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Originally Posted by Seattle206
I didn't know Zimmer Gunsel and Frasca were involved with this. Didn't they do IDX Tower as well?
Anyway, since most of the Rainier Club's members are downtown business folks, I don't think they'd have a problem with allowing the developer / architect to build a little bit taller, do you? The Club's already surrounded by towers - they have no views, so what's one more? I just hope they take a few more risks and be more daring with this proposed tower - an OTT crown with fab lighting or some really weird color of glass (gold? pink?) to make it stand out among the conservative and ineffably boring giants in that immediate area.
Hopefully the AIA's slight "bitch-slap" last week will wake up these builders/developers/architects to take some risks, for god's sakes! Are you listening, ZGF????
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I agree, they should be able to secure the dev. rights from the Ranieer Club. The only sticking point is price. I have heard price rumors but will wait till it shakes out a little further, before I get ahead of myself and the situation. The incramental buildable space provided by the additional Raineer Club FAR could come at an enormous cost....
Oh, and I do not think many developers are concerned with the AIA. Developers face so much risk it does not make sense to build a "creative" building that potentailly polarizes tenants....thats my 2 cents.