OFFICIAL: 4646 Broadway (George Birt tries the Plaza)

[GRID]

Drove by today and saw a few panes of glass installed on the east side of the building.  Looks really good, but I didn't have my camera with me.

saw it too, it looks topped out, is it?

[Brodees]

saw it too, it looks topped out, is it?

Definitely looks like it to me.

[zonk]

topping out September 28th.  They poured the roof deck yesterday.  Floors 1-6 should be glassed in by end of Sept.

[KansasCityCraka]

[GRID]

I love how slender that thing is.  KC should be doing so many more of these small footprint tower with only a handful of units.

[eliphar17]

It looks much bigger from right up next to it than the renderings suggest. I guess that's always the case though.

[ignatius]

The light green glass and aluminum lining is horrifying.  Looks like 60s crap.  Would rather see deep blue with black lining.

[chrizow]

i think it looks like 60s genius.

seriously.

[moderne]

    It is odd, most current structures have the window framing powder coated black or bronze or pewter. 

[Long]

Drove by this last night and I was kind of scared.  It just looks really flat, no detail, no depth, no scale.  It makes me think of the new HOK building, an attempt at contemporary/modernism by someone that doesn't "get" contemporary/modernism.

But I'll wait until its finished 

[Marreekarr]

The light green glass and aluminum lining is horrifying.  Looks like 60s crap. 

But the 60's are 'in' right now. Aren't they?

[trailerkid]

Drove by this last night and I was kind of scared.  It just looks really flat, no detail, no depth, no scale. 

I'm worried too...surely it will taint the faux Spanish architecture and parking garages.

[kcdcchef]

i know this has been answered 20 times already, but, what was there before this construction, i am not getting a visual. was it simply grass, or a surface lot or something?

[KCLofts]

i know this has been answered 20 times already, but, what was there before this construction, i am not getting a visual. was it simply grass, or a surface lot or something?

Grass

[moderne]

    There were a couple of little unkempt bungalows.

[kcdcchef]

so it was a grass lot with 2 small houses?

[GRID]

aerial update...

[Brodees]

Another splendid picture, Grid.  You don't realize just how slender 4646 really is until you look at it overhead next to Valencia's fat ass...

[Beltonhawk]

We need more buildings like this - all around from the Crossroads to the Plaza.

[KansasCityCraka]

glass is going up quick!