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Originally Posted by Almost Now
141 is zoned C-3, which calls for "mid-rise" development and I think only allows you to go up about 70'. From the elevation I've seen, they are using about as much volume as they can without rezoning.
La Placita is OCR-2, which provides for high-rise development, which is the same zone as the towers. This one could be MUCH taller.
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You make good points. There's always strategies such as rezoning, variances, compromise that can be utilized for the 141 development. For example, plan A can be a 10 story structure on the north lot, while the south lot would be 3-4. Plan B can be what they got now. The type of proposals that 141 and La Placita are throwing are typically seen on the edges of downtown...not in the core of downtown.
But I think we all agree that the La Placita proposal was an utter disappointment and more and better can be done.