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Livingston & Magnolia

FLheat — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:54:49 +0000

FLKP, on 10 November 2009 - 05:35 PM, said:

The building at Livingston and Magnolia has just been demolished. Any idea what is next?

I see it is for sale/lease and approved for up to 200 units per the sign out front. I don't know why they demolished the building unless something was pending. I hope for the sake of my neighbors on the North side of the Vue, it's not too tall.

Livingston & Magnolia

prahaboheme — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:33:55 +0000

FLKP, on 10 November 2009 - 03:35 PM, said:

The building at Livingston and Magnolia has just been demolished. Any idea what is next?

Are you referring to the small white building with green trim?

That lot has had a lot of proposals over the years, some impressive. I imagine the owner is just clearing the lot to make it more attractive to a potential buyer (could be wrong).

Livingston & Magnolia

FLKP — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:35:54 +0000

The building at Livingston and Magnolia has just been demolished. Any idea what is next?

Marine Stadium, Miami

pantherpaddler — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:28:19 +0000

I agree. If the site were cleaned up and put to positive use, Miamians could enjoy this structure again.

The City of Miami claimed Hurricane Andrew damaged the structure and ceased proper maintenance in 1992. A similar fate hit the Miami (Baseball) Stadium, which has even more architectural and historical significance. Hopefully the beautiful scenery of the site, with downtown as a backdrop will save the stadium.

Church Street Station

JRS1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:51 +0000

FLKP, on 02 November 2009 - 01:58 AM, said:

Did I hear that a developer announced something for CSS?

what more did you here?

Construction Thread-Orlando-55 West

JRS1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:05 +0000

I was told that the upper levels- you can't hear much. I was at the DOP last night on their pool deck with tours of the building. I went to the 22nd floor 1,400 sq ft unit; it was nice; it was up there; can't hear a whole lot from there with the window open; definitely not with the windows closed (sliding doors to the balcony I should say).

the pool deck is on the 14th floor per the elevator. it's a nice building; nice pool deck; nice units; it's a neat forum for events that pool deck is. But I think Dynetech's lofty perch on the 30th, Stirling Sotherby's on the 16th floor penthouse, the Plaza's 11th floor deck, The Vue's pooldeck, and Star's 18th floor rooftop pool deck are the other "venue" hot spots that I would make sure if I was a small meeting planner, would rent out to give the maximum "effect" to patrons.

Other Metro Area Projects

JRS1 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:02 +0000

The new Westin Orlando North in Lake Mary will has 253 rooms, a Shula's 347 Grille, and will open on Nov. 22, 2009. It's on 46A near Colonial Towne Park in Lake Mary/Sanford.

That makes two heavy hitter hotel brands in northern Seminole County. I think that's pretty healthy for CFLA, and speaks volumes for Heathrow and Seminole County as a whole business-wise. It makes Orlando more diversified ala business travelers.

The Orlando Magic Thread

surina777 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:55:49 +0000

FLheat, on 28 October 2009 - 10:09 PM, said:

GO MAGIC

ditto! w00t...

Construction Thread-Orlando-55 West

surina777 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:48:18 +0000

so whats the word on the noise level in these units now that ppl have been living there for a month or two....

Church Street Station

scottb411 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:09:23 +0000

demon, on 28 August 2009 - 07:55 PM, said:

The Target Center in downtown Minneapolis has an NBA City restaurant. Minneapolis is a great city, but not a tourist attraction area.

I could see a D&B going into downtown Orlando. You would have visibility from the highway, and incredible foot traffic.

Adding a Fox Sports Grill would be a good addition:

http://www.foxsportsgrill.com/

Especially since a majority of the magic games are on Fox Sports Florida and Fox owned Sun Sports. They could do their post game reports from the restaurant and bar. Fox Sports Grill also has more of a nightclub vibe and upscale dining that is more in-line with downtown Orlando.

Orlando Events Center

JRS1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:46 +0000

most of the pylons are already in the ground for the parking deck

Metro Orlando Airport News

JRS1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:46:34 +0000

I'm thinking GOAA needs to widen the Arrivals entrance ramp on A & B sides at OIA. It will be hard to do. Once you are on final approach, if you stay right you go to Departures, middle, Arrivals, left, Rent-A-Car and parking. They need to widen it at least one lane going in and going out b/c when leaving Arrivals, the two thru lanes taper back to one exit lane and traffic bottlenecks. Not good.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

JRS1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:39 +0000

THE SQUARE:

Unicorp is the developer. They are the company developing the Dellagio project off of SLR. There a a few tenants over there already and there's a few more buildouts underway. I have a feeling they won't do anything with the former Mercado property for a while until they have a majority of the Dellagio leased. That must have been a huge expenditure; that place is gorgeous.

Tallahassee Transportation

aboutmetro — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:22 +0000

aboutmetro, on 28 October 2009 - 12:10 PM, said:

New public meetings scheduled -

Public Involvement Meetings
At 5 p.m.
http://www.swgainterstate.com/images/clip_image002.jpg

1. Monday, November 2, 2009
Southwest Georgia Technical College - Sewell Building D 15689 US Highway 19 North Thomasville, GA 31792
(From US 19 heading south, proceed on US 19 through intersection with US 84 Bypass. College is on the right.)

2. Monday, November 9, 2009
Albany State University – L. Orene Hall 504 College Drive Albany, GA 31705
(From US 82 (East Oglethorpe Blvd.), turn south onto College Drive. Continue on College Drive straight until it ends. Turn right into the parking lot, then left into the parking lot.
L. Orene Hall is the last building straight ahead.)

3. Thursday, November 12, 2009
Chattahoochee County Middle and High School - Cafeteria 360 Highway 26 Cusseta, GA 31805
(From Columbus, travel south on US 27/SR 520 and take a left on SR 26. Travel 2-3 miles; School is on the right. From Albany, travel north on SR 520; take a right on SR 26.
Travel 2-3 miles; School is on the right.)

Unfortunately, GDOT isn't recommending any new Interstates for South Georgia. That means no extension for I-185 nor extending I-22 from Memphis to the Coast, or even extending I-16 west to Mississippi. It's very unfortunate. They say the current or projected traffic doesn't justify.

"Presently, GDOT is studying the need for Interstate access within Southwest Georgia. Information on this study (Southwest Georgia Interstate Study) can be found on our website at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/informationcenter/programs/studies/Pages/southwestgeorgia.aspx. This study is near completion and we are not recommending the construction of additional Interstates in southwest Georgia-including the I-22 and I-81 proposal attached to your e-mail. This recommendation is based on existing and projected future traffic volumes plus a benefit to cost analysis which was completed."

News report from Albany Herald.

Church Street Station

FLKP — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:58:21 +0000

Did I hear that a developer announced something for CSS?

Master List: Downtown Orlando

neon9 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:02:05 +0000

DeepEyez, on 28 October 2009 - 05:17 PM, said:

Thanks for the info. Its sad to see go projects go nowhere because of what happened in the economy 07-09 smh

In all honesty, it's what happened before that. i.e. massive value increases from 2003-2006 while you could always move further out when gas prices were cheap.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

prahaboheme — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:57 +0000

This already dying forum has been pushed over the edge.

We should revive the orlandoskyscrapers.com page with a forum option similar to wirednewyork.com or archboston.com.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

uncreativeusername — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:05:35 +0000

JRS1, on 29 October 2009 - 05:29 PM, said:

actually, this new format does suck now that I think about it.

if they would just bold the text, that would be better.

Pages load slower, each post in a thread is hard to differentiate, there is a serious lack of design hierarchy, and, I've just discovered, there is no longer a quick reply button!

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

JRS1 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:29:13 +0000

actually, this new format does suck now that I think about it.

if they would just bold the text, that would be better.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

FLheat — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:51:45 +0000

uncreativeusername, on 29 October 2009 - 04:38 PM, said:

You're both being generous - it's absolutely terrible. Readability went down 80%.

anyone else experiencing slow loading of pages here? I hate when change means moving backwards.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

uncreativeusername — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:38:54 +0000

prahaboheme, on 28 October 2009 - 10:34 PM, said:

Ditto...it's not so easy on the eyes.

You're both being generous - it's absolutely terrible. Readability went down 80%.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

prahaboheme — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:34:22 +0000

JRS1, on 28 October 2009 - 02:40 PM, said:

I'm not quite used to this new format at UP.

Ditto...it's not so easy on the eyes.

The Orlando Magic Thread

FLheat — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:09:58 +0000

GO MAGIC

Ocoee is building a downtown

neon9 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:28:13 +0000

sunshine, on 22 October 2009 - 11:05 AM, said:

Ocoee seeks approval of CRA master plan for hotel site

[Hopefully it is a real downtown and not some cheap stuff like Fowler Groove or those crap by UCF...

This is not the only 'downtown Ocoee' project in the works. And judging by how the other is going, I think this one is a bit ambitious. The finanical/development people I am talking to now say you're looking at phasing, outparcels, and surface parking for some time into the future. At least in Ocoee.

Master List: Downtown Orlando

DeepEyez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:17:31 +0000

Thanks for the info. Its sad to see go projects go nowhere because of what happened in the economy 07-09 smh

Master List: Downtown Orlando

Jill1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:45 +0000

Blue Rose and WTC were pipe dreams. About 50-75% of all "proposed" projects don't get built. You have to look at the developer, their track record, demand for the product type, etc. to determine whether it is a legit project or not. The latest info on downtown developments can be found here: Downtown Orlando Development Activity | DowntownOrlando.com. Use your own discretion to determine which ones you think will get built. http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

Master List: Downtown Orlando

tc01 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:37 +0000

They did. I don't think those two projects are getting built any more.

Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

JRS1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:46 +0000

I'm not quite used to this new format at UP.

Anyway, there's 14 eateries at Pointe Orlando now. I didn't realize that. Restaurant Row is impressive on SLR from Dellagio/Viscaya all the way to Rialto/Whole Foods Plaza. But I-Drive has a healthy assortment too from SLR down to the OCCC. That's pretty impressive as well.

It's a great place now,but they need to fill in the remaining development gaps, starting with Mercado and the losts behind Point Orlando where Westin was once proposed to be built on.

Master List: Downtown Orlando

DeepEyez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:50 +0000

What ever happened to the Blue Rose Orlando? and when is the Orlando World Trade Center being built?

Where can I find the most up-to-date information on Downtown Orlando Development because it seems like a lot of projects got cancelled???

I-185 Extension to Panama City

aboutmetro — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:13:06 +0000