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RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 03-25-2019
I think I see what they were going for w/ the podium. Different 'distinct' businesses taking up those spots right. So wanted each to have opportunity to be a bit unique. Any word on which business/restos will be in there?
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - panamaniac - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 10:46 AM)Momo26 Wrote: I think I see what they were going for w/ the podium. Different 'distinct' businesses taking up those spots right. So wanted each to have opportunity to be a bit unique. Any word on which business/restos will be in there?
Will there be any? The problem I thought I was seeing was that all the "storefronts" seem "faux".
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 03-25-2019
Hmm, not sure. Faux meaning they look like storefronts but are residences? Or just the lobby/common areas?
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - panamaniac - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 11:51 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Hmm, not sure. Faux meaning they look like storefronts but are residences? Or just the lobby/common areas?
No idea - I just wasn't certain from the photos that any of the frontage was given over to commercial use/storefronts.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - urbd - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 10:46 AM)Momo26 Wrote: I think I see what they were going for w/ the podium. Different 'distinct' businesses taking up those spots right. So wanted each to have opportunity to be a bit unique. Any word on which business/restos will be in there?
Nope. This building is 100% residential. No mixed use
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Lens - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 10:23 AM)Spokes Wrote: Love that first picture and it's perspective. Thanks for all your photo updates this weekend.
The streetscape, while isn't great, isn't as bad as I expected.
I don't find that first image very flattering tbh, but not terrible.
As for the street level interaction... IT SUCKS! What a brutal mishmash of styles and materials and an overall unwelcoming frontage.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Spokes - 03-25-2019
Oh I'm not saying it's good at all. But originally wasn't it all open to the parking inside the podium?
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 03-26-2019
I'm not certain if any building had ever tastefully integrated podium parking into a high rise condo. Are there any examples? Not sure if City Centre counts as it's only 1 floor...it's not horrible.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - taylortbb - 03-26-2019
(03-26-2019, 10:35 AM)Momo26 Wrote: I'm not certain if any building had ever tastefully integrated podium parking into a high rise condo. Are there any examples? Not sure if City Centre counts as it's only 1 floor...it's not horrible.
I think 1 Victoria did a pretty good job, and 144 Park was good too (the ground floor houses hid things nicely).
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - jamincan - 03-26-2019
Mondrian in Ottawa does a pretty decent job, I think.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Spokes - 03-26-2019
LOVE Mondrian
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - jamincan - 03-27-2019
I think the implementation lost some of the drama of the proposal, but it still turned out very nice.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - kidgibnick - 03-27-2019
If this building is intended to be 100% residential and no commercial (if I understood correctly), what is planned for the ground floor, behind the "carolinest.ca" signage and orange tarp?
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - Spokes - 03-27-2019
I think it's parking.
RE: Caroline St Private Residences | 22 fl | U/C - urbd - 03-27-2019
(03-27-2019, 09:03 AM)Spokes Wrote: I think it's parking.
Correct, and some of it has been rented out by Vincenzos - they have signs inside the store saying FUTURE VINCENZOS PARKING and a picture of the podium.