Center Place

[jack]

how many units are under construction now? how many units planned?

Over 7,000 planned and a 1,000 under construction. In regards to light rail, I think once we reach 7.5/acre we will be o.k, but the rail will have to go beyond downtown to be sufficient. We only have to get to 7.5 to do our part.

[Jaybee]

[bic]

Craptastic.

[UPSDAN]

I hope the color rendering is far better...I can't make out much in this one...Any details?

[Karoo]

I've missed something.. ehrm. Where is this being built?

[UPSDAN]

I've missed something.. ehrm. Where is this being built?

On Orange Ave in between Lynx station, The Courthouse, and Bank of America...

[Go Gators]

I assume this is an official deal...coming from Jaybee?

[sunshine]

Very classical style kind of buildings that fit in Northeast cities. This will totally create the public space it intended to do. People will go down there just to look at them and not to mention this will put Downtown Orlando on the map. Bravo.

The 4 buildings will increase the density in the courthouse area. I would really like to see the base closer.

[bic]

Here's an exclusive look at the PBLT architectural team hard at work in thier design studio:

[hillcity]

My first post ever...had been prowling for months...enjoy everyone's comments.

I post now because I really like this initial rendering. This one is different from what we've been seeing. It's the first that I find really exciting. It's also the first of this stringently minimalist, neo-internationalist style that been popular thoughout the great cities that last few years. A lot will, of course, depend on the exterior treatments and materials, but the mass models offer a promising start.

This is the first rendering for Orlando that one might expect to see in Wallpaper one day.

[RestedTraveler]

Hey. It's better than that big building with the huge hollow cube on top that had been planned for that block, no?

BTW, bic, that exclusive is hilarious!

[Dale]

Maybe this is the kind of architecture that the elites say we'd appreciate if we were only a bit more sophisticated.

Okay, I'm a bit cranky at this juncture. I'll give it a chance. Hey, that's four highrises we can add to the list. I was guessing three.

[prahaboheme]

Not sure what to make of this rendering. Can someone with insight give us a little more information?

[Dale]

It'll get us on the cover of Architectural Record, that's for damn sure.

[tm68]

It incorporates Lynx - very important...and it's definitely the most modern buildings Orlando would have. Downtown has nothing like this and I like where it's going. Big city feel.

[camstrang]

Thanks for the first look Jay. To help us get perspective, is there any word on the height of the four buildings?

I love the density four buildings will bring to that part of our skyline, but I'm really hoping they're not 12-16 stories ...

[GregoryMCSE]

This is a blurry black and white photo of something..... I appreciate the effort someone toook to give us this scoop but it is obvious that we need more details and better illustrations to pass any judgement on this project and even to ascertain if it is what it is purported to be...

[Dale]

Whatever the case, I hope we're talking lots of glass.

[prahaboheme]

and it's definitely the most modern buildings Orlando would have

or Florida for that matter...

[WeNeed2Progress]

This is a blurry black and white photo of something..... I appreciate the effort someone toook to give us this scoop but it is obvious that we need more details and better illustrations to pass any judgement on this project and even to ascertain if it is what it is purported to be...

I agree, I can't really make out much of what's going on there. The building to the bottom left appears very "blah" and boring. I'm all for the trend of flowing and curved architecture like the initial Dynetech renderings, London City Hall or Haifa Sail Tower.

[F-L-A]

Sooo..... What the hell? I don't even have a clue what I'm looking at here. But I have a feeling that I wouldn't like it if I did.

[orlandonative]

Since it's out I can probably elaborate more. Thats definetly it. The architect, so eloquently depicted by bic is Arquitectonica. The buldings look very squat in the picture but trust me there huge. The back right building for example is 50 feet taller than Solaire. I might as well give you the new name so we can identify it properly: 400 North Uptown.

[Tim3167]

So does that make the tallest one in the front right of the rendering about 410'? I Keep on holding onto that false hope of a new tallest someday.....

[orlandonative]

So does that make the tallest one in the front right of the rendering about 410'? I Keep on holding onto that false hope of a new tallest someday.....

New tallest, no. 400' Club, yes. Exact height on the fron bldg. isin't quite clear yet.

[sunshine]

How many retails? No condo? Is that a huge fountain between the front two buildings?