Hat @ 14th Street | 94.48m | 28s | Cidex Group | NORR

[bgarneau]

Hadn't seen the plans yet, definitely going to be excess spandrel. Don't put f'ng kitchens on an outside wall with curtain / window wall! NORR is such an amateur operation...

The thing I don't understand is that spandrel actually costs more than vision glass - so it's not an economic decision.

Having kitchens placed on the outside wall forces a U-style which is the least desirable style.

Everything they do is intentional, just not sure what the rationale is - potentially improved thermal design / NECB-driven?

 

[1875]

no idea whats up with this but it was jackhammering away across the street from the hat site.

 

[potatopizzafan]

Yesss please be starting soon. Imagine if new condo building on those 3 corners finished around the same time? What a massive win for the area

 

[Surrealplaces]

no idea whats up with this but it was jackhammering away across the street from the hat site.

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For anyone needing a refresh of what was planned there, it's this project.

Interesting. I notice the DP is gone from the city's website even though it was submitted 2 years ago. In the past the city sometimes takes the DP off of the website once it's under construction.... I wonder if it's starting construction?

 

[Patrick.1980]

Too bad they couldn't make the design even a bit better. For the most part anything will be better than that empty parking lot, but that design looks like it belongs in Skyview.

 

[UrbanRED]

Too bad they couldn't make the design even a bit better. For the most part anything will be better than that empty parking lot, but that design looks like it belongs in Skyview.

If it has decent street activation, I think it's a win. That place is no mans land right now

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

[FCC1982]

So much happening in that area - very exciting to see - such a deserted wasteland presently.

 

[Joborule]

So much happening in that area - very exciting to see - such a deserted wasteland presently.

With the construction ongoing at that intersection, and 10 Ave having two breweries under construction (one relocated) in the Sunalta side, 10 Ave SW main street may pop off this decade.

 

[Urban Outdoorsman]

Agreed, 10th in my opinion is definitely the next up and coming main Street in town. However, the 14th Street intersection and underpass needs to be completely overhauled.

 

[MissingMiddle]

There's basically 6 city blocks of uninterrupted parking lots on the north side of 10th between the Marriot/Sodo and this. Definitely no shortage of opportunity.

 

[Mountain Man]

They were putting hoarding up around the sidewalk last night. One thing I'll give Cidex is they do try hard to keep the sidewalks open on their sites!

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

[MacMathuna]

Just looking at the Streetview image prior to the lighting store being demolished on the site. The store was covered in graffiti, but it appears that Cidex paid for it? Is that a common thing?

Or is there just a crossover between graffiti artists and Cidex fans?

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[Mountain Man]

Definitely a common thing for Cidex, they hire proper graffiti artists to discourage tagging, plus if done right I think it looks great! They did it on the sidewalk hoarding for West Village too.