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Originally Posted by RoldanTTLB
The only reason they had the opportunity to cut down Verre was because it was not being built of-right. This is, so there's really no say by the planning department. Blank walls like this happen because of lot lines. There were plans for tall buildings on every lot on this block, so that the blank wall would not be terribly visible. It's more of a case if any of the other towers will come to pass, or when. It's also unclear how this blank wall will be finished. I mean, it might end up pleasantly bricked, although I wouldn't put money on it.
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My point was that since there are going to be these walls, the planning department should mandate better aesthetic treatment to make them look acceptable. Despite it being as of right, it should be in the zoning code.
Then if they end up being visible for years, the city doesn't become one mass of giant horrible concrete walls (think brutalism) everywhere that begins to make the city uglier and uglier.