CONSTRUCTION THREAD: Pinnacle on Main

[darw100]

Welcome to the forum!

I sure hope what you saw has changed. I really feel like 6 stories across the site would be a wasteful use of the space. I'll welcome anything to the site, as it's very important to get this vital property redeveloped, but I find it disappointing.

Question: when you say "any taller structures would likely go on the BoA site", what do you mean? Were there not plans for that land? It seems to me that if that was NOT included in the plans that you saw, then it would likely have changed... It is a part of the development is it not?

[distortedlogic]

I agree witg GvilleSc, the 6 storey proposal does not sound like anything that would make much of an impression. And from the description (thanks for providing BTW) just doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. Perhaps it has been rethought. I do like the sound of the other buildings though.

[RestedTraveler]

I can't really blame y'all for hijacking the PoM thread - there's not much else to discuss here, but the Washington & Main site has it's own thread, doesn't it? It'd be great if the last several posts about that project could be moved over to that thread.

[Chickenwing]

The recent posts in the Peacock thread made me think about this one, so I thought I would beat this dead horse one more time.

[greenvilleguy]

The recent posts in the Peacock thread made me think about this one, so I thought I would beat this dead horse one more time.

[Greenville]

The recent posts in the Peacock thread made me think about this one, so I thought I would beat this dead horse one more time.

[gvillenative]

Isn't it against the law in this state to beat a dead horse.

[RestedTraveler]

Ya know...if we all started putting our large cardboard appliance boxes and such on the site, maybe it'd make a great squatter community eventually.

[Chickenwing]

I just replaced the tub/shower in one of my baths. I will be happy to donate that.

[GvilleSC]

I just replaced the tub/shower in one of my baths. I will be happy to donate that.

[mbsurf]

I should have stacks of books to donate for either seats or fire building material once all the bookstores deny to buy any of them back

[Greenville]

I can donate my 'toxic' Nalgene bottles. Don't want any of the fires to get out of control..

[RestedTraveler]

When Boulder, Colorado's cancer rate goes through the roof in 20-30 years we'll know to blame the once-trendy Nalgene bottles used by all the outdoorsy people there.

[benjamesriddle]

Ugh, After the NBC News Story on the bottles, my wife went and threw out some 10 Nalgene bottles and others like them! Jeez, is anything safe anymore? (Oh, and to all those go green peeps out there, Al Gore tells us to use Nalgenes in place of plastic H20 bottles, what do ya do now?!)

[RestedTraveler]

We're getting way off topic here, but this news about Nalgene and Avent bottles and BPA has been around for a few years now...ever since our little ones were still using the Avent bottles...why is the consumer concern just now a problem? Has there been recent news coverage re-hashing the old story or something? I guess I've missed it.

[gs3]

Question. At what point, does the city step in and require that this developer replant / clean up the site where the Pinnacle was suppose to go? As we all know, there were beautiful plantings along the street that the developer had dug up a year or so back when it looked liked the project was getting underway. Isn't time the city force good old Bob to replant / repave / clean up the site? How long is this lot allowed to stay in limbo?

[GVLbikeNboard]

Ugh...why does every single project end up being a big disappointment. I think all of us should go over there and start doing something! Or we can head over to the peacock site and I'll be glad to operate the crane...always wanted to do that!

[motonenterprises]

On wednesday after the 11am Drive game, I went to Economic Alliance on the 9th floor of city hall to ask questions about development. The lady said that the Pinnacle was about to start, Courtyard at Marriot was about to start blasting, and that the Peacock of course was on hold. So I guess they are still going to build the Pinnacle.

[GVLbikeNboard]

Ah, good to hear. Thanks for doing that!

[motonenterprises]

I have no doubt that the lady told the truth based on the info she received, but is the developer telling the truth on the Pinnacle. We need that building in our skyline.

[distortedlogic]

On wednesday after the 11am Drive game, I went to Economic Alliance on the 9th floor of city hall to ask questions about development. The lady said that the Pinnacle was about to start, Courtyard at Marriot was about to start blasting, and that the Peacock of course was on hold. So I guess they are still going to build the Pinnacle.

[erm1981]

I really and truly hopes that the pinnacle gets built.

[distortedlogic]

Me too. But for the sake of discussion, what would everyone like to see happen to the POM site if it never materializes?

[benjamesriddle]

Another highrise!

[krazeeboi]

If I understand correctly, there will be little to no restaurant/retail space fronting the street with this development, no? If that's the case, the delay could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Having a tower that does absolutely nothing for street level activity is not the most desirable thing for any downtown, particularly one that has come as far as Greenville's.