This is where the Crossroads should go next...

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:29 pm

Imagine if we got some housing in the Crossroads that looked like this:

From a Portland thread: http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho ... adid=41360

macnw · Post by **macnw** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:35 pm

I live here in Portland, about five miles from the "Pearl." This is one of the yuppiest neighboorhoods around. And the prices relfect it. You cannot even look at anything less than 250,00, unless it's a studio. The "Pearl" is a nightmare to try to negotiate, especially in a vehicle. Portland does have a street car that runs through the district. Forget about parking. Very dense, which is actually good, but getting to and fro is a real pain. KC would need to focus on some different parking strategies to pull this off.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:18 pm

macnw wrote:I live here in Portland, about five miles from the "Pearl." This is one of the yuppiest neighboorhoods around. And the prices relfect it. You cannot even look at anything less than 250,00, unless it's a studio. The "Pearl" is a nightmare to try to negotiate, especially in a vehicle. Portland does have a street car that runs through the district. Forget about parking. Very dense, which is actually good, but getting to and fro is a real pain. KC would need to focus on some different parking strategies to pull this off.

Yes...I just like the look of it SOOO MUCH. I regret any association with yuppiecentricity, but design wise...I like it.

Post by **bahua** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:19 pm

I think it looks great: traffic, parking, prices, and all. Bring it on!

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:34 pm

tk...I think you're going to have to get over this idea of "yuppifying" downtown....it's going to happen and in many ways has already. It's far from terrible.

I think the reason you see this stuff in Denver & Portland while here you don't although we still have hundreds of lofts, is because we have a lot more empty structures just waiting to be converted and in those cities, they don't seem to have as many, so they need to built from the ground up.

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