The Plaza

[Tim3167]

Update 9/15/2005

Some glass starting to go in. Parking garage at full height.

[bic]

Great pictures. I didn't expect to see glass going in so soon.

[sunshine]

Great pics, cant wait to see what it will do to Orange Ave.

[Urban_Legend]

This is my favorite downtown Orlando project! Looks good!

[WeNeed2Progress]

I haven't heard anything since it first showed up on the DDB site.

Edited September 16, 2005 by WeNeed2Progress

[bic]

It's a shame that 'Lettuce Entertain You' doesn't do a downtown food court. Anyone familiar with 'Food Life' in Watertower Place in Chicago?

http://www.leye.com/restaurants/rest_home.jsp?id=10

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Yes, it's also nearly identical to Marche in Boston's Prudential Building, which, oddly enough, is not under the same ownership as Food Life.

Edited September 16, 2005 by bic

[sunshine]

Maybe the food court is waiting for Plaza to finish.

[JRS1]

Yes! I forgot about that place. I was there a couple years ago. great atmosphere.

[prahaboheme]

great update. This project is getting just massive!

[bic]

Maybe the food court is waiting for Plaza to finish.

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I was out on Church Street last night and noticed that the office space where the new food court is supposed to go into (I think it was a former bank office) looks like it recently started its interior demolition. Maybe someone else can confirm this.

[downtowninvestor]

i saw a ad in the paper today on a realtors page in the friday home section....it says they are now doing resales in the solaire.....and assigning contracts....i thought this was not allowed according to contract....is this true?....nyone know?.....hey i dont care if some pesty investor makes a ton of money off me but id rather pay the price and be in the solaire at the plaza than pay the same to be in the paramount or tradition or even the vue

[Orlandoguy24]

I think it's specific to each individual contract.

[orlfun]

i saw a ad in the paper today on a realtors page in the friday home section....it says they are now doing resales in the solaire.....and assigning contracts....i thought this was not allowed according to contract....is this true?....nyone know?.....hey i dont care if some pesty investor makes a ton of money off me but id rather pay the price and be in the solaire at the plaza than pay the same to be in the paramount or tradition or even the vue

I saw the add too. I just don't see an investor making a ton of money on this. The units are small and the maintenance fee is extremely high. Most of the units are one bedrooms. There is only so much people will spend for a one bedroom in Orlando. Also, I can't imagine spinning around in an 11 story parking garage with the movie theaters letting out.

I like this project a lot, but I would not want to live there.

[downtowninvestor]

movie theatre parking garage is different from the residential...they have their own reserved parking spots....i think solaire is the PRIMO place to live downtown.

[prahaboheme]

Considering how fast these condos sold and their prime location, it will prove a very worthy investment for those who got in early.

[steve_o]

It is okay to re-sell these units at this time. The only stipulation was that the developer be completely sold out. That only took a week.

[JRS1]

i spoke to a foreman at the site who told me the tallest of the cranes was going to be raised to 550'.

B&G is subcontracting the Solaire work to another company. That's the crane he was talking about. personally, I don't believe that. that's 200+' taller than the tower.

[orlandonative]

i spoke to a foreman at the site who told me the tallest of the cranes was going to be raised to 550'.

B&G is subcontracting the Solaire work to another company. That's the crane he was talking about. personally, I don't believe that. that's 200+' taller than the tower.

As far as the crane is concerned, that doesn't sound right. I'll try to find out the exact height. About 85% of the job is subcontracted through subs, thats pretty normal. B&G is self performing the concrete work on the whole job however.

[UPSDAN]

I recieved the following from the Solaire today:

Amidst the crane booms dotting downtown Orlando and the frenetic flurry of construction activity, Solaire at the Plaza is steadily

[otowner]

I recieved the following from the Solaire today:

Amidst the crane booms dotting downtown Orlando and the frenetic flurry of construction activity, Solaire at the Plaza is steadily

[bic]

UPSDAN, do you have a larger version of your avatar you can share? That looks like an interesting perspective of The Plaza.

[UPSDAN]

UPSDAN, do you have a larger version of your avatar you can share? That looks like an interesting perspective of The Plaza.

Unfortunatly I do not have a larger version. When I try to blow it up it is very distorted...It was on the corner of the letter I received today....

[JRS1]

well, I spoke to one of the architects yesterday who told me 550' takes 100' of the sea level deal into account.

FYI, all of the billboards and the website 3D renderings have the old renderings of the North and South Towers. They're shorter than whats actually being built-- by alot.

[Dale]

well, I spoke to one of the architects yesterday who told me 550' takes 100' of the sea level deal into account.

FYI, all of the billboards and the website 3D renderings have the old renderings of the North and South Towers. They're shorter than whats actually being built-- by alot.

Does this mean it's officially 450 ft. ? A new tallest ?

[orlandonative]

well, I spoke to one of the architects yesterday who told me 550' takes 100' of the sea level deal into account.

FYI, all of the billboards and the website 3D renderings have the old renderings of the North and South Towers. They're shorter than whats actually being built-- by alot.

The Solaire tower crane will top out around 380'-390'. The site is 98'3" above sea level.