This proposal has been around for years but I guess we never created a thread for it.
Back in 2009, Tishman Speyer received a 3-year extension to start construction. That latest deadline is up later this year and I'm hopeful they will not need another one. Also, there have been some recent changes to certain aspects of the development. From
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The two towers at 201 Folsom will still rise 38 and 43 stories over an 80 foot full-lot podium, but instead of 725 units with a mix of 161 studios, 466 one-bedrooms and 98 two-bedrooms, the current plans call for 671 units with 12 studios, 234 one-bedrooms, 333 two-bedrooms and 92 threes.
The number of parking spaces over which the building will be built has been reduced from 1,010 to 701 as 272 parking spaces which were originally included to accommodate the Post Office at 390 Main Street are no longer needed (the Metropolitan Transportation Commission purchased 390 Main).
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And the best news of all:
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In terms of design, Arquitectonica has replaced Heller Manus as the architects of record, stay tuned for the revised rendering scoop.
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YESSSS!!!! Just like Infinity! And that came out great. I must say, HM's latest design for this isn't the worst thing in the world:
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And here's an older version:
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Imagine what Arquitectonica will come up with. They'll certainly want to do even better than they did with Infinity. I can't wait to see it.
EDIT: Wait no longer, here they are:
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