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Stayed at the DoubleTree this weekend and took this photo from the room.  

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My friend grabbed some shots of downtown while flying into ORL. This one really shows how the I-4/408 interchange is coming along.  Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

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I think Lake Eola Park is one of the best urban parks in the country.  Today.  Haven't been to Orlando in 10 years or more and there is a lot more life downtown and around this park.  Great to see an

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4 hours ago, Tim3167 said:

So is the white pyramid the final look? It looks unfinished and not a fan if that’s the final product.

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Agreed.

If that's all it's going to be is solid white with no dark trim color to break it up, it's going to look like a coat of primer. 

Not to mention how dirty looking it will likely become. 

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5 hours ago, Gtothree2748 said:

https://bungalower.com/2023/04/07/sunset-bodega-announces-closure-before-official-opening/

Why oh WHY can't there even be HALF of a journalistic bone at Bungalower?!!?!

Saying that they were told in December 2022 that there would be no need for a Change of Use if they stayed within set square footage on the bottom floor of the building and that they have records of their dealings with the City that supports their claim 

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ALL THIS DOES IS LEAVE ME WITH NUMEROUS QUESTIONS!

  • Did they show these records in support of their claim to Bungalower?
  • Were they able to be verified as not manipulated? (eg presumably emails with mail headers)
  • Assuming both of those are true, reach back out to the city for comment
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Facade re-doo on North Magnolia a block south of the bus turn-around. 

There was a mediterranean restaurant there for a bit that I used to walk to and get wraps and kebabs several years ago. 

 

I don't know if I like the final result. 

It's weird, architecturally, but the functional cable supports are interesting. 

 

The businesses there don't really need or use a balcony, so it is odd, but well done? 

 

Hopefully stretching for the future. 

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It's just really weird. Nobody is going to use those balconies there. 

That is like a New Orleans Bourbon Street or Tampa Ybor City type design for not even in the same neighborhood and definitely not in the right use or capability. 

This building should have been in Tampa. 

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I don't mind the general concept, i.e. the balconies, I just don't much care for the style of the balusters and of course, the white paint job.

Replacing the balusters with something a little narrower and less ornate looking, and painting them a dark(er) color would be a vast improvement IMHO. 

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The balconies serve several purposes, outdoor seating for tenants upstairs while also serving as an awning for pedestrians below. Another bonus is that anyone seated on the balconies above equals more eyes on the street for added security.

Can't speak to how often the balconies will be used - maybe the tenants upstairs will use them during lunch breaks.

Might not be as aesthetically pleasing as some higher end renovations, but it looks a lot better than some nearby properties that have been sitting untouched and neglected for years.

Looks more inviting for pedestrians than the before pic IMO.

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12 hours ago, nite owℓ said:

The balconies serve several purposes, outdoor seating for tenants upstairs while also serving as an awning for pedestrians below. Another bonus is that anyone seated on the balconies above equals more eyes on the street for added security.

Can't speak to how often the balconies will be used - maybe the tenants upstairs will use them during lunch breaks.

Might not be as aesthetically pleasing as some higher end renovations, but it looks a lot better than some nearby properties that have been sitting untouched and neglected for years.

Looks more inviting for pedestrians than the before pic IMO.

A huge improvement, but also uglier than necessary. And not even from cheaping out, just being done in poor taste. Agree with @prahabohemethat Streamline Moderne would have been apropos and easy.

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so, one of those trees across Publix on Lake Ave was busted up.  thought it was b/c of a storm.  well, just a couple hundred feet from there the Waverly bay door fronting Lake had graffiti on it and a worker was trying to remove it.  maybe vandalism.  I know vandals did a lot of damage on Michigan Ave over the weekend in Chicago.

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2 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Sounds like the plot for an episode of THE A-TEAM.  

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Evil, greedy landlords bleeding their poor, hapless tenants dry.... 

Refusing to surrender their iron-fisted grip on power....

...that nickel-plated beauty Hannibal Smith is holding must be cha-ching today... maybe even more than Mr. T's jewelry...

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