The Enclave at the Riverfront

[mcheiss]

I didn't realize how close this would be to the street. Thanks for the shot.

[dan326]

In Baton Rouge they also are building an apartment complex called the Enclave. Pretty neat that two complexes with the same name are being built at the same time.

[LIT uPP]

Their website now includes floorplans for the various apartment types. I drove by, today, and it appears that the construction has reached the second floor.

http://www.enclaveriverfront.com

[skirby]

Pictures from this morning of The Enclave under construction. From the Alltel Arena side of the street.

[skirby]

A look at the Enclave from the River Market.

[skirby]

The Enclave from the trolley going across the Main Street Bridge.

[Aporkalypse]

A look at the Enclave from the River Market.

[theman]

I'm glad this is being built but the only negative I see is the impaired view of the arena from the River Market. I used to like to eat lunch at the tables behind the River Market and enjoy that impressive view of the arena and riverfront.

[Architect]

Agreed.

[turboturtle]

OR the view FROM the arena to the skyline...hope these buildings don't block the panorama. The arena was sited at the NE-SW axis specifically for this purpose.

[skirby]

Sounds like an assignment for our resident photojournalist, Skriby. How about Skirby? A picture taken from the entrance to Alltel looking SW. From what I can tell on Google maps, it would be difficult for the Enclave to obstruct the view of downtown Little Rock. If however something tall is built just east of the Main Street bridge, it would likely obstruct the view of downtown.

To me, the renderings of the Enclave seem to enhance the urban landscape. Last week, there was noise about Alltel in need of painting and updating. A diminished view of the arena from the south shore seems perfectly acceptable, if the Enclave looks anything like it renderings. It is not like Alltel arena is the the Presidential Library or Heifer Building. From the south shore I like looking at the water, boats, and park space on the NLR side.

[Aporkalypse]

OR the view FROM the arena to the skyline...hope these buildings don't block the panorama. The arena was sited at the NE-SW axis specifically for this purpose.

[cozmosis]

I absolutely LOVE the view from the South Entrance of the arena. It's the best urban view in Arkansas.

[Architect]

It certainly ranks high... But I'm also excited about the view from the third-base seats at Dickey-Stephens. It almost makes Little Rock look like a real city.

[skirby]

I hope you're right...I'll have to wait and check it out. I've never been a big fan of the skyline perspective from the end of the Broadway bridge as Regions and Metropolitan are aligned and the Stephen's building does the same to Bank of America. Like you say, perhaps if you go "west" enough along the 3rd base line, the view improves.

[theman]

OR the view FROM the arena to the skyline...hope these buildings don't block the panorama. The arena was sited at the NE-SW axis specifically for this purpose.

[turboturtle]

This has been my concern as well. As others have said, that is one of the best urban views in the area. I hope NLR's quest for a denser dowtown doesn't detract from one of the things that they talk so much about as a positive to NLR, the view of LR's skyline.

[Architect]

Just returned for SEC Gymnastics tournament at Alltel. The view of downtown Little Rock from the entrance to Alltel arena IS obscured by the Enclave. It will become even more so, once the top floor and roof are complete. You can still see the tops of the taller buildings and the Doubletree, but that is about it. When/if the block on Washington immediately east of the Enclave is redeveloped, I believe the view will become completely obscured, except for the tallest buildings.

[theman]

Wow. That's pretty sad....NLR should have set a height limit for those two blocks for that very reason. The whole arena was oriented NE-SW for that very purpose - to align the entrance with the view. Just...unbelievable. I would bet $100 that no one on staff at NLR thought of this.

[Aporkalypse]

Just returned for SEC Gymnastics tournament at Alltel. The view of downtown Little Rock from the entrance to Alltel arena IS obscured by the Enclave. It will become even more so, once the top floor and roof are complete. You can still see the tops of the taller buildings and the Doubletree, but that is about it. When/if the block on Washington immediately east of the Enclave is redeveloped, I believe the view will become completely obscured, except for the tallest buildings.

[turboturtle]

wow, that's awful.

How was attendance at the gymnastics championships?

[Architect]

View of LR skyline from NLR...

I really don't have a dog in this hunt. I just reported what I saw when I went to Alltel.

Attendance...

My impression of the attendance was that those in attendance could fill the entire lower bowl. I was one of five attending in my group. We paid almost $70 for tickets and $10 to park. We didn't eat or drink anything. Told the girls (3 and 5) that cotton candy and funnel cakes are for the Fair or Circus (hehe). It worked this time.

The DOG said the attendance for the SEC Gymnastics event was the lowest in six years. The headcount was approx 5500. The attendance at last year's event in Birmingham, AL was approx 7500.

[cozmosis]

Wow. That's pretty sad....NLR should have set a height limit for those two blocks for that very reason. The whole arena was oriented NE-SW for that very purpose - to align the entrance with the view. Just...unbelievable. I would bet $100 that no one on staff at NLR thought of this.

[Cru Jones]

A few years ago, Alltel was booking some A list entertainment. Aerosmith, Elton John, Dave Matthews Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers/ Foo Fighters, Eagles, Norah Jones.

What happened? Maybe there just hasn't been anyone that I'm interested in, but it's been embrassing the past two years driving past the Alltel sign on I-30 seeing what the next show will be.

[db909]

I do agree that seeing the LR skyline was an appealing quality to leaving the arena from the Washington Street entrance. However, the fact remains that events won't stop booking Alltel because of the blocked skyline and folks won't stop coming to see events because of it, either. So, I'm not losing sleep over it.