Vistas On The James

[burt]

Wow! It must be windy in Richmond today. I almost got seasick on the Vistas web cam!

[burt]

I've moved this again so it will be convenient to find.

[burt]

I've moved this again so it will be convenient to find.

[burt]

Here ya go.

Pretty neat to see the cars 'scoot' along.

[wrldcoupe4]

www.vistasonthejames.com/vistaslive.html

[burt]

www.vistasonthejames.com/vistaslive.html

[wrldcoupe4]

Hopefully till it's complete... the camera gives nice views to those not in town.

[BreakfastPills]

Oh, there's the vistas cam...

Does anyone know any other live cams besides the Vistas cam and the VCU ramz cams?

[eandslee]

Oh, there's the vistas cam...

Does anyone know any other live cams besides the Vistas cam and the VCU ramz cams?

[eandslee]

There used to be a Capitol building cam, but last time I went to the site, it didn't work. I'll try again later and see.

[wrldcoupe4]

Vistas appears to be over 85% sold.

There are 22 condos left out of 162.

[BreakfastPills]

I hope that VIsta live cam is permanent because it's better than any of the VCU ram cams. We need more of these in Richmond!

[TBurban]

I went to the Lady Byrd Hat Building this afternoon, and there was a Vistas 'Open House' going on. I met a very nice lady, and we spoke of Vistas and area developments for a while. Occupancy is expected May into June, with full occupancy by July. On the Canal Level, there will be a fitness center, and two openings for future tenants(yet to be determined). From the Virginia Street Level, there's the Lobby, and 5 floors of covered parking. Above the parking, there are 12 floors of residences.

They also had a neat model of Vistas...here are a few pictures...

[JSI]

Great pics, very cool!!

[burt]

These are great pictures of the model, Tommy.

Were they in a model apartment, and if so, on what floor?

[TBurban]

These are great pictures of the model, Tommy.

Were they in a model apartment, and if so, on what floor?

[BreakfastPills]

I seriously would love to live there. And to think, i was so cynical about them building more tall buildings on the skyline...

[wrldcoupe4]

There's still some units left

[wrldcoupe4]

It appears that sales have picked up recently. All city view side condos are sold. There are about 20 left facing the river.

Also, the sales center Tommy visited is permanent, located in the Lady Byrd Hat Bldg across the canal.

[TBurban]

Good to see Coupe at the sales center this afternoon

I've scheduled a building tour for Wednesday afternoon, so I'll have some more shots then. For now, it's just some more ground level ones.

[JSI]

The tower crane is currently in the process of being disassembled. Go to Vistas Live and see for yourself:

Vistas Live

[TBurban]

Yay! And that 'brick' on Vistas looks good during sunset

[burt]

Well, surprise of surprises!! I'm watching at this moment a motor craft of perhaps 30 feet moving upstream in the James and it is very close to the tip of Mayo's Island.

I hope someone will listen to me and truly investigate inaugerating a fleet of low-draft tour boats to navigate this stretch of the river that would provide excellent skyline views.

Gotta rush back to see where the boat is now.

[burt]

The boat seems to have stopped about a football field off the tip of Mayo. Best view is on the canal sight rather than river. scroll right and close up. Hurry. It may go away any minute.

Rats! The web cam is busy. I'll check it again in a few minutes.

It's heading downstream now. I really enjoyed watching.

[TBurban]

Nice, Burt! I don't think I captured it in any of my photos, unfortunately...

and EW...

Too bad that's floodplain territory...