Park Central | 138m | 40s | Hines | S.C.B.

[gsunnyg]

This right here is how to do a highrise development the right way. Although it may not be a 10/10, its still what we should get more of in our City and less of developments like West Village towers.

 

[Cowtown]

Park Central is looking good. It's the perfect set up for its location, a 6 floor podium fronting the corner of a busy intersection, with the tower coming straight down to the sidewalk, but back a ways from the corner. Perfect!

 

[haltcatchfire]

I wish more were designed like this, as a tower down to the sidewalk next to a midrise section as opposed to the whole thing being a clumsy podium with disconnected towers dropped overtop.

Park Central is looking good. It's the perfect set up for its location, a 6 floor podium fronting the corner of a busy intersection, with the tower coming straight down to the sidewalk, but back a ways from the corner. Perfect!

 

[googspecial]

I wish more were designed like this, as a tower down to the sidewalk next to a midrise section as opposed to the whole thing being a clumsy podium with disconnected towers dropped overtop.

Agreed, need to see more of this. Curtis block is kind of there.

 

[1875]

 

[Tarsus]

This has turned out to be a very solid development. Too bad the tower wasn't another 10 floors taller, so you could see it from more angles.

 

[Lemonaidan]

This has turned out to be a very solid development. Too bad the tower wasn't another 10 floors taller, so you could see it from more angles.

The second tower is supposed to be 8 stories taller... so maybe someday?

 

[GoVertical]

 

[UrbanWarrior]

 

[GoVertical]

 

[Roaring Flames]

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Looks like that crane is coming down

 

[Beazley66]

I really like the massing for this project. Worked out really well. Also the material palate works quite nicely, (ie not too many differing materials). One thing I noticed is that the vertical privacy screens on the balconies might have been VE'd out. Thats too bad, as they articulated the facades quite nicely.

 

[Mountain Man]

One thing I noticed is that the vertical privacy screens on the balconies might have been VE'd out. Thats too bad, as they articulated the facades quite nicely.

If a balcony goes across 2 or more units, privacy screens are required by code.

 

[Beazley66]

Correct, but I haven't seen plans. The Upturn-screens were located at the ends of balconies.

 

[haltcatchfire]

If you look at 1875's photos in #560 and in #555, you can see alternating sides of the glass railing missing which aligns with where the white upturns are on the rendering.

I really like the massing for this project. Worked out really well. Also the material palate works quite nicely, (ie not too many differing materials). One thing I noticed is that the vertical privacy screens on the balconies might have been VE'd out. Thats too bad, as they articulated the facades quite nicely.