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Eleven would be very nice and compliment the Chase. Minneapolis has the second best skyline in the Midwest. Having been born there I remember the Foshay building (which influenced Eleven's design) being the tallest building downtown. Then the IDS tower came along. Both disappear into todays skyline. The riverfront area in the Mill District is a template for what could be done in Chouteau's Landing or the North Riverfront. Minneapolis has everything DT. Imagine taking Grand/Midtown and moving all those cultural institutions right into downtown along with all three major league sports venues. Also development on both sides of the comparatively small Mississippi. But those winters...
I agree. I've always thought something by Robert A.M. Stern Architects would go well on that corner.STLinCHI wrote: ↑Sep 22, 2021Eleven would be very nice and compliment the Chase.
Something classic and solid. Basically nouveau Rosario Candela (to be a bit generous).
I love those examples that Moorlander and Laife posted. As much as I would love it...I think anyone expecting 500' or more here is setting themselves up for disappointment.
I really love this terracotta facade on this new super-tall in NYC:
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I really love this terracotta facade on this new super-tall in NYC:
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Agreed with both statements above. I think a building like Eleven would compliment both the Chase and 100.
While I'd prefer something more cylindrical, a building like Eleven on the corner would really be transformative...and able to carry the weight of the corner.
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Though I’ve not been there in years I absolutely love Minneapolis easily my favorite city in all the midwest anyways I wish whatever this development may become it’ll be a landmark. If I were to put a height anything from 350 possibly 410 would be wonderful. either way very exciting & hopefully the wait will be well worth. Chris if I can ask you a question what’s the percentage of this development going from concept to actually becoming reality/built just rough estimate/opinion?
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You need to provide a temporal range. 5 years, 10, 15?PlatinumBlues wrote: ↑Sep 22, 2021Though I’ve not been there in years I absolutely love Minneapolis easily my favorite city in all the midwest anyways I wish whatever this development may become it’ll be a landmark. If I were to put a height anything from 350 possibly 410 would be wonderful. either way very exciting & hopefully the wait will be well worth. Chris if I can ask you a question what’s the percentage of this development going from concept to actually becoming reality/built just rough estimate/opinion?
The longer the range, the better the prospect of something worthy of that corner getting built. Right now, they are just trolling for investors, hoping to capitalize on whatever momentum is left in the Central Corridor and the larger construction cycle. Unfortunately, they might have waited a bit too long.
Completely agree with the RAMSA route. I was just admiring their design for The Cortland this week. The overall form is meh, kinda '90s. But the details are incredible.
The only problem with that building is the color. Well, it could use one more story on the penthouse, but if it were the same greyish-tan as much of the Central Park ring or the Park Plaza, it would be nearly perfect.aprice wrote: ↑Sep 22, 2021Completely agree with the RAMSA route. I was just admiring their design for The Cortland this week. The overall form is meh, kinda '90s. But the details are incredible.
However, that's not to say it would look good next to the actual Park Plaza. Too many similarities. It would likely come off as a cheap copy.
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Not to mention a massive university campusSTLinCHI wrote: ↑Sep 22, 2021Eleven would be very nice and compliment the Chase. Minneapolis has the second best skyline in the Midwest. Having been born there I remember the Foshay building (which influenced Eleven's design) being the tallest building downtown. Then the IDS tower came along. Both disappear into todays skyline. The riverfront area in the Mill District is a template for what could be done in Chouteau's Landing or the North Riverfront. Minneapolis has everything DT. Imagine taking Grand/Midtown and moving all those cultural institutions right into downtown along with all three major league sports venues. Also development on both sides of the comparatively small Mississippi. But those winters...
That's a perfect example. And maybe closer in scale to what Chris' rumoring describes. I've always thought something along the lines of the park adjacent portion of 15 Central Park West would work well:aprice wrote: ↑Sep 22, 2021Completely agree with the RAMSA route. I was just admiring their design for The Cortland this week. The overall form is meh, kinda '90s. But the details are incredible.
I've always thought New York's "Jenga Tower" would be perfect at that corner:
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I'm gonna guess the Kadin Tower in Louisville, KY:
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(tongue firmly in cheek if it wasn't already obvious)
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Ugh, I intensely dislike that building. It's a blight on the Lower Manhattan skyline. Lop off the top quarter, however, and it would be nearly perfect...and yes, I realize that that top quarter pretty much paid for the bottom three.framer wrote: ↑Sep 23, 2021I've always thought New York's "Jenga Tower" would be perfect at that corner:
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The top half makes it interesting…the lower half by itself is boring.urban_dilettante wrote:^ i would fully lop off the top half.
Personally, I very much like the complete building.
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^ i disagree. big, featureless, geometric spectacle is not that interesting to me. the bottom half at least has texture.
This might be the first instance I've heard of somebody referring to that building by its official name. Most people just call it 30 Rock. The observation deck in that building gives you some of the most incredible views of the city. For $36.TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote: ↑Sep 14, 2021Perhaps they'll go more Deco than the Park East and give us something (scaled down a bit) like the comcast tower. slender spire, base extends back along lindell toward the shorter neighbor while slender profile minimizes impact...
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It's like a crafter got hold of the Pet building, painted it in pastel colors, and started gluing bottlecaps and beads to it.rbb wrote: ↑Sep 24, 2021I'm gonna guess the Kadin Tower in Louisville, KY:
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Here are a few developments happening in Brooklyn (and one in Manhattan) that seem to be of similar scale as this site. Not saying any of these are “the one” by any means, but this stretch of Kingshighway has a distinct big city flair, and every one of the high rises lining the park would be right at home in New York.
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Amazing to think that last one is replacing a McDonald's. What a city.stlgasm wrote: ↑Sep 28, 2021Here are a few developments happening in Brooklyn (and one in Manhattan) that seem to be of similar scale as this site. Not saying any of these are “the one” by any means, but this stretch of Kingshighway has a distinct big city flair, and every one of the high rises lining the park would be right at home in New York.
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something like the Eleven would be ideal. not really into any of those Brooklyn examples.