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Originally Posted by jsbrook
I also like the amenities. But point me in the camp that thinks this turned out far worse than the renders. And I see it frequently. I live in Rittenhouse and the Bellevue (across the street from this) is my gym. I usually pass it to get there.
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Looking back on this thread it seems I've been out of step from the beginning. The consensus on the renderings seem a lot more favorable than I remember. I just think white paneling never looks good on a building and ages disastrously. I also am simply not a fan of the overall look of the building, and the renderings made it seem like it would be very loud and stand out a lot. Plus considering what seemed to be very poor design, I assumed materials to be of noticeably low quality.
So for me, to see a building that looks to have decent quality, that is somewhat more muted and dignified than expected, allowing the building to sort of step into the background, was a big positive for me.
Then again I've only seen it in its nearly complete form once, at night. So I may be overestimating it, if people like you who see it more frequently are less impressed.