Downtown Buildings with Activity

Issues concerning Downtown as described by the Downtown Council. River to 31st Street, I-35 to Bruce R. Watkins.
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:27 am
Chris Stritzel wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:09 am It’s too bad they can’t rebuild the 3 floors that were cut off several years ago, but it’ll be nice to have this building alive again. One less vacant building to deal with in downtown and one step closer to just new construction activity
You must be thinking of a different building. The only change that's been made to this building is removing the cornice and modernizing the ground level. I am not aware of any buildings downtown that have had floors removed in the last 15 years....

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I wish they were also filling in that surface parking lot to the south with an addition.
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:27 am
Chris Stritzel wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:09 am It’s too bad they can’t rebuild the 3 floors that were cut off several years ago, but it’ll be nice to have this building alive again. One less vacant building to deal with in downtown and one step closer to just new construction activity
You must be thinking of a different building. The only change that's been made to this building is removing the cornice and modernizing the ground level. I am not aware of any buildings downtown that have had floors removed in the last 15 years....
1808 Main had two floors removed sometime after 2011.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.091501 ... ?entry=ttu

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0914544 ... ?entry=ttu
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Re: Downtown Buildings with Activity

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FangKC wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 5:50 pm
TheLastGentleman wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:27 am
Chris Stritzel wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:09 am It’s too bad they can’t rebuild the 3 floors that were cut off several years ago, but it’ll be nice to have this building alive again. One less vacant building to deal with in downtown and one step closer to just new construction activity
You must be thinking of a different building. The only change that's been made to this building is removing the cornice and modernizing the ground level. I am not aware of any buildings downtown that have had floors removed in the last 15 years....
1808 Main had two floors removed sometime after 2011.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.091501 ... ?entry=ttu

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0914544 ... ?entry=ttu
Good catch!
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FangKC wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 5:46 pm
TheLastGentleman wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:27 am
Chris Stritzel wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 11:09 am It’s too bad they can’t rebuild the 3 floors that were cut off several years ago, but it’ll be nice to have this building alive again. One less vacant building to deal with in downtown and one step closer to just new construction activity
You must be thinking of a different building. The only change that's been made to this building is removing the cornice and modernizing the ground level. I am not aware of any buildings downtown that have had floors removed in the last 15 years....

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I wish they were also filling in that surface parking lot to the south with an addition.
Hopefully they don't punch a bunch of windows in the side.
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