Society | 28- & 17-Story Residential [Proposed]

[IAmFloridaBorn]

[smileguy]

[jrs2]

On 3/15/2022 at 11:23 AM, IAmFloridaBorn said:

you are the human version of CCTV... nothing escapes your lens.

[prahaboheme]

It looks like City Central toned down their colors? A marginal improvement!

[spenser1058]

4 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

It looks like City Central toned down their colors? A marginal improvement!

Now if they’d just work on Buddy’s wardrobe (it all went downhill after the divorce).

[JFW657]

I gotta say I just don't get the disdain for color on buildings some have.

Those pastel accents were the only thing I liked about that place.

Now it's just another white and grey shoebox like the rest of them. 

Blah. 

[spenser1058]

36 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

I gotta say I just don't get the disdain for color on buildings some have.

Those pastel accents were the only thing I liked about that place.

Now it's just another white and grey shoebox like the rest of them. 

Blah. 

I’m good with anything but teal, please (brown’s awfully boring, though, as we learned in the ‘70’s - my parents went whole hog with a brown car, a brown truck and a beige house with brown trim - I had nightmares for a decade…).

[Jerry95]

Wait, how long ago did they paint Central Station?

Also if anyone hasn’t had the opportunity to check out any of the PMG sister properties , they pool decks and amenity areas are on another level. Looking forward to seeing what this one has to offer!

[Jerry95]

View from the SB SunRail platform

[Tim3167]

From a parking lot on Central across from new Magic practice facility.

[TRENCH]

On 3/17/2022 at 5:55 AM, Jerry95 said:

Wait, how long ago did they paint Central Station?

 mid November 2021 

[Uncommon]

Not sure how credible YIMBY is but according to them, phase 1 currently under construction will top out late April/early May at 26 stories and 330 feet. It's currently at 20 stories. Meanwhile, phase 2 will be 16 stories and somewhere close to 200 feet.

https://floridayimby.com/2022/03/phase-one-of-pmgs-society-orlando-nears-topping-out-at-434-north-orange-avenue.html

[bqknight]

3 minutes ago, Uncommon said:

Not sure how credible YIMBY is but according to them, phase 1 currently under construction will top out late April/early May at 26 stories and 330 feet. It's currently at 20 stories. Meanwhile, phase 2 will be 16 stories and somewhere close to 200 feet.

https://floridayimby.com/2022/03/phase-one-of-pmgs-society-orlando-nears-topping-out-at-434-north-orange-avenue.html

The developer itself promoted the story, so I think it's pretty accurate. This will be the 8th tallest building in (downtown) Orlando, if the 330ft is accurate. 

[orange87]

4 hours ago, bqknight said:

The developer itself promoted the story, so I think it's pretty accurate. This will be the 8th tallest building in (downtown) Orlando, if the 330ft is accurate. 

Downtown Orlando will probably have at least ten buildings that are 300+ feet tall by next year. Not too bad for a city of its size.

[spenser1058]

45 minutes ago, orange87 said:

Downtown Orlando will probably have at least ten buildings that are 300+ feet tall by next year. Not too bad for a city of its size.

“We’re squatty but dense as heck!” Sounds like several of the folks I know that went to school in Temple Terrace…

[JFW657]

The rooftop element is going to account for about four floors of height, making it approximately equal to a 30 story residential building. 

 

 

[nite owℓ]

 A few snaps from I-4... taken 2 weeks ago

Edited March 22, 2022 by nite owℓ

[Uncommon]

14 minutes ago, nite owℓ said:

 A few snaps from I-4... taken 2 weeks ago

Yikes, I always knew this was gonna be very wide but this shot makes it clear that it isn't gonna look that great from I-4 westbound, which imo is the best view of the skyline. Probably will look good from 408 westbound though.

Def not complaining. Just hope we had more buildings that were tall and skinny 

Edited March 22, 2022 by Uncommon

[nite owℓ]

19 minutes ago, Uncommon said:

Yikes, I always knew this was gonna be very wide but this shot makes it clear that it isn't gonna look that great from I-4 westbound, which imo is the best view of the skyline. Probably will look good from 408 westbound though.

Def not complaining. Just hope we had more buildings that were tall and skinny 

What skyline? j/k

Reminds me of something that happened years ago when a friend came to visit from out of state:

Him: Where's your downtown, is it coming up?
Me: We literally just passed it... (we took Anderson exit off I-4)
Him: Where?
Me: Where those tall buildings were...
Him: What tall buildings??

He was legit confused/not impressed lol.

Edited March 22, 2022 by nite owℓ

[codypet]

Was he looking west at the time.  You just see leveled parking lots looking west.

[nite owℓ]

I think he was expecting more. Since Orlando is a well known city all over the world he probably expected downtown to be built up a lot more than it is. Also, he's European... so he was still under the impression that Daytona Beach was a must-see destination equivalent to its heyday in the 90's.

I find myself explaining to people from larger cities that we are more equivalent to a built-up suburban downtown--otherwise it just does not compute lol.

Edited March 22, 2022 by nite owℓ

[Tim3167]

I’ve experienced a different scenario where out of out of towners  think Lake Buena Vista or I Drive areas ARE Downtown Orlando and are surprised there is an actual downtown business core in the area.

[IAmFloridaBorn]

14 minutes ago, Tim3167 said:

I’ve experienced a different scenario where out of out of towners  think Lake Buena Vista or I Drive areas ARE Downtown Orlando and are surprised there is an actual downtown business core in the area.

Locals don't know that this is very much the common theme. When I worked at the hotels, people did not know Orlando had a real downtown or as you said they thought that international drive was downtown. A lot of people don't realize orlando is actually much more than the tourist district. Not to mention Disney isn't even in Orlando technically but you can't tell anybody that lol

[jrs2]

49 minutes ago, Tim3167 said:

I’ve experienced a different scenario where out of out of towners  think Lake Buena Vista or I Drive areas ARE Downtown Orlando and are surprised there is an actual downtown business core in the area.

that's almost like a Las Vegas-type of analysis they are doing....in that...in Vegas, you think The Strip is downtown or the center of town.  It is the center of town but downtown is of course farther north on Fremont.  They probably attach the same analysis here.  And people usually assume the center of town is where the action is.  Take Paris...La Defence is their CBD but the action is at the known hotspots...

[smileguy]

Rising over Lake Highland this week.