tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post137878237698929441..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: CityCenter on the Launch PadKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-41913424857659711252012-05-16T19:37:35.284-04:002012-05-16T19:37:35.284-04:00I will be installing the glass in phases 5 & 6...I will be installing the glass in phases 5 & 6(condos) and theres alot more than what everyone thinks they are seeing in these pictures. Every balcony will have sliding glass doors, glass handrails and solid aluminum panels that span each one. Strip curtainwall units will go up in set backs where there is no balcony and on top of it all the kitchens alone in these condos are going to be about $300,000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-91684653914909371832011-02-24T12:21:02.626-05:002011-02-24T12:21:02.626-05:00Having seen the project in more detail only the of...Having seen the project in more detail only the office buildings on the site are glass...office tenants like having natural light and need the flexibility that a glass facade provides to fit whatever furniture and other program requirements they have. <br /><br />The residential units are glass and terracotta with series of modulating balconies, brise soleils, french balconies, set backs and many other elements specifically to make site not boring and repetitive. <br /><br />I personally think the project will be pretty nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-45816467344980454062011-02-24T03:01:57.511-05:002011-02-24T03:01:57.511-05:00I wonder who will be the first to be viciously ass...I wonder who will be the first to be viciously assaulted at this location!? Ooh the suspense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-70787954039359486252011-02-21T23:31:36.460-05:002011-02-21T23:31:36.460-05:00yeah, anon at 4:36 (and for God's sake use a p...yeah, anon at 4:36 (and for God's sake use a pseudonym), heaven forbid we have a central place to eat, drink and shop. That's called retail, and its for what people do. What do you want, another museum? A factory? Retail is precisely what most downtowns have that we don't. The whole Douglas-owned F Street that still sits vacant years on is a travesty. Someone shoot Doug Jemal and rent out that damn space so we have a shopping district in the meanwhile, please.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-29873794028533926162011-02-21T18:26:20.522-05:002011-02-21T18:26:20.522-05:00Anon 4:36 PM....so, what's wrong with eating, ...Anon 4:36 PM....so, what's wrong with eating, drinking, and shopping establishments on the ground floor? What else do you suggest for ground floor space that keeps it lively with pedestrians day and night?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-52592293798320018692011-02-21T16:36:34.070-05:002011-02-21T16:36:34.070-05:00Just what we need downtown - more restaurants, bar...Just what we need downtown - more restaurants, bars, and stores! (Hint to planners: how about more things to do besides eat, drink, and shop?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-62406752149300188932011-02-21T15:28:25.580-05:002011-02-21T15:28:25.580-05:00Leed Gold; small, independently-owned shops with i...Leed Gold; small, independently-owned shops with interesting merchandise, a street to stroll along, hopefully with some green plantings - what could be better! Well, maybe a Nordstrom's or Saks thrown into the mix. <br /><br />And glass for the retail; retail shops that allow the store to be the show window are far more appealing than masonry walls with show windows. One of the best designed retail shops was done decades ago in Cambridge, Mass. for an independent furniture store. Insted of show windows with a few pieces of furniture, the entire ground floor of the store was the show window. I believe the architectural firm was TAC, The Architects Collaborative, the firm who designed the Quincy Markets/Faneuil Hall for Rouse. Last time I was there it was still a furniture store but now a Crate & Barrel. So instead of carrying gorgeous classic contemporary custom made furniture by Charles Webb and Alvar Aalto it has furniture you can buy in Spring Valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-7988560616338789912011-02-21T12:51:41.161-05:002011-02-21T12:51:41.161-05:00I forgot how ugly the Washington Convention Center...I forgot how ugly the Washington Convention Center was. Will probably say the same about these planned buildings when they are torn down in a generation or two.<br /><br />Also, a real missed opportunity to not have a new central library incorporated in the planSilver Spring: Then and Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462944785780000002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-47751321108609719422011-02-21T12:50:23.394-05:002011-02-21T12:50:23.394-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Silver Spring: Then and Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462944785780000002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-73009895330263572922011-02-21T03:57:05.559-05:002011-02-21T03:57:05.559-05:00"What would you rather it be?" Anon 10:3..."What would you rather it be?" Anon 10:31<br /><br />Really??? Ask anyone in the street and it would be preferable. <br /><br />Memo to modernist architects...<br />Glass curtain wall details don't have quite the punch they did back in the day of the... Crystal Palace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-71821662866878516302011-02-19T10:50:51.295-05:002011-02-19T10:50:51.295-05:00This will be the best thing to happen to DC ever.This will be the best thing to happen to DC ever.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812080241889543568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-22296510788316965412011-02-18T22:31:09.093-05:002011-02-18T22:31:09.093-05:00what would you rather it be?...personally I love g...what would you rather it be?...personally I love glass and steel especially with the 2 level retail space. Although I do wish for more lightingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-87284387315464227772011-02-18T16:30:40.830-05:002011-02-18T16:30:40.830-05:00Agreed with Anon 12:16pm. Nice planning, but activ...Agreed with Anon 12:16pm. Nice planning, but actively terrible architecture. <br /><br />Dear Architects of the World: Glass boxes aren't as awesome as you think they are.BeyondDChttp://beyonddc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-13972463116007536552011-02-18T12:16:10.445-05:002011-02-18T12:16:10.445-05:00Love the site plan. Breaking up the megablocks of...Love the site plan. Breaking up the megablocks of downtown with a finer street grid is a definate plus. Strange then why the exterior skin is so relentlessly boring and repetitive. A continuous grid lf glass and steel will do nothing for the street scape. Shalom for a miss...again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com