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102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed
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11-28-2023, 12:35 PM
(11-25-2023, 12:12 PM)urbd Wrote: Slabs, slabs and more slabs in this region... the podium is nice, but why can't architects incorporate any stepbacks in towers these days? It would help greatly with massing and human scale.

They're ugly and avoided as much as possible unless dealing with NIMBYs that feel buildings are too tall.
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RE: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed - by ac3r - 11-28-2023, 12:35 PM

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