Sycamore at Greenway

[sharkdawg]

Do any of you waste your time reading the comment section of the Observer online? It amazes me how dense some people are. In reality, who could complain about this project. In my mind, it seems like a very well planned development from multiple perspectives.

[rockhilljames]

I kind of hope those renderings are just massing diagrams. I'm not digging the look.

Other than that, it sounds like a good project.

[New Name]

I kind of hope those renderings are just massing diagrams. I'm not digging the look.

[Forrest]

Not a stunner but I am happy about the planned retail, workforce housing and green features.

[qcnative2469]

Not a stunner but I am happy about the planned retail, workforce housing and green features.

[Urbanity]

City Council are to vote tonight on the developer's request for the 20 story tower. Apparently there is still some neighborhood opposition which bothers me.

Frankly I think that if you live in Uptown you have agreed to live in a dense urban core with tall buildings. The only exception I make is for historic area of Fourth Ward... and on that note, if the Fourth Ward can get a 50 story tower at the base of the historic district, I don't see where the Third Ward can argue against a 20 story tower next to a highway.

[dubone]

I agree. It doesn't block views and it is separated by from most of the single family area by the Trade/5th surface parking area.

[Spartan]

There are some people who don't want anything to change in that neighborhood, unless its renovating the existing housing stock.

[Norm2]

So does anyone know how the vote went?

[nyxmike]

So does anyone know how the vote went?

[Urbanity]

Bravo for this:

But most council members said they favored the continued urbanization of the area. They said the developers worked to integrate the buildings with the area, including the Irwin Creek greenway. "If we want to develop the inner city, the inner core, this would be a good anchor to that," said Republican council member Andy Dulin.

[Forrest]

oh gawd, I agree with Andy Dulin on something

[Spartan]

Just to play the devil's advocate here, this is yet another example of how council ignores the plans they adopt. How many times do we complain about that?

Why is it ok for one part of town, but not another?

[Norm2]

So what "plan" was adopted for this area that the council went against?

[Spartan]

The Third Ward neighborhood plan titled "A Third Ward Future"