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Old Posted May 21, 2022, 6:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BrinChi View Post
Projects like this that add to and complete a row of existing buildings (rather than demoing one to get a bigger footprint) are more satisfying to me than most of the large projects.
Agreed. Varied and diverse facades make for an interesting and engaging streetscape. Much more so than a huge development that takes up a whole block and has the same street level design along its entire footprint.


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Those things are dogs. Off with their heads..


You know, buildings like that are never getting built again. It would be a terrible loss to have them replaced by nothing, which is basically what the feds want. For "safety".
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