Interesting location though. That area could use a fresh start. :)

^To me it looks eerily similar to Cortez Blu *shudders* with that satellite dish looking edifice on the roof. However,I do like that there are no setbacks on the street side.

What a dream 1,010 feet would be. Even if it weren't for the FAA, I think the max height downtown would be closer to 750 feet...I forget why though.

That is a good spot for a new high rise. That immediate area hasn't seen a new building in 30 years I believe.

I thought that it was very reminiscent of Cortez Blue too, but since that turned out much better than I expected, there's no reason to think this one wouldn't too.

Good or bad, it will have decent height. 38 floors 1/2 way up Cortez Hill will make it stand out pretty good.

Curious, where do you guys live?

The top does seem a bit similar. But it doesn't have that awful base that Cortez Blu has.

Am I the only person irritated that we never can get a sleek looking building? Many of the current projects are going to look sooo bad when they get old that it's best not to think about it. It's like bad 70's architecture...don't even wanna go there...

Cortez Blu was done by a "house" developer...it explains a lot.

I want this for San Diego...
http://www.architectsalliance.com/im...district_2.jpg

I want anything over 600 feet. :)

^those look to me like they're just about 600'

Those look hot. Where are they?

i drove past the naval station and two of the towers that they are building are about five floors up :)

Me too! Those look quite nice.

^ Damn, when I was scrolling down I got excited that those were for SD, I was thinking finally!! Where are those towers anyway

Toronto

Even though it's a bad rendering, I don't think it looks too bad. It sorta reminds me of the 225 South Sixth tower in Minneapolis. Granted, it's shorter and has balconies, but it has a similar silhouette. I'm just praying that it WON'T look like the neighboring Cortez Blu :yuck:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...outh_Sixth.jpg

I have some info that should be of great interest to all of you...I don't know whether or not you have heard this, but Sunroad development (the company building higher than the FAA recommendations near Montgomery Field) is going up against the FAA again on a new project. This time, they are proposing two hotel structures on Harbor Island. It is also my understanding that they told the FAA that the set maximum heights are basically rubbish, and set unnecessarily low.

^^Nice SDUrban; I like that building in Minneapolis too. I actually thought Cortez Blu might look like that one, until it wound up looking like commie blocks with military radar equipment on the roof...