I have to say looking at it completed this building is impressive for the cost. This is a better looking design than either of the Gillespie's recent projects and way more timeless. I wouldn't be unhappy to see more buildings like this until developers can afford to do their more innovative designs the right way.
Work is continuing on the older buildings on the campus. There is for sale sign in front of the house there, which may mean that the half-way house plan is not happening.
It would be a great idea to rebuild the sidewalks and streets that connect the Pine Street area to Old town and Downtown. I have said this before, with the wealth of 19th and early 20th century houses and buildings, this whole area could be designated a historic district. Maybe offering help to homeowners and businesses to renovate and improve their properties[removing miles of vinyl siding!] and rebuild historically correct facades. The area could be transformed with some nice street lighting and maybe brick-paved streets, signage identifying vintage buildings perhaps by names like The Turner-Dodge House, and the date the building was constructed. This part of the city is really a diamond in the ruff that somehow escaped the urban renewal and highway plans of the last century, I could see it turning into a "fancy neighborhood" with some help of course!
From the start, this had been one of those "I can't believe they are building it projects". It is going to be a very nice place to live with all the green space and it sits kind of on an axis of several different neighborhoods so it will be convenient for walking and driving both. Now we just need to fix the streets leading up the campus. I hope to see other schools like French JHS, and Holmes Street school be redeveloped in a quality manner like this school.
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I have to say looking at it completed this building is impressive for the cost. This is a better looking design than either of the Gillespie's recent projects and way more timeless. I wouldn't be unhappy to see more buildings like this until developers can afford to do their more innovative designs the right way.
Work is continuing on the older buildings on the campus. There is for sale sign in front of the house there, which may mean that the half-way house plan is not happening.
It would be a great idea to rebuild the sidewalks and streets that connect the Pine Street area to Old town and Downtown. I have said this before, with the wealth of 19th and early 20th century houses and buildings, this whole area could be designated a historic district. Maybe offering help to homeowners and businesses to renovate and improve their properties[removing miles of vinyl siding!] and rebuild historically correct facades. The area could be transformed with some nice street lighting and maybe brick-paved streets, signage identifying vintage buildings perhaps by names like The Turner-Dodge House, and the date the building was constructed. This part of the city is really a diamond in the ruff that somehow escaped the urban renewal and highway plans of the last century, I could see it turning into a "fancy neighborhood" with some help of course!
From the start, this had been one of those "I can't believe they are building it projects". It is going to be a very nice place to live with all the green space and it sits kind of on an axis of several different neighborhoods so it will be convenient for walking and driving both. Now we just need to fix the streets leading up the campus. I hope to see other schools like French JHS, and Holmes Street school be redeveloped in a quality manner like this school.