Comments on: University View Part II – “Raymond Towers” Rendering Uncovered http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/comment-page-1/#comment-9835 David Daddio Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:25:25 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/#comment-9835 The developer is still pursuing it. The market study for the Hilton Hotel was pretty bad (eastcampus.umd.edu) but Vogel is still pursuing that. I see it as sort of a first mover type environment. Once you get a couple success stories with the mixed use zoning the walls will come crashing down (or fast food joints in this case) and people will be more comfortable with density, upscale, and housing on top of retail (not necessarily all in the same project). The developer is still pursuing it. The market study for the Hilton Hotel was pretty bad (eastcampus.umd.edu) but Vogel is still pursuing that. I see it as sort of a first mover type environment. Once you get a couple success stories with the mixed use zoning the walls will come crashing down (or fast food joints in this case) and people will be more comfortable with density, upscale, and housing on top of retail (not necessarily all in the same project).

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]]> By: Erik http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/comment-page-1/#comment-9832 Erik Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:21:31 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/#comment-9832 I have it on good authority that the company hired to provide a feasibility study for the 8400 college ave project gave it a thumbs down.... apparently the market isn't right for more of this, especially at the supposed very high rent levels the developer wants to charge (more than the view). I have it on good authority that the company hired to provide a feasibility study for the 8400 college ave project gave it a thumbs down…. apparently the market isn’t right for more of this, especially at the supposed very high rent levels the developer wants to charge (more than the view).

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]]> By: Eric Fidler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/comment-page-1/#comment-9765 Eric Fidler Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:44:11 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/#comment-9765 It's The View that is atop the hideous parking structure opposite McDonald's. Its parking structure, however unsightly, is actually incomplete since there was supposed to be another building directly in front of it (see the picture below). Needless to say, this garage-masking building, <a href="http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/299/">as we have written</a>, has yet to materialize. <img width="460" height="282" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/373765337_6e7a347563.jpg?v=0" /> It’s The View that is atop the hideous parking structure opposite McDonald’s. Its parking structure, however unsightly, is actually incomplete since there was supposed to be another building directly in front of it (see the picture below). Needless to say, this garage-masking building, as we have written, has yet to materialize.

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]]> By: Tony Starks http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/comment-page-1/#comment-9760 Tony Starks Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:52:09 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/304/#comment-9760 Four stories of parking? You mean like that hideous high rise across from the McDonald's? Who comes up with these ideas? Four stories of parking? You mean like that hideous high rise across from the McDonald’s? Who comes up with these ideas?

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