Renovation on Monroe

[snoogit]

Sadly, I don't see that subway staying in here much longer. I like the overhaul of the building, but getting rid of the street-side entrances into the various stores is going to kill this place

[GRDadof3]

Sadly, I don't see that subway staying in here much longer. I like the overhaul of the building, but getting rid of the street-side entrances into the various stores is going to kill this place

[tamias6]

I can't get over how much better the building looks. Its sleek look makes me want to wear a pin striped suit and a pair of matrix sunglasses.

[snoogit]

Huh? You can still get to the Subway via a streetside door. You just have to walk through that silly "breezeway" in between the outer and inner doors.

[jwazzz]

Love the Founders sign - it's in keeping with the overall design of the building and perfectly scaled. It fits.

[sparky05]

okay, the "breezeway" is the only thing I think I have a complaint about. And the big SUBWAY sign just sitting on the ground now. I know it sounds bad, but the breezeway only serves to hide the retail behind a fancy wall, which isn't exactly the best situation to put yourself into.

No I do remember hearing that none of the retailers wanted to pay for the "extension" to fill in the gap between the breezeway and the main doors, but I'm starting to wonder if having the tenants pay for such an extension was a good idea after all.

[Allison Slater]

Seems like the least they could do is add a door into the breezeway in front of each store.. making it into a shared double-entrance like at Meijer or something.

I'm also not thinking the current subway sign will even fit.. I'm guessing they're awaiting a new sign.

But I must say, I absolutely love this building.. it looks fantastic.

[DwntwnGeo]

Seems like the least they could do is add a door into the breezeway in front of each store.. making it into a shared double-entrance like at Meijer or something.

[Prankster]

Sadly, I don't see that subway staying in here much longer. I like the overhaul of the building, but getting rid of the street-side entrances into the various stores is going to kill this place

[joeDowntown]

Personally, I think it's great that they added more square footage, pushing the building closer to the street. Breezeway's are not a bad idea in my opinion as it dampens the arctic blast that occurs when the door is open a thousand times. If visibility is a problem, Subway should probably just pay the extra rent so they can add posters and such to the window. If they choose not to and lose business because people don't think they are open, that falls into the bad business move category. If I were one of the tenants in this building I'd be thrilled to be in a newly renovated, slick looking building.

Joe

[snoogit]

That should make the city happy, they don't want any chains in downtown anyways.

[torgo]

nice photos sparky! What an improvement. This looks just awesome now.

[sparky05]

That should make the city happy, they don't want any chains in downtown anyways.

[grrwymg]

If I lost Quiznos, I'd probably end up in some sort of Michael Douglas-"Falling Down" scenario.

[dtown]

Ha! Quiznos is kind of expensive though, but they are delicious.

I love this building! Thanks Sparky.

[wingbert]

Any word on business moving into the storefronts where the Hallmark was? Is it just Subway and Founders in that building now? I've eaten at the Subway but not recently. Last I remember, they weren't too thrilled with the time the renovation was taking. Anyone bank with Founders? What's their take on things? At least their signs look sharp.

Ha! Quiznos is kind of expensive though, but they are delicious.

I love this building! Thanks Sparky.

[GRDadof3]

I thought pretty much all had been said on this one, but I got a shot of the Lido Deck on S.S. Founders today. That's quite the party deck for Blues on the Mall:

(the ripples are light reflections from the windows)

[sparky05]

There is one more thing to say about this building: the new elevator lobby that was added on appears not to be air-conditioned. It was brutally hot in there when I walked through earlier today.

[sparky05]

New signage. Anyone want to take a stab at making out what this is going to be?

[twoshort]

I can't tell if you're serious or not, but SPACE SOURCE

[sparky05]

I was dead serious, but now that you say it, I feel like an idiot.

[joeDowntown]

Don't feel too bad. I stopped trying to figure it out after I saw what looked like the Alticor "tree" and thought there were way too many "s"'s.

Joe

I was dead serious, but now that you say it, I feel like an idiot.

[dtown]

Have they got all the signage up yet?

[GRDadof3]

Space Source is up. I haven't looked to see if the Subway sign is up yet. Anyone know why that is taking so long?

[wingbert]

Space Source is up. I haven't looked to see if the Subway sign is up yet. Anyone know why that is taking so long?