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They will get watered down as the project progresses, don't worry.
But time marches on, and I think they look great and are a step ahead of the current aesthetic.
All my life I noticed that the designs of cars, etc. that were ahead of their time were initially hated by myself, wondering what were they thinking? Hideous!
One example was the redesigned 1993 Acura Integra with the round headlights. Another is the first Mercedes in the late 80's early 90s with the taillights lopped off at a 45 degree angle.
That was the beginning of almost all cars having taillights that pushed upwards and outwards from the center of the trunk. That ugly Mercedes was displaying the future too early.
Then 10 years later it's the norm and the design is attractive.
Raleigh and NC in general needs more interesting commercial architecture.
To me, the First Citizens Banks are hideous in every way, and they're Styrofoam with that cheesy railing on the roof. Yuk!
Maybe you don't know, but it doesn't hurt to have a lot of stops. The train doesn't have to stop at every one on each run.
Yes I lived in NYC for 10 years and rode the express lines all the time. They are much faster than doing all the stops where people weren't expected to walk but about 3 blocks to a station.
I also lived in Jersey City and had to ride the PATH train that reduced service overnight where you had to go to Hoboken first and then back to Grove St.
It took 20-30 minutes for what should take about 5-7 minutes.
It would already be turning people off by making them consult schedules to know when it would stop at their station.
New owners plan massive redevelopment after buying Innovation Park for $270M
Investment manager Partners Group, headquartered in Switzerland with U.S. offices, and Accesso Partners of Hallandale Beach, Florida, purchased the 1.8 million-square-foot office park for $270 million, said Brian Rosen, chief investment officer at Accesso Partners. Partners Group is the majority owner in the Innovation Park ownership and Accesso is the minority partner but Rosen declined specifics on the ownership breakdown.
Partners Group and Accesso Partners have major plans for Innovation Park. Rosen said Friday that the firm seeks to develop new uses, including a plaza, multifamily buildings, a boutique hotel and ground-level street retail as well as new office space in what he described as two different "initiatives.
That's a great article. The Charlotte and Triangle markets look like a buffet of opportunity to big shots in cities like DC.
Hopefully, they will replicate the mixed-used, transit-oriented progressive development of the DMV.
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