OPUS at Broadway Blvd and Westport Road

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This building looks great along Westport Rd. I haven't gotten as good of a look from Broadway, but I'm thinking it will turn out well also.
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And who are they marketing this to?
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Steve52 wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:10 am And who are they marketing this to?
Yuppies
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WSPanic wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:08 pm
Steve52 wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:10 am And who are they marketing this to?
Yuppies
"a young person with a well-paid job and a fashionable lifestyle."

So in other words, about anyone
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^And willing to tolerate weekend metro party crowds.
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That’s a massive bonus for a lot of people. Being near the life of the party
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I don't see how it would be any different from living next to PnL or any of the apartments that already surround westport that are full.
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Looks solid...
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I LOVE THIS.
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Steve52 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:32 pmSardine Box
I like living in cities in buildings rather than houses. Not everyone wants to live in a house
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Steve52 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:32 pmSardine Box
You do know you’re on an urbanism forum right?
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Sardine tins have rounded corners.
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Riverite wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:39 pm
Steve52 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:32 pmSardine Box
I like living in cities in buildings rather than houses. Not everyone wants to live in a house
Very true. Point accepted.
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:08 am
Steve52 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:32 pmSardine Box
You do know you’re on an urbanism forum right?
Absolutely. Would be nicer if they added some street trees around this building along the sidewalks.
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:08 am
Steve52 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:32 pmSardine Box
You do know you’re on an urbanism forum right?
It's funny because there's people on this forum who want to build row homes inside downtown. The same scale of homes that have been built in Shoal Creek

urbanism doen't exclude commenting on the size of a project

I'm far from uninterested in living urban, but ignoring price, almost nothing constructed in recent years would be big enough for us. There's a need for bigger units in the urban core so people don't see moving away as the only option when they have a kid. It's not zero but a mix of more sizes would be smart.

This is a contributing reason why teardowns are so bad, because most of them are larger than what is rebuilt.
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Steve52 wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:49 pm

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
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As far as "budget modern" apartment buildings go, this is pretty good.
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