit a few months ago. The Redico guys said the spire was supposed to add a sense of height to the building along with the "Best Buy" sloping facade feature. That confused me since everything else about the building is horizontal and really makes little effor to look tall.

I think you're right hudkina, it's flair.

[tapezord]

[Zissou]

Nice shot. It should look really good come spring/summer when Kennedy is lit up at night. Now lets get cracking on Monroe!

[andrew.w]

Penobscot is definitely suffering some lack in exterior lighting

[hudkina]

I think it works well with the surroundings. The intersection of Fort and Griswold is now a showcase of four eras of Detroit architectual history. You have the Dime Building from the early 1900's, the Penobscot from the Art Deco era, Bank One from the 60's modern era, and One Kennedy from the post-modern era.

[Allan]

Penobscot is definitely suffering some lack in exterior lighting

Yeah, it definitely looked better last summer. It doesn't look right now.

[tapezord]

for the record, the back side of the redico building fronting Griswold is AWFUL. Think garage doors and no windows.