Church Street Plaza | 28-Story Office/Hotel [Phase 1 Under Construction]

[JFW657]

24 minutes ago, IAmFloridaBorn said:

Can someone explain to me why Suntrust Moving makes sense?

Maybe the rent they were charging themselves had gotten too high?

[HankStrong]

There are probably some tax benefits tucked in somewhere.  

[popsiclebrandon]

I believe they are about halving their footprint and probably got a sweetheart deal to do so in a new building that needed a big tenant badly.

[Jernigan]

A lot of offices are also reinventing themselves from their 89s/90s look.   Even law firms are ditching the mohagany.    They can get their new space to their liking instead of having to pay for the bulk of the renovations where they are now.   

[spenser1058]

Yay! We have yet another name for the building (how many is that now and it's still not open?)

Let hear it for "SunTrust Plaza at Church Street Station!"

Per Bungalower

http://bungalower.com/2018/06/11/suntrust-looking-to-move-out-of-self-named-tower/

[Jernigan]

I hope they open a Pizza @ Suntrust Plaza @ Church Street Station 

[orange87]

[FLClarkKent]

Apologies for the quality.

 

 

[alex]

Church Street SunTrust I-4 Ultimate Marriott Rosie O'Grady's Plaza—or whatever it's called now—peeking up between CNL Tower II and Lincoln Plaza:

[spenser1058]

8 minutes ago, alex said:

Church Street SunTrust I-4 Ultimate Marriott Rosie O'Grady's Plaza—or whatever it's called now—peeking up between CNL Tower II and Lincoln Plaza:

I like your new name for it!

[jrs2]

[TRENCH]

its going up and up!

[Jernigan]

[sunshine]

23 floors to go

[HankStrong]

34 minutes ago, sunshine said:

23 floors to go

I thought I didn't have to worry about this any longer?  It was a load off my mind and now it is back.

[spenser1058]

2 minutes ago, HankStrong said:

I thought I didn't have to worry about this any longer?  It was a load off my mind and now it is back.

"You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave..."

[JFW657]

1 hour ago, HankStrong said:

I thought I didn't have to worry about this any longer?  It was a load off my mind and now it is back.

Damned story counters....  

Edited June 25, 2018 by JFW657

[jrs2]

22 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Damned story counters....  

isn't that an ADD thing?  I do that...

[JFW657]

52 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

isn't that an ADD thing?  I do that...

I dunno.

I just remember someone haranguing us about how we count stories on buildings.

[IAmFloridaBorn]

I hope the second tower is a different color. Blue is too common downtown. I love Blue but Variety of color would be welcomed by me.

[prahaboheme]

34 minutes ago, IAmFloridaBorn said:

I hope the second tower is a different color. Blue is too common downtown. I love Blue but Variety of color would be welcomed by me.

I’m having a difficult time visualizing how a second tower would work in the space. Most concerning, if the developer does plan to take over the entire south side of church street, I worry they would attempt to pull a “Jaymont block” demolition and completely ruin the ambiance of Church St.

Edited June 27, 2018 by prahaboheme

[smileguy]

2 minutes ago, prahaboheme said:

I’m having a difficult time visualizing how a second tower would work in the space. Most concerning, if the developer does plan to take over the entire south side of church street, I worry they would attempt to pull a “Jaymont block” demolition and completely ruin the ambiance of Church St.

Every other city in the world, it seems, can figure out how to manage development while preserving historic characteristics, but we can't seem to do the same.  I just stayed in this building in Toronto, where they built a 50-story condo on top of a historic facade. 

 

[prahaboheme]

4 minutes ago, smileguy said:

Every other city in the world, it seems, can figure out how to manage development while preserving historic characteristics, but we can't seem to do the same.  I just stayed in this building in Toronto, where they built a 50-story condo on top of a historic facade. 

 

And while that building in Toronto is worth saving, I don’t think it is any more architecturally significant than some of the buildings we’ve lost in the name of progress.

[JFW657]

I have a hard time believing a second tower is really going to happen there.

Not anytime soon, anyway.

[IAmFloridaBorn]

7 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

I have a hard time believing a second tower is really going to happen there.

Not anytime soon, anyway.

They saids 2022 2023 but I dont think Downtown Orlando necessarily needs the extra office space?  I could be wrong but if CNL gets off of the ground first....you're probably right.