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Now there is a large group of people who realize that they don't like sitting in traffic and don't have much need for a backyard with a fence, so they choose to live in a more urban area with a nightlife and closer proximity to where they work. So now there is a need and a desire for growth in the city center both in terms of residential and office buildings (Pearl, River North, Frost, etc.). Now if San Antonio can only get some rail transit in the works... :tup: |
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Of the 31 buildings either under construction, approved, or proposed (above 200' in height), ten are between 400' and 499' tall. I think forumers would like to see taller proposals (especially when some condo towers are being almost completely reserved in less than a week - The Independent). People who live downtown do so because they want the urban feel. Furthermore, I have yet to hear of any business (or worker) complaining about too much development. In fact, it's the opposite. Businesses are lining up in queue to get space downtown. Just my two cents - as a local forumer. Let's get back to SA talk...I like the CPS museum/tech center plan designed by Lake/Flato!!! |
Internationally Renowned Architects with Hometown Ties Selected to Design Frost Tower
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Pelli Clarke Pelli Website
These guys have designed some incredible pieces of Architecture. I think its safe to say we can expect a unique and iconic tower no matter the height. |
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Wow this is really exciting. Their work is very impressive. I was nervous about who they would choose, but I'm so ready for this.
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Wow! Petronas Towers, World Financial Center, Bank of America Headquarters. Yeah, I think they got "iconic" down pretty well. I wonder what elements they will draw on for inspiration. And now that this news is out, I bet interest in occupying the remaining square footage will increase ten fold. :hmmm:
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This is great. I hope it's really beautiful and modern.
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Good choice. I hope they do something cool that works well in San Antonio.
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That's great to read. San Antonio has developed many troubles in its growth: traffic, sprawl, etc. But its downtown has always been a nice place. The fact that they have street level retail in mind as a priority is a very good sign.
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Awesome news. Can't wait to see the renderings and then see it rise. Pelli Clarke Pelli are the kings of crowns.
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A conceptual rendering cannot come soon enough on this one, I'm dying to see what they have in store for this project!
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Reading several articles about the selection, there were a few things mentioned that stuck with me. They mentioned a desire to have an impact on both the street level and on the skyline. They talked about the opportunity to tie into the San Pedro creek project, and mentioned the rather large footprint for the building. And finally talked about space for retail.
The proposed site has lanes for motor banking (I would imagine they would want to keep that feature. They need parking for all of their employees, other tenants and customers. Also, the building was slated to be 440k sq ft. That is already limiting the impact on the skyline in terms of height. It has to be a more slender tower and if they link to the linear park, then there will probably be an emphasis on landscaping and green space. Check out this project of theirs: http://pcparch.com/project/torre-cajasol http://pcparch.com/img_cache/77f89a0...asol-spain.jpg Wouldn't that be cool? Of course the sites and surrounding areas are very different. The area around the San Antonio site has most everything paved over and is smaller, but you can see similar elements working. I know, I know; wait till next Summer to see. |
I love projects like that.
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Frost Tower Has Selected Its Architects
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That would be awesome. However, over half of this (Frost) tower is still SPEC. And companies these days are preferring larger floor plates. Unless the total SF is increased (from the roughly 400,000 proposed), I believe this tower will have 20-30 levels of office space (depending on the final size of the floor plates). The tower could also rise higher by placing above ground parking under the office space. Torre Sevilla/Cajasol (the tower depicted above) was a 1.9 million SF master development. The tower, itself, consists of 732,000 SF of space (roughly 18,000-19,000 SF floor plates). About 40% larger than the proposed Frost. So, although it is a really cool tower, and an example of PCP's work, I do not believe it is not a good representation of what Frost will (may) become...unless Weston increases the SPEC space by ~300,000 SF. |
It won't be between 20 and 30 floors. Thats all I'll say.
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Another thing they could do, as I think CPS wants/wanted to do, is try to lure another company (or companies) with the tower making the square footage even larger. That would probably be more difficult though. |
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