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Originally Posted by Groundhog
Kinda surprised by this, I thought there were plans to keep the smokestack and a few surface lots/some green space next to it. I don't see either in these renderings.
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I think there's some green space tucked in there somewhere and green roofs. As to the smokestack, that's been out of the plan since May, per the minutes from the May 11th Historical Commission meeting:
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Ori Feibush, the property owner, introduced himself and offered to answer any questions. He stated that he wished to clarify that they are no longer pursuing the effort to save the smokestack. He said they have had a company taking drone photography weekly and there was substantial shearing a month ago and the shearing has increased, and there has been movement. Mr. Feibush stated they have petitioned the Department of Licenses & Inspections to begin demolition of just the smokestack portion (not the building it sits on) and are working with the project’s engineers and the City to save portions of the building that can reasonably be saved.
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As to what I think of the renderings overall, honestly they're a bit unimpressive in terms of the amount of rehab/preservation. Basically you have the Wanamaker-era boilerhouse squished under 4 additional stories of overbuild, with an added brick wall to the east to give a little heft. As far as the original 1865 building, I'm not seeing much more than the western wall and 2 of the 6 bays on that side are nothing more than a wall to nowhere, its empty window openings backed by open space.
The whole set of 10 images is on OCF Realty's facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/ocfrealtyph...type=3&theater