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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1443 David Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:31:39 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1443 This would be a perfect building to have that Plensa project eminating out from the middle of it.

This would be a perfect building to have that Plensa project eminating out from the middle of it.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1440 Dana Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:10:17 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1440 Ari and whomever it may concern, I obtained this image from the credited Raleigh Downtowner magazine piece after seeing it posted on the urbanplanet.org website. If this is not suitable, I'll be happy to withdraw the image.

Ari and whomever it may concern,
I obtained this image from the credited Raleigh Downtowner magazine piece after seeing it posted on the urbanplanet.org website. If this is not suitable, I’ll be happy to withdraw the image.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1438 Ari Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:29:22 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1438 Hey, I just saw this rendering of Powerhouse Plaza on News 14 Carolina crediting gogoraleigh.com with the picture. Did they get permission from you?

Hey, I just saw this rendering of Powerhouse Plaza on News 14 Carolina crediting gogoraleigh.com with the picture. Did they get permission from you?

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1378 CarnifeX Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:59:48 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1378 The design is too progressive, can't we get something downtown with a nice tan and brick facade.

The design is too progressive, can’t we get something downtown with a nice tan and brick facade.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1355 Greg Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:11:10 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1355 I hadn't really looked at the site plan for this. I can understand the parking deck to a degree, but they should have flipped it so the retail was along West and the entrance and valet is off Jones. Obviously I would prefer to not even see this, how much parking do we really need, but minimizing it is important. And what ever happened to putting parking underground? These guys could have built about twice the building on the same footprint. Its a nice plan, but I can always want to have my cake and eat it too.

I hadn’t really looked at the site plan for this. I can understand the parking deck to a degree, but they should have flipped it so the retail was along West and the entrance and valet is off Jones. Obviously I would prefer to not even see this, how much parking do we really need, but minimizing it is important. And what ever happened to putting parking underground? These guys could have built about twice the building on the same footprint.

Its a nice plan, but I can always want to have my cake and eat it too.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1350 Dan R Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:17:23 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1350 Wow! A building in Raleigh that actually looks like it might be from the 21st century. How long will it take for the Raleigh cynics/critics to completely destroy this and instead, end up with a brick shoebox?

Wow! A building in Raleigh that actually looks like it might be from the 21st century. How long will it take for the Raleigh cynics/critics to completely destroy this and instead, end up with a brick shoebox?

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1348 Tony Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:57:16 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1348 Mitch Silver (who I think is doing a great job) and city council need to get involved in this parkeing deck issue. This parking deck is not acceptable. Hide it and put retail all around the deck/streets. Seems the developers are not listening to the vision of downtown Raleigh. If this type of design continues with future new development, Raleigh will NOT be a walkable city (city council and downtown heads need to put their foot down and demand a re-design - noone seems to have a backbone to make a stand and push change in the right direction)

Mitch Silver (who I think is doing a great job) and city council need to get involved in this parkeing deck issue. This parking deck is not acceptable. Hide it and put retail all around the deck/streets. Seems the developers are not listening to the vision of downtown Raleigh. If this type of design continues with future new development, Raleigh will NOT be a walkable city (city council and downtown heads need to put their foot down and demand a re-design - noone seems to have a backbone to make a stand and push change in the right direction)

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1347 T Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:50:08 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1347 Agree with your conclusion of the parking deck. Again, what are they thinking?!!! Why not hide this beast and create retail on ALL streets (are these developers listening?). City council needs to push back (and push back hard), this needs to be redesigned (again, need development with VISION - who wants to walk a street and stare at a blank wall, we have enough of that in downtown Raleigh - example -that awful AT&T building).

Agree with your conclusion of the parking deck. Again, what are they thinking?!!! Why not hide this beast and create retail on ALL streets (are these developers listening?). City council needs to push back (and push back hard), this needs to be redesigned (again, need development with VISION - who wants to walk a street and stare at a blank wall, we have enough of that in downtown Raleigh - example -that awful AT&T building).

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1344 Ernest Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:17:44 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/06/11/hyatt-rendering-available/#comment-1344 It will be an exciting project, IMHO. The financing is secured, if my information is correct, therefore we shouldn't run into troubles with yet-another stalled project. As you said, the demand for hotel space is there, and I surely hope more developers and hotel chains will realize that. The stalled Winston Tower should remain above 20 floors, but instead of condos the developers should double the amount of hotel rooms to over 400. It seems to me that the new Convention Center should have been built near the Warehouse District's borders with Glenwood South :LOL:

It will be an exciting project, IMHO. The financing is secured, if my information is correct, therefore we shouldn’t run into troubles with yet-another stalled project. As you said, the demand for hotel space is there, and I surely hope more developers and hotel chains will realize that. The stalled Winston Tower should remain above 20 floors, but instead of condos the developers should double the amount of hotel rooms to over 400. It seems to me that the new Convention Center should have been built near the Warehouse District’s borders with Glenwood South :LOL: