Fairermont

neilofSD · #1 Posted **Mar 8, 2008, 9:50 AM**

Hey everyone. This is my first sketchup city. I hope you all enjoy it.

FAIRERMONT
In 1865, a group of english settlers, led by Mark Faire, landed in a delta, and decided to colonize it. They called is Fairemont in honor of their leader. The Colony was just a small town, but quickly expanded, eventually becoming a booming port town.
When the citizens discovered the large amount of other 'Fairemonts" in the country, they changed the name of their town to 'Fairermont", since they thought it was a nicer town than the rest (which was actually true).
Fairermont met its first skyscrapers in the late 20's, and its first building still stands today. The town has a wide range of building types, goingf from the art deco style to the sleek and glassy towers of the future (kinda).

A view from the NasDaq tower observation floor

Enjoy!

-Neil

Austin55 · #2 Posted **Mar 8, 2008, 8:25 PM**

cool! it looks great for a first. lots of potential in there

Peter · #3 Posted **Mar 8, 2008, 10:58 PM**

Great start! That tallest reminds me of the Freedom Tower.

Patrick · #4 Posted **Mar 8, 2008, 11:02 PM**

I LOVE IT! Please moar!

I really really really like the ultra modern skyscraper cluster, one including Nasdaq Building, I'd love to hear some info on these buildings.

Aleks · #5 Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 1:13 AM**

Looks nice. You still have a bit to go until you can make awesome buildings. Heck, I still have a long way to go too. I can definitely tell that you're gonna be a city grid person. Your streets are really nice for a beginner, all you need are sidewalks.

Anyways, looks awesome and keep working on it. It's gonna look better when it's bigger.

neilofSD · #6 Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 11:22 PM**

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I plan to get an update in on friday, hopefully with descriptions on all of the buildings.

-Neil

Dac150 · #7 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 8:19 PM**

You have really got of to an excellent start, and I love all the glass boxes.

neilofSD · #8 Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 6:36 AM**

Well, its friday, and I have a small update. I didn't get much done because of lotsa other distractions, but got some done. I'll be posting the building descritions tomarrow night, since it's barely friday night right now. Here ya go.

Oh btw, some buildings aren't finished, but I decided to show them anyway.
-Neil

neilofSD · #9 Posted **Mar 19, 2008, 4:37 AM**

...Well...I was...um...busy on saturday night, so I didn't get building descriptions in. I don't want to do much over the next few days, since I might be getting a new computer on Saturday. But here are the Building Descriptions on the 10 tallest (or at least I think they are...). All of the buildings with an '*' are buildings whose facades are going to be redone once I (hopefully) get my computer. I also might start rendering them too. We'll have to see.

Name: NASDAQ tower*
Height: 1,270'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 2003
Tenants: NASDAQ (o rly?), various company's stock departments.

Name: Neil Inc.*
Height: 1120'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 1997
Tenants: Neil Inc.

Name: TV Towers*
Height: 1019'/1104'/1019'
Floors: 80
Year Completed: 1982
Tenants: Fox, NBC, CBS, various other TV stations

Name: Fairermont International Museum of Everything*
Height: 1070'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 1999
Tenants: 'FIME'

Name: 123 A st.*
Height: 993'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 2002
Tenants: Davidson Realty, T-Mobile Fairermont, Qwerty Electronics

Name: Bank of America
Height: 910'
Floors: 81?
Year Completed: 1979
Teneants: BoA

Name: 101 E st.
Height: 907'
Floors: 66
Year Completed: 1996
Tenants: Transmerica Insurance, AGLA (American Grifball League of America), Iota and Hughes Loans.

Name: Hilton Fairermont*
Height: 905'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 1991
Tenants: Hilton

Name: OMIN Clothing*
Height: 900'
Floors: ?
Year Completed: 2002
Tenants: OMIN

Name:F st. Apartments
Height:838'
Floors: 77
Year Comleted: 1985
Tenants: Fairermont Residency

Well, there you go, there is the 10 tallest buldings in Fairermont. (Maybe)
Another update once I get my new computer

.

-Neil

Peter · #10 Posted **Mar 19, 2008, 5:10 AM**

i love the "Fairermont International Museum of Everything" hehe. the design is unique.

i'd like to see an edges disabled skyline shot.

Aleks · #11 Posted **Mar 19, 2008, 11:36 PM**

Just a tip: When you give us an update don't put too many pictures, etc... It's best if you focus on one, two, or three things at a time. Too many things in a single update distracts us and maybe we won't read all.

And then we can focus more on your city and you wil have more updates to show.

Congrats on your new computer just make sure you're getting what you're paying worth.

And great city. With more details it will look awesome and all you need is add parks, monuments, etc...

neilofSD · #12 Posted **Mar 20, 2008, 2:26 PM**

Thanks for the tips, I'll try to downsize my updates and prbably start working on quality instead of quanity. And I'll take a look at the 'edges off' tip.

Also, I plan on some parks and stuff. There will prbably be a park on the lot in between the Hilton, FIME, At&t and the nameless round building.

I'll try to get a map out soon with the different areas of Fairermont color-coded based off what there will be.

Once again, thanks for the feedback.

-Neil

Patrick · #13 Posted **Mar 22, 2008, 7:57 AM**

TV Towers is a rather instresting concept! But I'm really diggin the OMIN - 123 A Street - NASDAQ cluster, are these sexy buildings affiliated in any way?

neilofSD · #14 Posted **Mar 23, 2008, 5:00 AM**

^Yeah, the two small buildings ons the one side (the esurance sida) were the first two buildings i drew up, and then I added that cluster, which was going to be called the Fairermont Center. The other tower between Omin and NASDAQ is part of the center also.

BTW got my computer today, but have been having technical difficulties

, but we'll see where I get tomarrow.

-Neil

neilofSD · #15 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 12:37 AM**

Well, its been a while since my last update, and this update is from my new computer. Didn't get much done, been very busy with very important things (such as playing Halo 3 and other games

) but anyways... here ya go.

(The shortest tower)
The Chase Tower. It's 642 feet tall and has 57 stories, and was finished in 1986 It was originally designed for an Insurance Company, but they went bankrupt after being coaguht with tax fraud (or some sort of moneytary crime, your choice) and sold the building to Chase. Chase Auto Insurance finished the sconstruction and have been stationed there for over 20 years. But there have been rumors of Chase placing the building on the market. But hose are just rumors...

Dac150 · #16 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 1:05 AM**

The building has more of a 70's facade as oppose to an 80's, but regardless I like the building.

neilofSD · #17 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 4:35 AM**

Yeah, i'm not too sure if Chase was even around in the 80's >.> I think I should research that before doing stuff like this...

EDIT: Yeah Chse was founded in 1799, so I gues the date will go about 10 years earlier (1976). That year sounds familiar... what happened that year?

CGII · #18 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 1:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by neilofSD

Yeah, i'm not too sure if Chase was even around in the 80's >.> I think I should research that before doing stuff like this...

EDIT: Yeah Chse was founded in 1799, so I gues the date will go about 10 years earlier (1976). That year sounds familiar... what happened that year?

Chase bank was created to fund the first public sewage and water system in New York City, and their logo was created to resemble a pipe.