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It really was a cool little building. Too bad

SE corner of 63rd and Brookside needs a tiny Tudor building to create an anchored corner. I see that small 'plaza' they are planning, but will probably just look like a sidewalk in front of a sea of parking. Right now it's green space with big trees which is nice.

No more tennis courts?

Critical_Mass wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:07 pm

North is up in that plan, so the curved facade would be facing the cemetary

Oh i see. Was confused. Well the cemetery isn't a bad view either...

Could be cool if they were reused on the new townhouses they were/are planning.

A second floor or (maybe higher) patio across the whole curved facade would be great. Think of the views!

Keep the plaza's core preserved. Make sure new storefronts complement the style of the existing buildings. Really capitalize on what the Plaza already has going for it. It really is very beautiful and unique. Why destroy that for a few more residents!? The small scale is part of what makes it great....

this is such a modern looking building for 1984!

It's nice enough looking but really out of fashion.

kcjak wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:52 pm

Nothing impressive, could be worse.

This reflects my expectations for most new projects in KC. It's like our city's mantra for new development. Sad.

I'm tired of the garage base - tenants above model. We need to be wrapping garages in usable building space so you don't see them and life is at street level. (Fang that may have been what you meant as Power & Light apartments are like this?) How do you propose this is accomplished? Buildings like ...

"As we've worked on the design for Three Light, you want to differentiate them so they're not repetitive or boring, but you want to do it in a way where the quality is the same across the buildings," he said. With the recent revelation that work is expected to begin on Three Light sometime in early...

I'm tired of the garage base - tenants above model. We need to be wrapping garages in usable building space so you don't see them and life is at street level. (Fang that may have been what you meant as Power & Light apartments are like this?)

I hope they are covering the face with anything besides glass that matches the Light buildings...and no fake limestone panels either. Make it stand out a bit please!! Also, I really hope this garage podium is not exposed to the sidewalk. I would have to see a dead zone all around the block, especial...

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:08 pm

I would hate to see this get demolished



EDIT: Never mind, looks like they're probably just talking about the building that's almost under the viaduct

Hope you are correct. That is a very handsome building and I do NOT want to see it demolished!

Rye has an excellent brunch. I go there once a month or so. Amazing potato cakes, crapes, and pancakes!

Side note, 303 is the classiest gay bar/restaurant I've ever been to. (and I've traveled extensively.) Gourmet food. Fresh-cut flowers on every table. Huge paintings in both rooms. Copper bar. It's beautiful! I hope they do expand into the old Ragazza spot!

The brick restoration and cleaning of those facades is really impressive.

beautyfromashes wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:55 pm

Are they really going to have huge stucco patches on the side of this building where the brick fell off or is that just a sealing material that will be covered with brick to match the original?

Looks final to me...but can't tell. If anything they may glue 'thin brick' to it. Doubt it.

^ I’m tired of the poor waiter trope. I worked service industry in college and made $60k/year. part-time. More than I made in my first job out of college. Tips are awesome. Yeah I really depends on where you work, especially the city! I worked in DC as a waiter and at a bar for a few years and I ma...

I think it would be way smarter to just have Broadway flow as it does now. That plaza should just be an extension of the sidewalk in front of Mills (as others have suggested.) If the illustrated plan was implemented that intersection would get crazy and you'd have some drunk person either ramming in...

Passed by yesterday. They have added a blade sign to the corner column. While I do like blade signs, this one look particularly stupid. The inability to hide the conduit doesn't help. Blade signs look pre-modern era to me. This building is very modernist. Looks odd.