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Old Posted Oct 15, 2018, 6:51 PM
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This one still needs to happen. The building it replaced is already gone. Halting development now would leave a parking lot in an otherwise intact neighborhood. No one with modest money is going to build a new (small) building in its place for the simple fact that there's a chance they might be approached by another developer and have their building knocked down, too. Most restaurants, unless they're a chain, don't build their own buildings, and if they do, it's in the suburbs. In this spot, you're not going to get another commercial building there, and if we did, it's unlikely it would have a retail component if it's only a 1 or 2-story building. A company needing space and wanting this specific location for some reason isn't going to pay the bill for retail in their building. If they need the space they'll just get it in one of the nearby office towers.
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Old Posted Oct 15, 2018, 7:06 PM
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I'm fine with this one, the one I Want canceled is the 12 story parking garage topped with the tooth-shaped office thing. at 4th and colorado.
Thank you. 405 Colorado needs to die. That parking garage is a monstrosity.

Kevin is right. We lost the building that was there, at this point they might as well build the tower rather than leaving it a parking lot.
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Old Posted Oct 15, 2018, 9:07 PM
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ugh...yep might as well build it, parking garage and all.
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Old Posted Nov 5, 2018, 11:57 PM
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This happened today. The site plan was approved and released. The final elevations have not been added.

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Old Posted Nov 6, 2018, 3:43 AM
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Groundbreaking pics up on FB. Looks good, should be moving along now.
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Old Posted Nov 6, 2018, 3:54 AM
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Groundbreaking pics up on FB. Looks good, should be moving along now.
Where did you see that? Gotta link?
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Old Posted Nov 6, 2018, 4:30 AM
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Just shared with you on FB
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Old Posted Nov 6, 2018, 9:45 AM
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Mind sharing it here? Can’t seem to come across it on FB.
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Maybe it's just the low resolution but the rendering in that photograph looks different than what we saw previously. It seems the window mullions aren't as pronounced or detailed. Also, what's going on towards the top of the building? It almost looks like that portion is open to the sky.
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^^^I agree. It is a different rendering from which we have seen.
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I think the rendering is showing the same design and all, but I'm not sure why they emphasized on the mechanical screen appearing open.

If you look at an earlier rendering, that space basically looks the same when viewed through the top.



It's the side view that makes it look different.

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The 1/3 of the block on the west side of the tower looks like wasted space. A plaza with a water feature would be nice there. But when I zoom in, there a structure there. What is that?

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The 1/3 of the block on the west side of the tower looks like wasted space. A plaza with a water feature would be nice there. But when I zoom in, there a structure there. What is that?
Those are the existing buildings. Bob's Steakhouse and all the gay bars on 4th.
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Those are the existing buildings. Bob's Steakhouse and all the gay bars on 4th.
Ok, definitely NOT wasted space and should be left alone there.
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The elevations have been added to the approved site plan (pages 28-30). The height remains the same, and I didn't notice any significant changes from what we have already seen.

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The tower crane is scheduled to go up on the weekend of 12/15 & 12/16.

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Old Posted Nov 17, 2018, 2:44 AM
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The tower crane is scheduled to go up on the weekend of 12/15 & 12/16.

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