Yeah that thing is massive bulk. The architecture of the waterfront looks like it will easily show its age in the future. Certainly not timeless which is what i was hoping for.
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The Irvine Co. lays off 100 workers ASSOCIATED PRESS 5:38 p.m. September 19, 2008 NEWPORT BEACH – The Irvine Co. has laid off 100 employees, blaming a weak economy and declining land sales. The Newport Beach-based land developer announced the layoffs on Friday, its first cutbacks in 16 years. John Christensen, a company vice president, calls the decision “painful.” However, the company noted that cutbacks were needed because of “dormant land sales to homebuilders.” The Irvine Co. has more than 3,000 employees and is Orange County's largest landowner. Information from: The Orange County Register, www.ocregister.com |
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Hopefully during this downtime some of the pet peeves people have been discussing here will be addressed.
And spoonman is right; those twirly things have got to go. They don't provide any shade nor do they look the least bit creative. |
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Cosmo Square
Anyone hear anything about the Cosmopolitan? Simplon was required to come up with the money by yesterday or face foreclosure. Just curious if anyone heard anything.
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Or what about something NOT-SQUARE (we have too many of those) how about something round... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/...ec7aca55_o.jpg How about something with some curves? http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4582/flamenco2vp3.jpg Twists? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/...6c168f4e_o.jpg http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...atzzeal/e2.jpg Or just something completely different that what is in our skyline now.. http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpres...%20desktop.jpg Or a scaled down something similar to... http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/200...4_skidmore.jpg |
^^^ What really sells those buildings as being iconic... in addition to their shapes... is that they are TALLLLLL. Which one is the shortest... and how tall is it? And, unfortunately, 500 feet above the mean high tide is the tallest structures can go in downtown San Diego before the FAA begins adding additional restrictions onto aircraft flying into Lindbergh.
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I love the new light posts for North Embarcadero. They are different and lively. Remember in order to bring change, we all must engage and push people for better. Show up at these public meetings and make your views known...if you don't you are just complainers. |
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Ironically, Cisterra doesn't really want the property back now. They would much rather be paid off on their note. |
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Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge groundbreaking ceremony. Date: Thursday, Oct. 23 Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Location: The foot of Park Boulevard at Harbor Drive, opposite PETCO Park RSVP: E-mail events@ccdc.com Designed to be one of the world’s largest self-anchored pedestrian suspension bridges, the iconic structure will: • Realize the 100-year vision linking Balboa Park to San Diego Bay • Reopen Harbor Drive at Park Boulevard • Provide safe pedestrian crossing over Harbor Drive and train and trolley tracks • Add public open space. The project is a collaboration of local, state, regional and federal agencies including Centre City Development Corporation working on behalf of the City of San Diego and its Redevelopment Agency, California Department of Transportation, California Transportation Commission, SANDAG, JMI Realty, Federal Highway Administration and the Unified Port of San Diego. |
Did the Setai resume construction? I came across this tonight:
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Really? Every time I walked by there from March to July I never saw anyone besides a security guard.
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Some forumers mentioned it a couple of months ago:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ai#post3735540 Anyways, it's great news Setai is opening up. Hopefully it helps lead to more revitalization in that neighborhood. |
Land Leased for 500,000-SF San Diego Convention Center Addition
Oct 14, 2008 The 2.6 million-square-foot San Diego Convention Center is preparing for a growth spurt. The board of the facility's management and operating entity, the San Diego Convention Center Corp., recently voted to plunk down $1 million to acquire a one-year lease option on 8.5 acres of land across from the existing center for an expansion project that could encompass as much as 500,000 square feet of new exhibit space along the waterfront. The San Diego Convention Center was originally developed in 1989 at a cost of $164 million, and in 2001, underwent a $216 million expansion. According to the SDCCC, expanding the property is essential, as the city loses a year's worth of business annually due to space availability. Officials will work out the detail of the project over the coming year, but tentative plans also leave open the possibility for a convention-oriented hotel. |
Lane Field
http://www.lankfordandassociates.com...eld_image1.jpg
CCDC updated the project with a ground breaking date of 'spring 2009' Hopefully it will get off the ground :frog: |
Can we bet on that in Vegas? :haha:
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