210 N Morgan
This is quite good, really - but it could be outstanding.
The East and West elevations of the tower are phenomenal. The North and South elevations would be substantially improved by tossing the balconies.
And the base. On its own, is it bad? No, not at all. But again, with these apparently too prescriptive Fulton design guidelines, we wind up with this incongruent base that detracts from what could be a very sleek, unified overall design down to the sidewalk. It's got to give this forced nod to the fantastic authentic and historic industrial/loft warehouse buildings in the neighborhood. Why? It's goofy. The guidelines need a revision, and I was quite heartened that some of the Plan Commission members publicly mention that this type of stuff is in fact an issue and they need to take another look at them.
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It's simple, really - try not to design or build trash.
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