Adesso

[waccamatt]

Captain, maybe if the bookseller was also a newsstand/cafe it would work.

[Spartan]

Some kind of coffee shop that is open 24 hours a day would probably do well there too.

[Captain Worley]

Captain, maybe if the bookseller was also a newsstand/cafe it would work.

[emerging.me]

Man, I would so love a newstand like Capitol Newstand used to be in the mid-eighties. I used to hit that place every Friday night to check out the latest British car magazines.

[krazeeboi]

The State reports that Adesso should have a model apartment for potential buyers to see by the end of the year and that the project should be complete by the spring.

[CorgiMatt]

This isn't about Adesso, but right across the street from Adesso they have started moving dirt for construction of USC's honors college dorm. Yesterday there were bulldozers, dump trucks and a big hole in the ground there.

[Captain Worley]

I was surprised that they've only sold 10% of the units. Not because I'm surprised the units aren't selling, but because I thought SOP was to pre-sell more than that before beginning construction.

[krazeeboi]

^I think that just depends on the developer. Hopefully as Horizon II lands more private tenants, you'll see more absorption of units.

[mainstreeter]

I was surprised that they've only sold 10% of the units. Not because I'm surprised the units aren't selling, but because I thought SOP was to pre-sell more than that before beginning construction.

[johnpro318]

Do we have any updates on this?

[BrasilnSC]

I'll try to get some pictures today and post them today too

[johnpro318]

That would be awesome!!

[BrasilnSC]

Taken yesterday

[Spartan]

Thanks for the update Brasil!

Much progress has been made, but Adesso is looking much more dull than it did in the rendering. I'm also not so sure I like the columns at the bottom.

[BrasilnSC]

I agree that the rendering looks much better, but I'll wait for the final product. It seems like the windows in the rounded corners are smaller and not as close together as the rendering shows. I wish there was more glass and less beige. It seems like all the buildings in that area are the same color, Adesso, Courtyard by Mariott, Horizon I, Strom Wellness Center, the Law School, and the future honors dorm. Kind of boring, but I like the density it'll add to that intersection.

[waccamatt]

Thanks for the update Brasil!

Much progress has been made, but Adesso is looking much more dull than it did in the rendering. I'm also not so sure I like the columns at the bottom.

[CorgiMatt]

Buildings like Adesso are a dime a dozen in San Francisco. That look struck me as unique when I visited in April. While I wouldn't want a large part of Columbia to look that way, if you think of that corner as the Cisco district it works. I have always said you can see touches of lots of different types of cities in Columbia. I for one love the columns. Also, when they scrape the stickers off all the windows and put on the rest of the finishing touches, it is going to make a lot of difference.

[Spartan]

I agree that the rendering looks much better, but I'll wait for the final product. It seems like the windows in the rounded corners are smaller and not as close together as the rendering shows. I wish there was more glass and less beige. It seems like all the buildings in that area are the same color, Adesso, Courtyard by Mariott, Horizon I, Strom Wellness Center, the Law School, and the future honors dorm. Kind of boring, but I like the density it'll add to that intersection.

[waccamatt]

Buildings like Adesso are a dime a dozen in San Francisco. That look struck me as unique when I visited in April. While I wouldn't want a large part of Columbia to look that way, if you think of that corner as the Cisco district it works. I have always said you can see touches of lots of different types of cities in Columbia. I for one love the columns. Also, when they scrape the stickers off all the windows and put on the rest of the finishing touches, it is going to make a lot of difference.

[CorgiMatt]

Yeah, and like I always say, I'll withhold my final opinion until its complete. Perhaps the paint is just a base layer or something. And clearly there are architectural details yet to be added. Like you said, the density and quality urbanity that is being brought to the corner will likely outshine any poor color choices.

Thats true, but this isn't San Francisco. You can find this style of building in pretty much any large city in the nation as it is fairly standard. Whats good is that its setting a decent bar for Columbia's other developers to follow.

[johnpro318]

Thanks for the updates! You've outdone yourself.

I actually like the columns. We don't see many buildings in Columbia with columns like that at the bottom. Of course, I don't like that the building is just another shade of tan. Maybe they will darken it some before it is finished?

I also don't like the rounded corners because the windows are too small.

The building looks really nice farther apart but hopefully it will look better closer as well when it is finished.

[Spartan]

From your earlier comments I took it that, while you are reserving your final judgment, you want a higher bar than you feel Adesso represents thus far. And neither is this New York, but I glimpse New York-like scenes in Columbia's urban core at Main and Washington and Main and Hampton all the time, partly because of some of the buildings' texture and partly because of the vibe at certain times. One of the main things I love about Columbia is that it has its own look while certain spots remind me of some of America's most well known cities, including Washington, D.C.

[CorgiMatt]

Ok, Adesso officially looks great. I rode through there this morning and I love it. My partner agrees. I admit I was worried that the lightest-toned beige was bordering on pinkish, and I wasn't thrilled about it. But they either changed the color or the second coat toned it down, and I think it flows nicely; and the black accent coming from the iron balcony railings is setting it off. The darker beige breaks everything up as well. Optimally, the Morman headquarters will find a new home and another building will fill in the Blossom-Assembly corner to further urbanize that area.

[Spartan]

I drove by today at it does look better in person. I still think it needs a darker shade of brown on the current brown portions of the building. It has a very large presence from Assembly St.

[johnpro318]

I'll have to check it out in person. When I get my new camera I expect to spend a few hours downtown taking pictures.