All of those different facades on it in the renderings seem very confusing.
It is a lame practice that is gaining traction to disguise bad massing.
Schizophrenic, multiple personality facades are an Elkus specialty.
And to think all that park frontage is going to be a giant blank wall. =/
Hmmmm, if I remember correctly, the side of the Dainty Dot facing the Greenway was also a blank wall, it was a wreak of a brick wall!! At least with these renderings, the vertical lines draw your eyes upwards where the brick wall was just that, a brick wall! I might be wrong but I seem to remember that the side of the new building facing the Greenway was to include a water feature, maybe those vertical lines are just that, the water feature!
It's true that the Dainty Dot also featured a blank wall, but the building was torn down and it can no longer serve as a precedent. Once you tear down the building (whether or not you agree with the act), there is an opportunity to start completely fresh; tabula rasa, if you will. This tower's design had the opportunity to engage the park and just flat out didn't. I know about the water feature, but it doesn't change the fact that it is a blank, dead wall.
Interesting they are building residential with a steel frame. I thought poured concrete was the way to do it these days?
Interesting they are building residential with a steel frame. I thought poured concrete was the way to do it these days?
The steel on this puppy is going up super fast! Wouldn't surprise me if they top this off around July 4th. Compare that to how slow the Exeter St. apartment tower is going.