10-19-2018, 08:09 PM
(10-19-2018, 09:12 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(10-19-2018, 08:39 AM)Spokes Wrote: Wow. That would be truly fantastic!
Does the zoning allow for it? I wonder if they're trying to show what could be done with it to drum up some interest.
Here are the images:
I predict the response will be “Nimby”. Maybe they just need to let the property get a bit more dilapidated until everybody agrees that something like the render would be an improvement on the current state.
This is actually pretty close to what many residents proposed in a design charette run by the city. I was there, among the group of 50-60 people. It felt like a productive session and the city is doing a nice job of follow-up.
Lots of details to debate, but overall looking at a complete teardown and rebuild to max of 6 maybe 7 stories with upper stories stepped back. Underground parking plus some surface. Integrate aspects of original building in the new, such as a partial facade. Ground floor businesses that function as an extension of the neighborhood's "front porch" character -- such as restaurant with strips of patio seating.
Unfortunately, site contamination and poor building condition make it unfeasible to keep the current structure. :-(