Hoffler Tower

[vdogg]

A site in the wrong city even! And they said it's under construction? It's insulting how little they know! Local news programs are ridiculous: 10 minutes of homicide/fire reports, 5 minutes of sports and 5 of weather, leaving 10 minutes for advertisements and small talk... nobody needs any of that! Read a paper.

On a side note does anyone wish as fervently as I do that they would change the name of this tower as to forgo any confusion with the "Armada Hoffler" tower? Seriously, they could've come up with something more original than just tacking the guys last name onto it.

[willy]

Yeah I know. I could even live with the "Oswald Tower" if the guy just REALLY needs his name on the place.

[lil-bear]

Churchill Tower sounds nice since it is near Church Street!

[willy]

You know Willy, after rereading your post at the beginning of this thread the similarities are uncanny between this project and the ones mentioned in this news clip. Are we sure Mr. Hoffler is not part of Churchill Development Group?

You may be right, take a look at this. This is the "Vue" in Orlando which is being developed by none other than Churchill Development. Notice any similarities?

[br0guy]

Deja Vu... haven't we talked about this before? I remember pics posted about the Churchill projects in this thread... I think one was in Orlando, another in Key West, or maybe it was in Charlotte?

Vue Charlotte

That's the link to the Vue Charlotte development from Churchill. It has a link to the Orlando one called Vue at Lake Eola. I suppose the Norfolk one would be Vue Norfolk or Vue on the Elizabeth.

Ahhhh... here it is.

[willy]

Yeah I posted this same picture on something like page 2 in hopes we would maybe get a building close to the one in Orlando.

[br0guy]

Both projects in Orlando and Charlotte have some height to them!!

[willy]

The one in Orlando is going to be 35 floors, so that is more along the lines of what we will get. And I can only dream of one like in Charlotte which will be 51 floors.

[erdogs]

In the mayor's speech he said granby tower will cost 100 million, and the hoffler tower will cost 30 million. How can a building 3 to 4 stories more cost 70 million less? What am I missing here? Also wtkr said the tower would have 150 condo's and may be as much as 20 stories.

[johnhowell]

The Conference Center takes up a big chunk and Hoffler looks skinny so the costs there is less. But still 30mil does seem low for a 35 story skyscraper.

[rusthebuss]

The Conference Center takes up a big chunk and Hoffler looks skinny so the costs there is less. But still 30mil does seem low for a 35 story skyscraper.

WTKR are idiots. They have all their information screwed up. Don't worry about what they say. They were showing the Westin development while talking about the Hoffler building.

[vdogg]

The Conference Center takes up a big chunk and Hoffler looks skinny so the costs there is less. But still 30mil does seem low for a 35 story skyscraper.

The tower has definately grown, you can count on that. This was from Okinawas source. I know who Okinawas source is and I can tell you it doesn't get anymore reliable than that. Also, the mayor said in the State of the city there would be 300 units in this project, the 150 unit number is old and inaccurate and I suspect that the 30 mil figure is out of date as well. This is probably closer to 60-70 mill now and also it really looks like they're gonna use steel for this project.

[erdogs]

WTKR are idiots. They have all their information screwed up. Don't worry about what they say. They were showing the Westin development while talking about the Hoffler building.

The mayor is the one who said 30 mill, unless I misunderstood.

[vdogg]

The mayor is the one who said 30 mill, unless I misunderstood.

They both did but that figure is probably not right because it's the exact same one given when the project was first announced.

[okinawatyphoon]

Another reason for the lower cost is probably the type of housing offered in this project. Granby is all about luxury and high class, which explains a lot of the 100 million dollar cost. This project is probably not aiming for the kind of buyer that Granby is.

[juancapitalcitydc]

I guess we'll never have a clear rendering of the tower.

[vdogg]

I guess we'll never have a clear rendering of the tower.

We will after it goes through design review and the planning commission. Until then, we'll just have to wait.

[johnhowell]

We will after it goes through design review and the planning commission. Until then, we'll just have to wait.

Any idea when this project will be started?

[vdogg]

Any idea when this project will be started?

Well, ir'a not on the committee docket as of yet but they plan to break ground in November of this year.

[okinawatyphoon]

Well, ir'a not on the committee docket as of yet but they plan to break ground in November of this year.

So would early/mid summer be a realistic time to get some real info possibly?

[vdogg]

So would early/mid summer be a realistic time to get some real info possibly?

If they plan on breaking ground this fall I'd say at least by then.

[GoodNews]

If they plan on breaking ground this fall I'd say at least by then.

Are there any new rendering for this building?

[vdogg]

It looks as though the city is buying back or purchasing the property that the Hoffler tower was to sit on. Why this is occurring and what this means for the project i'm unsure of. Link

Warning! .pdf file

Letter from the City Manager and an Ordinance entitled,

[rusthebuss]

Man you had me worried! I thought that this project was getting canned!

[erdogs]

If they plan on breaking ground this fall I'd say at least by then.

Is this still true? I almost forgot about this project.