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Originally Posted by eixample
As a somewhat nearby resident, my biggest hope for this this project has been that it will have a through way for pedestrians breaking up this massive block (the space between 13th and Broad is wider than an average city block). This kinda does, but it is covered the whole way and appears to be a truck/car sewer. I'm not even sure that there are sidewalks going all the way through from Carpenter to Washington. So that's not so good. I feel like they could have done a much better job on this aspect of the design and I believe it would add tremendously to the design for future residents, not just for neighbors. This is obviously is worlds' better than the last development, but overall it still doesn't seem all that well planned.
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I agree with you. There are no new public spaces. I would have liked to see buildings around a common public park or plaza in the center above underground parking. The ground floor is not impressive, especially the Washington Avenue side. I was hoping some reference to the historic Ridgway Library Building it will loom over (I love this building. I would like to see the open space around it better utilized). The massing is very dense. Balconies are good, would have added more on all sides. This project has no context. It could have been anywhere but landed here.
I would have flipped/mirrored the project on the east-west axis putting tower block on Washington Avenue side, scaling down the height and shadows and acknowledging the lower scale of Carpenter Street and the old Library Building. Though center building is recessed, putting the "amenities deck" on the north side.
I fear there will be cheap materials throughout.
The best I'll say it is better than the previous proposal. It has good density and will forever change this vital intersection. Could have been better. More attention could have been given to the Washington Avenue and Broad Street ground floor retail and base pedestal. That might just be the rendering. 14 stories is a good scale for here. I can't say I'm disappointed as I didn't expect much.
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