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Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
(12-03-2020, 05:28 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Has anyone seen the parking garage screen at night with the garage lights on?  I’m wondering if the effect is any better at night?

I don't know if the lights I've seen are permanent or temporary during construction (this was a while ago), but it didn't look good. You could clearly see the light sources. If they have some sort of method for diffusing the light I could see it being better at night.
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(12-03-2020, 05:56 PM)dtkvictim Wrote:
(12-03-2020, 05:28 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Has anyone seen the parking garage screen at night with the garage lights on?  I’m wondering if the effect is any better at night?

I don't know if the lights I've seen are permanent or temporary during construction (this was a while ago), but it didn't look good. You could clearly see the light sources. If they have some sort of method for diffusing the light I could see it being better at night.

Frosted glass would probably do it. But it remains to be seen whether the current state is final or not.
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(12-03-2020, 08:44 PM)tomh009 Wrote:
(12-03-2020, 05:56 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: I don't know if the lights I've seen are permanent or temporary during construction (this was a while ago), but it didn't look good. You could clearly see the light sources. If they have some sort of method for diffusing the light I could see it being better at night.

Frosted glass would probably do it. But it remains to be seen whether the current state is final or not.

I agree that it needs a barrier like frosted glass.  IMO, it looks worse at night.

   

Coke
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Interesting, I think the garage lights need to defuse different. The only things I can see are; The Kraut Line, the Clock Tower, and the old water tank.
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That looks a lot better than I expected, but I'm still hoping for (though long past actually expecting) the metal fins.
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I can't make out anything in that. I think I have a better chance in the daytime.

Why didn't they stick with that original 'coded' line look per renderings...
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(12-12-2020, 11:20 AM)Momo26 Wrote: I can't make out anything in that. I think I have a better chance in the daytime.

Why didn't they stick with that original 'coded' line look per renderings...

Just a wild guess on my part, but $$$.
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(12-11-2020, 08:57 PM)Coke6pk Wrote:
(12-03-2020, 08:44 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Frosted glass would probably do it. But it remains to be seen whether the current state is final or not.

I agree that it needs a barrier like frosted glass.  IMO, it looks worse at night.

Here is a view in the late afternoon, where the light fixtures are not quite so obvious.

   
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I was cautiously optimistic, but that looks really bad
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(12-14-2020, 10:17 PM)Spokes Wrote: I was cautiously optimistic, but that looks really bad

It’s too bad. I think the idea was great. It might be salvageable if they can diffuse the lighting inside — I find that I see the individual lights and find it very difficult to look past them to try to see the city in the pattern.
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Is it topped out now?
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(12-29-2020, 08:36 PM)Lebronj23 Wrote: Is it topped out now?
Yes.
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There is an 8F unit listed for sale, for June occupancy. Asking $500K for a little of 700 sqft.
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(12-29-2020, 08:55 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Asking $500K for a little of 700 sqft.

Quite depressing.
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