Report a Comment

@goldfish

Can you cite some actual numbers, please?

The project has morphed into a large, boring office building,

The office component has shrunk. The original proposal had 212,000+ sf of office, the current proposal has 160,000 sf.

Many argue that the height has increased. I haven't seen elevations to show that it has (in terms of actual measurements). It was six stories in the RFP and now is seven, but from looking at the design history, it seems the reason for this was that the designer was responding to the neighborhood desire to shrink the 8th and D building height (the sixth floor wrapped around towards 8th street much more, though still with a substantial setback) - therefore you get an extra story on 7th and Penn.

The 'character' of the current proposal and the initial concept seems spot on.

by Alex B. on Apr 26, 2012 11:35 am • link • report

Does this comment violate Greater Greater Washington's comment policy? If so, you can report it using this form and an editor will take a look.

What is the major reason you believe the comment violates the policy?
Comment is spam.
Comment attacks other individuals personally.
Comment criticizes the level of knowledge of another commenter or contributor.
Comment discourages others from posting their ideas.
Commenter is impersonating someone else.
Comment uses profanity or abusive language.
Comment advocates violent acts or harm to another.
Comment was posted in multiple areas of the site.
Comment is arguing about the comment policy.
Other:

Your name:
Your email:

Administrator page • spam