Spokane/ CDA development discussions - Page 62

bgriff4 · #**1221** Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 3:23 PM**

I'm all for this project. It's a good start of what our city needs to highlight the river running through the downtown core. Right now it's just there. A great city capitalizes on a natural water source like a river. Beautifies it's banks, allows access, provides a river walk with shops, cafes, etc. along the way. This isn't that, but a good start nonetheless:

http://www.spokanepfd.org/completion/index.php

ghost22 · #**1222** Posted: **Mar 2, 2012, 5:44 AM**

Wow the picture showing the exibition space accross the street shows a building 2x the size of the current convention center. That is massive.

FireFighter74 · #**1223** Posted: **Mar 16, 2012, 3:46 AM**

http://www.spokanejournal.com/article.php?id=7984

http://www.spokanejournal.com/article.php?id=7983

ghost22 · #**1224** Posted: **Mar 17, 2012, 3:33 AM**

250,000 square feet isn't anything to scoff at. The housing project looks like a nice building. Where on sprague is this at?

FireFighter74 · #**1225** Posted: **Mar 17, 2012, 3:54 PM**

14 blocks east of Division on Sprague just east of Hamilton. I believe the property was a farmers market at one point.

ghost22 · #**1226** Posted: **Mar 23, 2012, 9:31 PM**

there was a peice about a 5 story 82 unit housing project going up on 4th street in CDA. I am not subscribed online so can't get it but looks nice at least.

bgriff4 · #**1227** Posted: **Mar 29, 2012, 2:52 PM**

This is the 2009 Spokane Riverpoint Campus Master Plan Overview (u-district). It's impressive, and seems like things are definitely moving forward with the bio-sciences building and mlk jr avennue. The long term plan is a ways out, but looks great. Some of the renderings are out of date like the pedestrian bridge design (updated design here: udbridgestudy.blogspot.com) but it's exciting to see whats to come.

http://spokane.wsu.edu/aboutWSUSpoka...112010_Web.pdf

ghost22 · #**1228** Posted: **Apr 1, 2012, 1:31 AM**

Looks good but some of the stuff they have as done in 2010 looks much different than what is really there. That pedestrian bridge would be great since Rockwoods main campus is right on the other side and has planned an expansion. Perhaps they can work some of the medicine and residency setup with them.

FireFighter74 · #**1229** Posted: **Jul 13, 2012, 5:07 PM**

Kendall Yards Progress

Gonzaga Area

DT

bgriff4 · #**1230** Posted: **Jul 22, 2012, 11:53 PM**

Looks good! I drive down Hamilton quite a bit and was excited to see the progress over the last six months. I did notice on the condo/lofts, the sheet metal siding looks a little wrinkled. Can't decide if it's modern wavy metal, or wavy metal. In any case, the Kendall Yards and Gonzaga district are improving curb appeal for the city. Keep the projects coming!

chepe · #**1231** Posted: **Sep 14, 2012, 5:02 PM**

Worthy's propose a 700 room 15 story hotel across from the opera house. No renderings yet but, if built, it will be a really big project of 550,000 square feet and a 900 space parking garage. The articles mention a U shape, which would at least mean that it won't be yet another square for Spokane. Hoping for an exterior finish incorporating more glass than Spokane's other taller buildings.

September 13, 2012 in Business
Worthys announce plans to build headquarters hotel
Site by Convention Center would include 700 rooms, meeting space, skywalk
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...uarters-hotel/

In the span of four weeks Walt and Karen Worthy pieced together ambitious plans to build the city’s largest hotel: a 700-room, 15-story showpiece connected to the Spokane Convention Center.

The hotel and an adjoining parking garage would fill an entire block, with plans to compete for the status of headquarters for conventions. Groundbreaking is expected in first quarter 2013, with completion the following year.

revrw · #**1232** Posted: **Sep 14, 2012, 6:14 PM**

I agree chepe.....I hope it has a more modern and sleek design to it. Hopefully someone will be able to post some renderings soon.

In addition, Ron wells announced his proposal for the ridpath redevelopment.

This is good news for Spokane. Possibly eliminating a surface parking lot and some good redevelopment in the core.

What I'm also excited about is once this project takes off, then there should be some trickle down effect and smaller developments in and around that hotel. Lord knows there are plenty of surface parking lots around there...lol

FireFighter74 · #**1233** Posted: **Sep 15, 2012, 3:23 AM**

If it ends up looking anything like the Davenport Tower, I will cry. Ugliest building EVER!!! We need a sleek oval building with no balconies or visible concrete, with lots of glass and some usable green space.

revrw · #**1234** Posted: **Sep 15, 2012, 5:34 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireFighter74

If it ends up looking anything like the Davenport Tower, I will cry. Ugliest building EVER!!! We need a sleek oval building with no balconies or visible concrete, with lots of glass and some usable green space.

Agreed....I do think something that favors/demands a much higher quality of design and construction will be the fact that in order for this to work they will need buy-in from a high-end hotel franchise and they are very particular about protecting their brand and image.

Contrarian · #**1235** Posted: **Sep 16, 2012, 1:50 AM**

Agree, Firefighter. Hope Worthy hires a different architect from the one he used for the Davenport Tower.

grayproduct · #**1236** Posted: **Oct 7, 2012, 7:57 PM**

As long as he doesn't opt for pre-cast concrete construction like the Davenport Tower, it will be a fair bit better on the eyes.

boisecynic · #**1237** Posted: **Oct 23, 2012, 1:56 PM**

Hey Spokane;

Boisean here. I'm seeking input. Boise is considering a new downtown transit center and it seems it will be similar to your Plaza. Do you guys have any input? I haven't been to Spokane in years but some of the googling I've done seems to point to your bus Plaza having some problems.

Nice pics of Kendall Yards, firefighter.

Contrarian · #**1238** Posted: **Nov 10, 2012, 12:24 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by boisecynic

Hey Spokane;

. . . but some of the googling I've done seems to point to your bus Plaza having some problems.

Yes, it is a problem. It has become an "attractive nuisance" --- a magnet for transients and idlers looking for a place to hang out. Much to the displeasure of nearby merchants who believe the riffraff it attracts repels would-be customers.

It was a boondoggle hoked up by the transit bureaucrats to blow a pile of tax money it had amassed over the years from a license tab fee and other subsidies. The tab fee has since been repealed.

bgriff4 · #**1239** Posted: **Jan 10, 2013, 5:14 PM**

It would be nice to get the ball rolling on cleaning up the other side of the tracks. Might as well start with the Trade Winds...http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...l-or-demolish/

bgriff4 · #**1240** Posted: **Jan 26, 2013, 4:02 AM**

A bit of news on the Ridpath:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...ture-if-wells/

http://wellsandcompany.biz/projects/...ub-apartments/