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The building looks so sleek with its clean lines and engineered precision...but then you look at the roof. Man, they could have really benefited from some screening. The rooftop mechanical equipment looks like shit, especially from the West.

I'm guessing screening is not part of the design?

Absolutely. Would be nicer if they added some street trees around this building along the sidewalks. The streetscape is not finished. I am hoping new trees are in the plans. I really love the metal grill-work they added to the building. It makes the building standout and not seem so lego-like

I spy a streetcar stop in this rendering too I feel that a streetcar stop here is pointless since it's about halfway between the Union Station and Crossroads stop. It's not that long of a walk to this site from either of those stops, especially once this is developed. Besides, it looks like this st...

I noticed they removed not only the J.C. Nichols memorial plaque...but they also took away the signage about the origins and history of the fountain. The fountain was part of an estate on Long Island (if I remember correctly). The estate was demolished and the fountain scrapped. Nichols (or his team...

Not bad. I love how it looks like 3 separate buildings. Looks like they took cues from the Poet Apartments and Valencia Place. Hope the execution / building products are solid.

Wonder if the potential depression will stop this project?

Looking at the site yesterday, I really really wish this could just become a small park, bluff and all. The Power and Light building is just so cool and powerful looking. You can appreciate the building even more now that the South face is exposed. A really interactive park with some great landscapi...

Good thing it didn't happen during the parade! Also, looks like a flat panel section. that will be easier to replace at least

Is Tesla moving or remodeling? Sign in down. Windows are black

Scrap it all and start over. This entire design in unsightly. Man they are really giving the Power and Light Building the middle finger.

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...