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Originally Posted by MichaelB
happy to take the possibly minority view here.
Glad the city it taking action to look at historical status of what warehouses are left.
Glad they are getting off their ass about this.
It it the nature and fabric of the warehouses that caused this area of town to blossom when it did. To loose this all is to loose a great depth and texture in the urban landscape.
I disagree that this is a parallel to the CVC. The CCV was a created entity that was overlaid over the city. It did suck for the values of some property. AND also caused other property to increase in value.
Having buildings designated historical can happen at any moment in a process and anyone involved in this project knows that.
The developers knew this could be designated historical. If you recall , they lied about it in their applications.....( scroll up to find). Why else would they do that if they weren't trying to slip this in under the radar. Obviously they have no interest in the fabric of the city.
Besides.... thats one bland filler design.
I think we have so many projects happening its great to be more selective and work to not be another generic city.
Have at it ya'll... just think where you want to live and why before you tell me there is no value in less generic more unique design and cites.
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Well, I happen to agree with you. I would hate to see the building housing Sullivan's go. Without me getting on a soapbox about how cool Austin used to be back in the day, I agree we can't get rid of ALL the establishments that were the catalyst of bringing the progress and growth we are seeing today. Just as important to me, not building tall on that lot will at least open up that area to a bit more sky and an openness feel. Not every part of town needs to be incredibly dense, not at the mercy of the few recognizable establishments and buildings we have left. I do think that block should be left alone.