Society | 28- & 17-Story Residential [Under Construction]

[codypet]

This really shows how unfinished this looks without the next tower.

[jrs2]

6 hours ago, TRENCH said:

(Didn’t get pics of it) but sidewalks around the building are open, as others stated. 

great shots!  Also, nice zoom!  are these from a real camera?

[TRENCH]

8 hours ago, jrs2 said:

great shots!  Also, nice zoom!  are these from a real camera?

Thanks! And nope, all taken on a iPhone 13 Pro Max 

[jrs2]

12 hours ago, TRENCH said:

Thanks! And nope, all taken on a iPhone 13 Pro Max 

um...I'm sold!  very impressive.  Great angles too that we don't see that often.

[orlandocity87]

Fence is down, but it's looking like haunted house or something from Chernobyl. 

[klstorey]

Here are some photos I took last week of the newly reopened sidewalks. 

 

 

Edited March 18 by klstorey

[Uncommon]

Sorry to say it … but this building is ugly. And that makes two ugly ones in a row along with CSP1. I hope whatever is built next looks decent.

[IAmFloridaBorn]

17 hours ago, Uncommon said:

Sorry to say it … but this building is ugly. And that makes two ugly ones in a row along with CSP1. I hope whatever is built next looks decent.

How dare you criticize Baker Burritos like that

[FLheat]

I thought they had to have a minimum landscape/streetscape budget. This is bare-bones.

[jrs2]

I feel like this project is like the Protogroup project in Daytona- a two tower project where they got off to a fast start...then a slow down...the first tower got finished...eventually opened...and, the second tower only has the foundation done...

[TRENCH]

Baker Boring design something interesting challenge (impossible)

[Ivanhoe]

This should be unacceptable. That is atrocious. Gotta wonder what is going on at City Hall — this isn’t an out of the way location.

On 3/22/2024 at 9:57 AM, TRENCH said:

Baker Boring design something interesting challenge (impossible)

The firm designed buildings back in the late 90s that were passable.

[F-L-A]

Not only do I hope they get the 2nd tower started ASAP, I also hope they repaint the whole thing a different color while they're at it. The black is hideous & completely out-of-place in Florida. 

[AmIReal]

12 hours ago, F-L-A said:

Not only do I hope they get the 2nd tower started ASAP, I also hope they repaint the whole thing a different color while they're at it. The black is hideous & completely out-of-place in Florida. 

Not black. Dark gray.

[JFW657]

On 3/24/2024 at 7:45 AM, F-L-A said:

Not only do I hope they get the 2nd tower started ASAP, I also hope they repaint the whole thing a different color while they're at it. The black is hideous & completely out-of-place in Florida. 

There is probably just about a 0% chance of that (repainting) happening.  

I kinda like it myself.

Nice change of pace from the same old crap we've been getting. 

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Edited March 25 by JFW657

[jrs2]

On 3/24/2024 at 7:45 AM, F-L-A said:

Not only do I hope they get the 2nd tower started ASAP, I also hope they repaint the whole thing a different color while they're at it. The black is hideous & completely out-of-place in Florida. 

at the risk of sounding confusingly risque, I like 'em big and black, like Big John.

[JFW657]

15 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

at the risk of sounding confusingly risque, I like 'em big and black, like Big John.

Oh, behave....   

[jrs2]

15 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Oh, behave....   

I can't help it...LOL.

that being said, I also am a fan of Society's color scheme (and Rothman's parking deck).  Personally, I've just had enough of light tan and beige and the whole notion of Florida being allergic to brick.  

I understand the notion of black or dark grey buildings and whether they belong in Florida.  I know people will tell me to get my a55 back to Chicago if I don't like it, and that's a fair point, but, I just wish more of those style buildings were down here.  They just seem more professional and "serious," like the Hon. Richard J. Daley Plaza below:

I agree it's "cold," but I could camp out there all day just gazing at it and that wacked out Picasso sculpture.  I'm weird like that.

 

 

Edited March 26 by jrs2

[Jernigan]

On 6/30/2023 at 1:28 PM, Jernigan said:

Thrive appears to be an anticipated tenant.  Seems pretty tucked away from Orange Ave compared to their current location.

it appears it is a new concept from the owners of Thrive.  Its off of Society’s lobby and isn’t replacing their other location.

Don’t know much more than that.

[orlandocity87]

That seems tiny. I wonder if they would use that size and location as a benefit for something like a speakeasy. I've been impressed with Thrive so far.

[JFW657]

16 hours ago, orlandocity87 said:

That seems tiny. I wonder if they would use that size and location as a benefit for something like a speakeasy. I've been impressed with Thrive so far.

I predict that they'll give Fire Command Room and Emergency Switchgear Generator Room a run for their money.