University of Iowa Projects:
Children's Hospital http://m3.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...alBuidling.jpg http://m6.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...childrens2.png West Campus Dorms http://m8.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...estCampus2.jpg Madison Street Dorms http://m8.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...sonstreet1.jpg http://m0.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...sonstreet2.jpg Biomedical Research Facility http://cmsimg.press-citizen.com/apps...ects-under-way Hancher Auditorium http://m5.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...c.hancher1.jpg http://m6.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...z.hancher2.jpg Pharmacy Building http://m0.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...cybuilding.jpg Engineering Building http://m6.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...ngineering.jpg School of Music http://m4.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...oolofmusic.jpg Visual Arts Building http://m0.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...visualarts.JPG |
Coralville, Iowa City's largest suburb
Coralville Downtown Mixed-Use http://m6.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...emixeduse.jpeg Iowa River Landing http://m3.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...ibrYd.IRL3.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...uoYeM.IRL4.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...1gyUv.IRL1.jpg http://m2.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...8fiMh.IRL2.jpg http://m1.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...R88d.Drury.JPG Coralville Arena http://m5.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...illearena1.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...illearena2.jpg Coralville Old Town http://m8.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...leoldtown1.jpg http://m4.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1...oralville1.jpg |
And now on to Cedar Rapids, which is about 25 minutes up the road from Iowa City. Cedar Rapids is a separate metro area with about 270,000 people in the metro, and had a relatively diverse economy, but is still predominantly an industrial city.
http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/8045...1&s=0&a=t&q=89 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/...=1260933895350 CRST Tower http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps689e1aaf.jpg http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps25567dfe.jpg http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/0dfe...pids-south.jpg http://www.opnarchitects.com/wp-cont...6287720301.jpg 400 SW 1st Street http://m.iowarealty.com/userdocs/hom.../1590905_1.jpg Kingston Commons Condos http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...sa40608eb.jpeg Village Lofts http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...W=995&MaxH=500 http://fusion-architects.com/wp-cont...F2573-Edit.jpg Renovation of the Mott Warehouse http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...-308059962.jpg The NewBo Station mixed-use project under construction in Cedar Rapids' booming New Bohemia district. http://m9.i.pbase.com/g9/07/204007/2...9.Me5T02pz.jpg http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...-150329736.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2wh30emz.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psvyypesim.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0kgtmmwh.jpg And this project called The Depot just started construction: http://thedepot-cr.com/wp-content/up...to-1-FRONT.jpg http://thedepot-cr.com/wp-content/up...Exteriors2.jpg http://thedepot-cr.com/wp-content/up...Genonetric.jpg |
Very nice!! Looks like runaway development for Iowa City. I wouldn't be surprised to see that city to hit 100k by 2030.
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Wow!! Those two eastern Iowa cities are really booming! My mom's side of the family is from just a ways south of Iowa City and if I didn't drive back or ride Amtrak to either Mount Pleasent or Burlington I would fly into Cedar Rapids.
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Huge news out of Cedar Rapids today. The City issued an RFP for a surface parking lot downtown, and looked what they got back. A 28 story highrise apartment building that also has a grocery store and a hotel component. This is one of 3 proposals, but is by far the most sexy.
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I'm surprised how developed Iowa City is already. Any more aerials?
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That's a lot of high quality development for Iowa City, what's causing it to boom?
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Update on the CRST Tower in Cedar Rapids.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psmcbioujc.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psjileyf9t.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psi3ud0r3y.jpg And conceptual plans for a new park. That hillside in the background is affectionately dubbed "Mt. Trashmore", since it was a former city dump site that's been capped to allow a new park to be constructed. Plans could include a winter sports park, ziplines, etc. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9 https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9 https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9 |
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Question: Would any of youse guys mind if the scope of this thread were expanded to encompass urban developments in all of Iowa's cities (minus perhaps their share of the Omaha and Quad Cities metros)? I feel like Iowa has a lot of small and medium-sized cities that can drive a stronger thread collectively than individually.
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A new pencil-thin 14 story apartment building proposal right in the heart of downtown Iowa City on the site of a small commercial building that burned down and was demolished. This project will have 72 apartment units.
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In Cedar Rapids, the Metropolitan project (shown in renderings above) is coming along nicely.
Cedar Rapids The Metropolitan project is well underway. Here's the progress on this one. http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...610_094451.jpg http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...610_094728.jpg |
Cedar Rapids
Here is an early rendering for a new 10-story office annex to be built by United Insurance Group. The building shown on the left is existing. http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...=1400&MaxW=692 http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...=1400&MaxW=692 And more progress on The Metropolitan http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...624_152105.jpg |
Iowa City
The Madison Street Residence Hall has now topped out. http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psi1y6xlwx.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psomrzdb0m.jpg Also, these renderings were posted above, but both projects have now started construction. 228 E. Court Street http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/3b1a...A9QMCT.1-0.png 316 Madison Avenue http://www.bsbdesign.com.s3.amazonaw...ed-Accents.jpg |
Cedar Rapids
https://s32.postimg.org/scrgdxro5/DSC_0958b.jpg And some views from the top: https://s31.postimg.org/vo4ksg9gr/IMG_7956b.jpg https://s31.postimg.org/vqogfcia3/IMG_7961b.jpg https://s32.postimg.org/mnd6szwr9/IMG_7972b.jpg Iowa City Elevator cores to the 7th or so story on the 12 story Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Iowa City http://www.urbandsm.com/forum/downlo...php?id=508&t=1 And a new project called the Whistler Apartments http://www.tellurideapartments.net/f...-rendering.jpg And here's a new rendering for a mixed use project in the Iowa City suburb of Coralville, which is getting some fairly decent density going in several parts of town. http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...1400&MaxW=1596 http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...1400&MaxW=1596 http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage...1400&MaxW=1596 |
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That would be great! I lived in Marshalltown for 8 years and there was a decent amount of construction, but that was before the recession years. The whole town looked kinda dead during those years.
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Some Iowa City updates.
Hilton Garden Inn http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1qky6cxs.jpg Madison Street Residence Hall http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...pswpgjunwh.jpg Construction has started on what is now called RISE at Riverfront Crossings http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/88bc...BG9NBM.1-0.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psgl7dsanr.jpg Another apartment project in the Riverfront Crossings Neighborhood http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psiukp2kkv.jpg Some incredible architecture coming out of Iowa City. Below are a few University of Iowa projects, some are replacement buildings that were flood damaged in 2008 that are just now getting wrapped up. Hancher Auditorium https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=HC_zWx8M https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=lFLeOm15 https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=vshwL8Mm Arts Building https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=pTWecoPT https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=80MW8of0 https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=SOEoWvBe School of Music https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=XEoQHwmd Pharmacy School https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=oSrbpaWN https://inspire.uiowa.edu/sites/insp...?itok=EmqpdBHT |
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