tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post5515948815696645836..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: New Townhouse-Style Condos for U StreetKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-80175369559600973712010-10-20T22:12:30.233-04:002010-10-20T22:12:30.233-04:00nice!nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-11700762594399955302010-02-26T11:07:32.472-05:002010-02-26T11:07:32.472-05:00I live right across the street from here and have ...I live right across the street from here and have to say that I'm thrilled with the presentations that they've given so far. (The only downside is that my dream of hitting the lotto and buying that lot to make myself a mansion is now dead.) Also, HRB doesn't really have much say; this is a "matter of right" project. In any event, I think the staff report was positive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-69660974305880798462010-02-25T19:12:22.101-05:002010-02-25T19:12:22.101-05:00Oh, I'm so happy about this. Thank you, Lessa...Oh, I'm so happy about this. Thank you, Lessard Group and Derek Huetinck. This is the most encouraging architectural news of the week (for me).<br /><br />Now, the devil is in the details. Please, don't make this project offensive to the surrounding properties by using poor-quality materials. Thank you.otavionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-30839027583812183992010-02-25T07:32:05.453-05:002010-02-25T07:32:05.453-05:00Aggreed that the detailing means a lot, but a well...Aggreed that the detailing means a lot, but a well detailed glass wall is still a thin, cheap looking, dirty, unsustainable, and dehumanizing glass wall. Jus say'nAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-34455661819411290972010-02-24T22:47:04.544-05:002010-02-24T22:47:04.544-05:00People, please! You can't tell d*ck from the ...People, please! You can't tell d*ck from the rendering. It depends on the detail, the windows, doors, and a dozen other things that go into the facade. The thing that differentiates good architecture of yore from today's crap is the detail, for the most part. Unfortunately, Lessard has been known to build some two-dimensional garbage in the past, let's hope its different. I'm encouraged by the rendering, but if they have fake mullioned-windows and brick pavers to make the facade look more solid, it will be such an obvious knock-off that it will be offensive. I guess we will have to wait and see.art criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-91953602197623290392010-02-24T17:23:24.247-05:002010-02-24T17:23:24.247-05:00i wish they were going up across the street from m...i wish they were going up across the street from me.reflexivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-72876140052391394262010-02-24T14:08:10.925-05:002010-02-24T14:08:10.925-05:00I agree, my first thought was, "look at that ...I agree, my first thought was, "look at that historic rehab."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-64289620527757658932010-02-24T08:55:08.419-05:002010-02-24T08:55:08.419-05:00EEEK! Buildings that will actually fit in nicely!...EEEK! Buildings that will actually fit in nicely! Now wait till the style police over at Historic Preservation shoot it down because it's "not of our time", which is code for it's not a modernist glass box from pre-WWII bauhaus. Unlike the Lacey condo, which the blogeratti salivated over, and which already looks like buttocks, this building will age gracefully, and my guess will resale a lot better than the "classic" fishbowl condos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com