OFFICIAL - Courtyard/Residence Inn Marriott (16th & Baltimore)

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I think we are to the point we can and should whine at bad design even if they build a/o incentives.... In this case there is ground level retail on main. No worries.
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flyingember wrote:No incentives and they put retail along Main.

Not great, could be way worse
Indeed.
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Are there balconies on the south side of the building?
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KCPowercat wrote:Are there balconies on the south side of the building?
No, the building is more or less flat.
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I didn't think so either... Must have caught the it weird last night in the dark.
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foundation work has started for the garage. it will be precast concrete panels, so i'd expect it to rise quickly.

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This is looking much better than I thought it would. The early renderings made me fear the entire thing would be covered in stucco. The brick is a nice fit with the rest of the crossroads, as is the traditional fenestration on the east and west. The glass curtain wall in the south adds a little modernity(it really does project outward like a curtain). I also like that the height is slightly lower than the President, contributing to a stairstep effect up to the tall towers on 12th. Dislike the slanted shed parapets on the ends that are endemic on newer beltway buildings.
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I didn't really think this hotel would be as large as it is when first announced. It looks very nice and the location really makes it stand out. Downtown is going through quite the building hotel building boom.
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GRID wrote:I didn't really think this hotel would be as large as it is when first announced.
It helps they put it on the uphill side of the parcel.

The convention hotel, if/when built, will benefit from this and then some
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stucco!

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yucco!
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foundation is in for the garage. the stucco has been painted an off-white. hotel has applied for its liquor license.
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I was out running errands and i saw that progress is being made. Branding is up and most of the brick work is done.

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This view will be VERY different in 4 years.

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Looking pretty good from that side. Thanks for the pics.
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I like this hotel. It's very "urban". Nice infill project.
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mister816 wrote:I was out running errands and i saw that progress is being made. Branding is up and most of the brick work is done.

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This view will be VERY different in 4 years.

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I told my wife the same thing last night. The 1500 block of Baltimore will have been the beneficiary of one of the most dramatic changes in recent downtown history. From one derelict historic building, a couple mid-century duds and surface parking to renovated historic office space and two new hotels.
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Not to mention what is going to happen on the main street side of this block... No way sporting leaves that a gravel lot for long.
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mister816 wrote:I was out running errands and i saw that progress is being made. Branding is up and most of the brick work is done.

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This view will be VERY different in 4 years.

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Coming along nicely though a deeper red, coarser brick would've maybe fit better next to the other buildings. The brick type has kind of a sterile look to it next to the others, making the building look like it has pre-fab walls. Not complaining overall, maybe overstating it.
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