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Originally Posted by glowrock
While I'm not exactly a huge fan of the casino garage, do you REALLY think you could build that amount of parking underground without it costing a minimum of $100 million JUST for the parking facility?
Aaron (Glowrock)
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Yes, because this project was one of the few which had a handful of outside developers competing vigorously for the right to build this thing. If it was required for the winning bidder to sink at least half the garage, I believe there still would have been bidders. Just MHO. Same if there was a requirement for an attached hotel - this is a no brainer for a casino.
At any rate, the architectural standards for the garage should have been much more defined. I've seen large garages in cities which are much more easy on the eye. This thing is literally a concrete cube.
Also, have a look at the first page of part one of this thread series. Scroll about half way down and you will find an artists rendering of the winning design. Directly below is a photo during construction. Note the height difference with the garage! Someone was mislead.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=100544
I 100% agree on the stadium parking lots. Two level development is nonsense. A developer offered $10 million for a parcel just last month to build a 10 story office building with street level shops, but the Steelers/Pirates apparently have first dibs. Its nonsense.