I'm betting this will still end up 18 floors anyway, maybe more. Like he said in the article, there are likely many people who don't want to commit until they see actual construction start. It sounds like even if they start construction only saying 14 floors, that the structure will be designed to handle more.
Didn't they originally say they were planning on 12 floors and then there was an article saying that because it was going so well they were jumping to 18 floors? Was that just BS trying to stir excitement, have things changed that drastically, or something else?
Also, is it just me, or does it look like with the newer rendering, that maybe Grooters coming on board played a big part in the updated design? I see alot of "inspiration" from the GR River House that's going up in GR. I don't have a trained eye, but the top and the curing in the Tower front seem very similar to GRRH.
Riverhouse is an all-glass tower. I don't really know what style you would call this, I guess it's mostly modern, with a touch of post-modern.
As for my optimism, it's simply a gut feeling. They have been firmly saying 18 floors an "maybe more" this whole time. I think the 14 floor figure is more of a worst case scenario, just to protect themselves from any angry buyers expecting a higher up unit. Ofcourse anything could happen, it could be even taller than 18, shorter than 14, or it could completely fall through (knock on wood,) after all this project has been a rollercoaster ride from it's announcement.
And they were quoted in the last news article about the project as saying it will be 14 floors or taller. I'm beginning to wonder how solid this project really is.
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They are still planning to get started this year, with an early 2010 completion. I can't wait to see this project get started!!!
Also, is it just me, or does it look like with the newer rendering, that maybe Grooters coming on board played a big part in the updated design? I see alot of "inspiration" from the GR River House that's going up in GR. I don't have a trained eye, but the top and the curing in the Tower front seem very similar to GRRH.
As for my optimism, it's simply a gut feeling. They have been firmly saying 18 floors an "maybe more" this whole time. I think the 14 floor figure is more of a worst case scenario, just to protect themselves from any angry buyers expecting a higher up unit. Ofcourse anything could happen, it could be even taller than 18, shorter than 14, or it could completely fall through (knock on wood,) after all this project has been a rollercoaster ride from it's announcement.