Washington Street Residential Tower

[bic]

This is a BBArch design, by the way.

[Dale]

This one could be a real visual stunner. And imagine the impact driving through downtown on I-4 !

[prahaboheme]

Word.

[cwetteland]

Hopefully this will prod Khun to do more with his property than just a car dealership. I think a Bentley dealership could go nicely on the ground floor of something tall. A few Bentleys sitting around the lobby wouldn't be bad. You'd have to hide the parts and service department though.

[orlfun]

This is a really sharp design. A lot better look than the 70's glass box called the Vue.

[cwetteland]

This is a really sharp design.  A lot better look than the 70's glass box called the Vue.

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But not a better view than the Vue; at least on the West side.

[sunshine]

so the light rail would not be elevated thru downtown?

[cwetteland]

so the light rail would not be elevated thru downtown?

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I've never seen anything to suggest it would be elevated. The design that was voted down by the county several years ago had grade-level stations.

[prahaboheme]

I love the Vue. It doesn't look 70s at all.

[Dale]

Guarantee you if the 70s looked like The Vue I wouldn't have the problem with the 70s that I do.

[orlfun]

Tthe www.vuecharlotte.com is incredible. I considered the vueorlando, but it's just a standard box design.

[prahaboheme]

Vue Charlotte:

Vue Orlando:

[Jaybee]

Latest renderings of this project...

[Dale]

^ Spanks Vue Charlotte. Not the Vue Charlotte's not a looker.

[Tim3167]

I really like this tower. Very sharp. It's really hard to imagine what the trip along I-4 could look like. Who knows how many of these we'll ever see............

[Dale]

I really like this tower. Very sharp. It's really hard to imagine what the trip along I-4 could look like. Who knows how many of these we'll ever see............

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At least we'll have stunning highrises to gawk at as we're hopelessly mired in I-4 traffic. B)

[otowner]

Will the two broad sides of the Washington Street Project face east and west? Or do they face north and south?

[cwetteland]

Will the two broad sides of the Washington Street Project face east and west?  Or do they face north and south?

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The curved broad sides face E & W.

[cwetteland]

In this photo it looks like the parking garage overhangs the light rail easement. The garage should buffer any noise coming from light rail and some of the noise coming from I-4, but the front gets the CSX noise head on.

[cwetteland]

Does anyone else along Garland have a light rail easment? I don't think there is one in front of Club Paris in the Church St area. How about at the new Lynx terminal; is there a light rail easement there?

[bic]

In this photo it looks like the parking garage overhangs the light rail easement.  The garage should buffer any noise coming from light rail and some of the noise coming from I-4, but the front gets the CSX noise head on.

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Nice observation about the light rail.

Call me crazy, but I'm not a big fan of The Vue Charlotte. It looks like a blue Sears Tower knockoff with balconies hanging off every which way. That said, our Vue isn't an architectural masterpiece either, but I like its simplicity and stature.

I also happen to love this Washington St. building, although I think the optimistic color scheme of the rendering is helping that notion. It's a nice, sleek, stylish tower that should bring more life to the Orlando skyline and especially the blighted downtown neighborhood it will reside in. Very reminiscent of Miami's Blue.

[orlfun]

It looks like we have 4 buildings with BLUE floor-to-ceiling glass.

- Solaire

- Vue

- Paramount

- Washington Street

We need to get to 50 -60+ stories.

Another note: I really like marinablue.com in Miami.

[Jaybee]

To answer your question about light rail plans at Club Paris, the line turns west at Church Street, so Club Paris won't be demo'ed anytime soon for light rail (too bad!).

[Jaybee]

To answer your question about light rail plans at Club Paris, the line turns west at Church Street, so Club Paris won't be demo'ed anytime soon for light rail (too bad!).

[Dale]

To answer your question about light rail plans at Club Paris, the line turns west at Church Street, so Club Paris won't be demo'ed anytime soon for light rail (too bad!).

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Damn !