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trillhippy_210 · #1 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 8:14 AM**

I so hope this goes through, it looks amazing & I believe it'd spur more development downtown.

sirkingwilliam · #2 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 8:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by trillhippy_210

I so hope this goes through, it looks amazing & I believe it'd spur more development downtown.

I agree.

There are three surface parking lots to the east of this site. Two small lots and one large lot. Those three need to be developed. This would encourage that. Though I'm hearing the large parking lot may be part of one of the proposals for the new CPS headquarters. Hope my source is right ad I hope CPS picks it. We'll see.

trillhippy_210 · #3 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 8:23 AM**

It looks like its across from the Aztec theater in the renderings too! The location's great!

sirkingwilliam · #4 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 8:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by trillhippy_210

It looks like its across from the Aztec theater in the renderings too! The location's great!

Yes. The hotel would replace the Fish Market building at the nw corner of St. Mary's and Commerce St.

The VERY busy bus stop adjacent to the Fish Market building will be relocated.

arkitekte · #5 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 10:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

Yes. The hotel would replace the Fish Market building at the nw corner of St. Mary's and Commerce St.

The VERY busy bus stop adjacent to the Fish Market building will be relocated.

It will only replace the Sullivan building at the corner. The Fishmarket building is to stay. The bus stop won't be relocated.

sirkingwilliam · #6 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by arkitekte

It will only replace the Sullivan building at the corner. The Fishmarket building is to stay. The bus stop won't be relocated.

Technically, we are both correct. Ben Olivo goes into detail here about the name of both buildings being Fish Market.

You are correct about the bus stop. I remembered this nearly two year old article incorrectly. As the article states, the bus stop will reduce the number of routes it serves from 12 to 3. I do appreciate the correction.

Restless 1 · #7 Posted **Jan 18, 2015, 5:56 AM**

Ambitious design. I like it.

BTW, been hearing some bad news about CPS HQ. May not move. Hope it's wrong.

fordman2800 · #8 Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 3:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

I agree.

There are three surface parking lots to the east of this site. Two small lots and one large lot. Those three need to be developed. This would encourage that. Though I'm hearing the large parking lot may be part of one of the proposals for the new CPS headquarters. Hope my source is right ad I hope CPS picks it. We'll see.

Any word on an actual height proposal on the CPS building? I heard that
they suppose to be announcing something this month....