ATLANTA | Viewpoint | 501 FT / 153 M | 36 FLOORS - Page 15

ATLksuGUY · #**281** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 2:18 PM**

your kidding right?

ThrashATL · #**282** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 3:09 PM**

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your kidding right?

No. The more I see it, the less it appeals. That big pedestal box of parking is extremely hideous. That tower screams "Miami Throwaway".

STrek777 · #**283** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 4:26 PM**

To each their own.

MarketsWork · #**284** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 5:09 PM**

Well, a few dozen more "fugly looking monstrosity" towers like this one should make everyone happy -- including those like me who like it and those like ThrashATL who don't. A skyline filled with such "hideous" "Miami Throwaway" buildings will better highlight the towers they actually like. Win-Win!

ryancramer · #**285** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 9:47 PM**

Riding my bike along the Freedom Park Path, this tower is doing great things for the skyline. From that vantage point (near the Carter Center) it has quite a nice presence -- it makes the whole skyline more cohesive. From that distance it actually looks quite a lot taller than it is too.

L.ARCH · #**286** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 9:51 PM**

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Riding my bike along the Freedom Park Path, this tower is doing great things for the skyline. From that vantage point (near the Carter Center) it has quite a nice presence -- it makes the whole skyline more cohesive. From that distance it actually looks quite a lot taller than it is too.

sounds like you should take your camera with you...

atl2phx · #**287** Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 11:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThrashATL

No. The more I see it, the less it appeals. That big pedestal box of parking is extremely hideous. That tower screams "Miami Throwaway".

by far, the feature that offends most is the parking pedestal. i've said it before, but i think novare should have taken on the cost of dropping parking at least two floors below peachtree grade - the difference would be quite noticeable, and worth the cost IMO. additionally, once retail flanks the south side of the project, the pedestal will be minimized.

overall, i think viewpoint is coming along nicely. as 'marketswork' so eloquently pointed out, this project provides a nice gap closing addition to midtown that everyone should be able to appreciate.

smArTaLlone · #**288** Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 12:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by ryancramer

Riding my bike along the Freedom Park Path, this tower is doing great things for the skyline. From that vantage point (near the Carter Center) it has quite a nice presence -- it makes the whole skyline more cohesive. From that distance it actually looks quite a lot taller than it is too.

I agree. And from some western "viewpoints" it appears as the tallest of a nice little cluster of buildings South of 10th.

rezmang · #**289** Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 1:11 AM**

looks like they need to finish the current floor (35th), 1 more floor, then the roof and crown. This is the fastest construction I have seen in a while.

STrek777 · #**290** Posted **Sep 27, 2007, 4:06 PM**

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looks like they need to finish the current floor (35th), 1 more floor, then the roof and crown. This is the fastest construction I have seen in a while.

Though I would have love to seen this building at 40 floors a guess 37 will do. They are building the last full floor now.

I miss Backstreet but I suppose this building does the lot some justice.

I just have one question. The Viepoint tower 1 has always been shown as the tallest of the three. If the back two are converted to office space won't that make towers 2 and 3 taller than tower 1. It would seem to make more sence to convert towers 2 and 3 into apartments for the time being. At least that would allow the developers to stay tru to the original asthetic of the design.

Thoughts?

ThrashATL · #**291** Posted **Sep 27, 2007, 7:32 PM**

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Though I would have love to seen this building at 40 floors a guess 37 will do. They are building the last full floor now.

I miss Backstreet but I suppose this building does the lot some justice.

I just have one question. The Viepoint tower 1 has always been shown as the tallest of the three. If the back two are converted to office space won't that make towers 2 and 3 taller than tower 1. It would seem to make more sence to convert towers 2 and 3 into apartments for the time being. At least that would allow the developers to stay tru to the original asthetic of the design.

Thoughts?

I'd try and find a hotel for one of the towers and apartments for the last.

STrek777 · #**292** Posted **Sep 27, 2007, 7:51 PM**

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I'd try and find a hotel for one of the towers and apartments for the last.

I'd be ok with that too.

rezmang · #**293** Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by STrek777

I just have one question. The Viepoint tower 1 has always been shown as the tallest of the three. If the back two are converted to office space won't that make towers 2 and 3 taller than tower 1.

Not sure I understand this... can you clarify your logic here..? I dont think any plans have been made for towers 2 and 3 and I wouldnt put much on seeing them get built. Who knows, maybe someone else can enlighten us here...

jdelver · #**294** Posted **Oct 4, 2007, 9:33 PM**

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I miss Backstreet but I suppose this building does the lot some justice.

Hmm... something about the front of this tower reminds me of Backstreet.

ThrashATL · #**295** Posted **Oct 4, 2007, 9:35 PM**

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Hmm... something about the front of this tower reminds me of Backstreet.

Classic.

STrek777 · #**296** Posted **Oct 5, 2007, 11:13 AM**

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Hmm... something about the front of this tower reminds me of Backstreet.

ROFL I never thought of this building this way... but now I do. I have got to show this to my friends they are going love it!

mayhem · #**297** Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 12:36 AM**

One and a half more floors until it's topped out! It looked lovely today with the glass nearly to the top.

dallasbrink · #**298** Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 12:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by jdelver

Hmm... something about the front of this tower reminds me of Backstreet.

Man, its just average
hahaha

L.ARCH · #**299** Posted **Oct 9, 2007, 6:59 PM**

Are they currently pouring the ceiling of the last floor? Looks like it's about time for the wave...

MattSal · #**300** Posted **Oct 11, 2007, 3:51 PM**

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