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RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - Spokes - 11-28-2020
(11-27-2020, 04:22 PM)westwardloo Wrote:(11-27-2020, 03:13 PM)Spokes Wrote: The biggest (and only?) positive here is the number of new residents it will bring to DTKAgreed, I am happy that more people will be living DTK.
It's that inevitable chicken/egg thing. With more people will come more businesses because of the people, which will draw more people, and then even more businesses.....I could keep going haha
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - cherrypark - 04-17-2021
I was passing by today and got an updated shot, now with windows!
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - Pilsner - 05-27-2021
The crane should be coming down this week, for anyone who hasn’t noticed the road closure.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - kitborn - 05-28-2021
The crane is being dismantled.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - tomh009 - 05-28-2021
I don't think it is, actually. They had some issue with the mechanical penthouse that required them to disassemble the precast elements, and, for some reason, the tower crane could not do that. If my sources are correct, the tower crane will still be there next week ... or I'll need to eat crow!
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - Pilsner - 05-28-2021
Definitely seems that way from my vantage point! I was wondering why that was happening. The photo shows them still working on the roof, not the crane. So road closed for even longer I guess.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - tomh009 - 05-28-2021
(05-28-2021, 11:51 AM)Pilsner Wrote: Definitely seems that way from my vantage point! I was wondering why that was happening. The photo shows them still working on the roof, not the crane. So road closed for even longer I guess.
Either a longer closure, or they'll need to close it again later.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - jeffster - 05-28-2021
(05-28-2021, 11:48 AM)tomh009 Wrote: I don't think it is, actually. They had some issue with the mechanical penthouse that required them to disassemble the precast elements, and, for some reason, the tower crane could not do that. If my sources are correct, the tower crane will still be there next week ... or I'll need to eat crow!
Looks like the regular crane wouldn’t be high enough to do the job. I suppose renting a crane with that height was cheaper than raising the regular crane again.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - taylortbb - 05-31-2021
Looks like the mobile crane is also to take the tower crane down.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - ac3r - 05-31-2021
I know it's simple physics and all that, but I'm still always amazed how cranes can lift such heavy objects at such seemingly strange angles.
And while this building is not in any way architecturally interesting, it doesn't look that bad in my opinion. It won't win an RAIC, but it fits here. It does a good job blending in with the original architecture of the factory. The colours and facade/window materials they used really work well. It looks fairly acceptable next to the old rowhouses, the single family homes, the modernist retirement home, The York building, the Bread and Roses Co-op apartment, all the old churches and that building that is on David street that looks like something from a Parisian banlieue. It's a pretty diverse city block of both old and new with a very broad range of architectural styles and tenants of varying economic "classes". Vive also has 242 Queen going up which will add a contemporary building to the mix. Overall, this area is growing nicely.
Spoiler alert, the block between Benton/Hebel/St George/Courtland should be seeing some action in the near future as well :'P...so this will be a very dense residential area. I doubt anything around Queen and Market Station's will be recognizable within 10 years.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - KingandWeber - 05-31-2021
(05-31-2021, 02:05 PM)ac3r Wrote: I know it's simple physics and all that, but I'm still always amazed how cranes can lift such heavy objects at such seemingly strange angles.
And while this building is not in any way architecturally interesting, it doesn't look that bad in my opinion. It won't win an RAIC, but it fits here. It does a good job blending in with the original architecture of the factory. The colours and facade/window materials they used really work well. It looks fairly acceptable next to the old rowhouses, the single family homes, the modernist retirement home, The York building, the Bread and Roses Co-op apartment, all the old churches and that building that is on David street that looks like something from a Parisian banlieue. It's a pretty diverse city block of both old and new with a very broad range of architectural styles and tenants of varying economic "classes". Vive also has 242 Queen going up which will add a contemporary building to the mix. Overall, this area is growing nicely.
Spoiler alert, the block between Benton/Hebel/St George/Courtland should be seeing some action in the near future as well :'P...so this will be a very dense residential area. I doubt anything around Queen and Market Station's will be recognizable within 10 years.
Music to my ears! That overgrown, litter-strewn lot across from the Arrow buildings is begging for some redevelopment love.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - Tony_Plow - 05-31-2021
(04-17-2021, 02:27 PM)cherrypark Wrote: I was passing by today and got an updated shot, now with windows!Is it really that beige in person? Looks like something that was built in the 90s/early 2000s. I wonder why K-W can't impose better design standards, especially in the core areas. I hope Auburn plans to do better with the Schneider lands.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - tomh009 - 05-31-2021
Not really beige, more like taupe. Take a look at the other photos above, taken under different lighting conditions, to get a sense of the actual colour.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - Pilsner - 05-31-2021
Sure is some late night crane operations going down! But I think they’re finishing the tower crane removal tonight.
RE: Arrow Lofts phase II | 15 fl | U/C - tomh009 - 06-02-2021
Tower crane is long gone now, and not only is the mobile crane still there, there is now a second one! They appear to still be working on the mechanical penthouse.