Captial Plaza III

[jnorlando]

i like the new rendering of capital plaza iii without the residential building.

[JRS1]

if CPIII goes up and that 19 story Pine St. Apt. Bldg behind Paramount, what a good amount of density that will create.

[bic]

i like the new rendering of capital plaza iii without the residential building.

<- not a fan

[JFW657]

Me neither.

[WeNeed2Progress]

Me neither.

I third the notion... it's so uninspired.

[FLKP]

The parking lot is closed off.

There is a Large Green Dumpster

There is a Large Yellow Front Loader.

Is anything happening?

[JRS1]

The parking lot is closed off.

There is a Large Green Dumpster

There is a Large Yellow Front Loader.

Is anything happening?

if there is, it will be the largest flying-under-the-radar-project yet.

[JFW657]

Maybe they're using it as a staging area for Tradition Towers' groundbreaking.....

[Jill1]

Maybe they're using it as a staging area for Tradition Towers' groundbreaking.....

LOL!

This project isn't starting construction any time soon. They need to get significant pre-leasing activity to justify development. The fenced off area and dumpster may have been for the Fiesta in the Park, which was last weekend.

[tm68]

The 200 room "K" Hotel from the Kessler Collection

Reborn?

http://reesevanderbi...ality&Itemid=26

Edited June 25, 2012 by tm68

[bic]

Holy thread revival, Batman!

It's hard for me to take a proposal seriously when the tagline "new prototype concept" is presented alongside 7-year old renderings.

[prahaboheme]

I actually can take this one more seriously than a lot of the proposals right now. The Kessler Collection has a history of success in Orlando - the Grand Bohemian and the Celebration Hotel. They also have a growing and loyal following.

[alex]

Hotel shown is part of a larger mixed use development with construction expected to begin in mid 2012.

I wonder how long that date has been on the page. Will we be seeing something taken for approval soon? Excited, nonetheless.

[klstorey]

With condos instead of apartments, this looks like an older rendering to me. Would anyone really build condos in downtown in this market?

My guess is that they want to hotel built before DPAC opens, so if this is really revived I would expect it to be built in phases with hotel being the first phase.

Also why all the pavers? Change out that central driveway with a nice park instead, it would be great looking.

[nite owℓ]

Also why all the pavers? Change out that central driveway with a nice park instead, it would be great looking.

I agree but most people in Orlando don't like to walk, unlike in NYC where 20 blocks is considered a short walk. It's sad to see developments downtown continue to be car centric as people continue to cling to their guns, religion & gas guzzling automobiles haha. Actually, I'm not sure if Orlando will ever become a true pedestrian city because it's just way too hot outside without the continuous shade of tree lined streets & tall buildings. I'm about a 15 min walk to Lake Eola/Thornton Park but I rarely ever do it unless it's in the evening. Maybe I'd walk more if I lived in the CBD... in addition to Lymmo.

[Jernigan]

I don't think the pavers, in lieu of green space, make it any more car-centric. The setback itself is the potential problem for the pedestrian experience. I'll hold back judgement because who knows, maybe they would have outdoor seating for a restaurant (or ideally, cafes in all three buildings).

Where is Capital Plaza I and II? Are one (or both) the twin buildings between Central and Pine next to Embassy Suites? (PNC and American Momentum I think).

[Jernigan]

There is a pre-leasing sign on Rosalind for Capital Plaza III.

Not sure if the sign is as old as this thread or not!

[jnorlando]

There is a pre-leasing sign on Rosalind for Capital Plaza III.

Not sure if the sign is as old as this thread or not!

I don't think it is. Definitely caught my eye as well.

[bulldogger]

I think they pulled out the old yard sale sign.

[prahaboheme]

Just to help clarify things, this is a copy of my post from The Homemade Renderings Thread:

_________________________

Updated map with proposals of Capital Plaza III, Monarch, 305 S. Eola, and Church Eola Development. Since these are based off of renderings (or none at all) that show very little in terms of scale and place, these are my best estimations of their respective footprints and locations:

LEGEND

Blue - Recently Developed

Orange - Under Construction

Teal - Proposed

1. Hughes Square

2. City View Apartments

3. Eola South

4. OUC North Central Energy Building

5. Lynx Central Station

6. CNL II

7. Osceola Brownstones

8. The Jackson

9. The Sanctuary

10. Premiere Trade Plaza & Solaire

11. The Vue

12. The Cornerstone

13. US Federal Courthouse

14. FAMU College of Law

15. Orlando City Place

16. Performing Arts Center

17. Star Tower

18. The Paramount

19. Tradition Towers

20. 55 West

21. Dynetech

22. Jefferson Street Garage

23. Washington Residential Tower

24. 217 N. Eola

25. Ridgley Manor

26. Pizzuti Redevelopment

27. Orange Court

28. The M (Magnolia Lofts)

29. North Orange

30. 801 N. Orange

31. The Ivanhoe

32. Orlando Palace

33. 205 S. Eola Dr.

34. Capital Plaza III

35. Monarch

36. Church/Eola Residential

37. 305 S. Eola Dr.

EDIT: Fixed size and location of 35.

bic, looking back to 2005 and remembering the optimism we all shared for downtown Orlando and it's boom... Many of these proposals did not see the light of day, but the majority were built, or are currently in the building process. What I find interesting is that most of our current proposals are resurrections of failed proposals from the boom era (Orlando Central Station, the Uptown projects, Sky House aka Ridgely Manor). In some ways, it seems that Orlando is slowly filling in the gaps from that era.

What we couldn't have predicted in 2005, although hoped for, was the approval of SunRail, the 3 downtown venues, the reemergence of a vibrant Church Street, and a general feeling that downtown Orlando was here to stay.

[jnorlando]

I was browsing different websites and stumbled onto this for the first time (i think).

http://www.highwoods.com/Images/photo/property/aer01-e35036cb-1252-4ee8-b04c-f375ac89110b.jpg

[alex]

I was browsing different websites and stumbled onto this for the first time (i think).

http://www.highwoods...375ac89110b.jpg

Cool. Looks like they also have the whole profile up, with an updated site plan.

[John Hargrove]

That's a pretty suave rendering

[prahaboheme]

Highwoods plans more downtown office space

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2012/11/30/highwoods-plans-more-downtown-office.html

 

[spenser1058]

Highwoods plans more downtown office space

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2012/11/30/highwoods-plans-more-downtown-office.html

 

 

It's smaller than I or II but it is vertical and I'm inclined to believe Highwoods is likely to do what they say they will. I see this as quite positive.