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Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:28 pm
by chaglang
woodrow wrote:Thanks - I was wondering what the status was since there hasn't been much discussion. Sucks about the glass. Incredibly important. New glass tower going up in Chicago (Optima Tower) where the architect/developer clearly insisted on high end glass and man, it makes a difference. Incredible what good glass does for a building, compared to cheaper glazing. Sounds like they went cheap with West Edge.
Mirrored curtainwall in that shade is either 25 years out of date or 5 years ahead of it's time. Reminds me of the Traders on Grand building. Blech.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:46 pm
by Highlander
chaglang wrote:woodrow wrote:Thanks - I was wondering what the status was since there hasn't been much discussion. Sucks about the glass. Incredibly important. New glass tower going up in Chicago (Optima Tower) where the architect/developer clearly insisted on high end glass and man, it makes a difference. Incredible what good glass does for a building, compared to cheaper glazing. Sounds like they went cheap with West Edge.
Mirrored curtainwall in that shade is either 25 years out of date or 5 years ahead of it's time. Reminds me of the Traders on Grand building. Blech.
Probably a very good thing they were not entrusted to build on 47th in the heart of the plaza. I don't understand why companies aggressively seek high profile locations and then proceed to build cheap, run-of-the mill crap on them.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:52 pm
by chaglang
In their defense, it's just the glass that's cheap crap. The rest of it looks pretty good to me. I like the decorative metal screens they have on the top floor.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:10 am
by taxi
How do you like what looks like white vinyl windows on the hotel section? Moshe must be screaming "Oy vey!"
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:57 am
by woodrow
taxi wrote:How do you like what looks like white vinyl windows on the hotel section? Moshe must be screaming "Oy vey!"
No no no no no...you MUST be mistken. You just think they are white vinyl....
Please tell me you are joking.
...no need to disabuse me of that. I know it must be true.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:36 pm
by GRID
What a freaking disaster this project has become.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:09 pm
by moderne
NOT white vinyl on hotel windows. Silvery aluminumish metal framing same as on shark tank building to north. Bronze framed windows would look better on Moshe's dark masonry, but they must have been trying to tie it into the look next door. I really don't see any problem with the glass, not all that reflective as late 20th century glass.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:32 pm
by kboish
I don't have a problem with the glass itself. I just think it looks out of place on the plaza to have the north and south side be full glass.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:10 pm
by FangKC
Cecil Van Tuyl, owner of the real estate trust who owns West Edge/Plaza Vista, and also owner of Van Chevrolet Cadillac, has died.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... 1&page=all
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:32 pm
by Midtownkid
Saw the building for the first time the other day. Meh, hate it. Hate most everything new around the Plaza. Those detailed townhouses that are near 47th and Roanoke are the only nice new building from the last decade I can think of. Love Valencia Place, too...but it's a little older
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:30 pm
by FangKC
I've always liked
Townsend Place on 46th Terrace and Broadway.
And the
American Century towers on Main.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrism70/3 ... hotostream
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:19 am
by moderne
KCBJ has video of new Hotel Sorella. Looks to be top of the line in KC. Might check in just to take a shower!
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:05 pm
by Midtownkid
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... --kcs.html
Looks beautiful! Like something out of Miami maybe...
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:47 pm
by taxi
Midtownkid wrote:
Looks beautiful! Like something out of Miami maybe...
Miami Vice.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 4:29 pm
by chaglang
In the rendering of the curved lobby space, you can see echoes of what the West Edge atrium was supposed to look like. Interesting.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:20 pm
by KCMax
Hotel Sorella opens November 6 with a 7th floor rooftop Italian restaurant called Rosso.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:23 am
by geeman68
Holy WOW. Have you checked out their web site?!
http://www.hotelsorella-countryclubplaza.com/
That is what I call super nice. I have to hit that rooftop bar/restaurant.
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:15 am
by flyingember
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:22 am
by KCMax
New JJs will be in this building, hope to open later this year.
http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives ... -this-year
Re: Polsinelli Shughart HQ @ West Edge
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:46 am
by beautyfromashes
I thought they said it wouldn't be in West Plaza?