Lymon89
Lymon89
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I just wanted to speak up for the architects, because we would rather be working on different projects, but these we can copy and paste and make money on. Well, the developer I worked with was not the most knowledgeable, in my opinion, but he was s…
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@hood, regarding your wish that architects would stop repeating that design, I'm 100% with you. However, it's generally not the architect to blame. It's the client, usually a developer, who is trying to build as cheap as possible, use quality mate…
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As someone that has done a lot of work with site plans, those lines are most likely the right or way or property line and then the required setback by the city. Hard to tell looking at the small image on my phone, but I'm guessing based on the line…
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The baseball thing, sorry, should have clarified. It's definitely a unique idea and with the effort I'd put in, I'd always rooted for it to see what becomes of it. The guy was so passionate about it when I spoke with him.
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I actually worked on that project, pro bono, years and years ago when I was at another firm. We never had much faith much would come of it, so I'm not sure how solid of a development it is, but it would be interesting if it came to fruition. Desig…
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I had the same thought on Clara's. I'm big on historical preservation/adaptation and I'm not sure I'm a fan of this. Even replacing simple windows of this Era I wouldn't be a fan of. Windows of that age are easily repaired and easily outlast repl…
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This really is unfortunate to hear. As someone who lives in the Westside neighborhood, I was really hoping this would turn out better than what they had in their plan. Guess that was wishful thinking. That stretch of Saginaw really needs some imp…
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Thats my confuses me as well. It just seems like a waste of money and material to switch to a different style of the same so soon, unless there was some underlying moisture issue that they were addressing. I'd much rather see fiber cement over vin…
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As a designer, I worked for a developer. It's the same cheap material in a pattern that's not all that common, yet. It's just vinyls version of "board and batten". Its still cheap, it's still vinyl. As someone with a masters in architecture, it'…
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So many need attention, but its a start. I suppose it makes sense to focus on the major streets. I recently was driving around areas and couldn't belive the state of residential streets! I thought they were bad by me!
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My house wasn't the recent one on the news. I didn't even notice my house had been shot until the following morning as it was contained to the porch. The following week when my neighbor was shot was on the news. That was back in early to mid Nove…
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I had a friend that lived in Fountain Place for many years and left a year or so ago. He hated the lack of maintenance, the cheap construction and the rising rent. Its too bad its not better maintained given its location and size. I even look…
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I agree about the crime lately needing to be a focus. My house was the victim of a random(ish, probably meant for the neighbor) driveby and my, questionable rental neighbor who trashed a house, was murdered a week later. This was a quiet neighborh…
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It used to be part of my daily commute and I witnessed at least one Penske truck nail it. Based on the chipped concrete, I'm guessing it's as common as the YouTube celebrity haha. They can't go much deeper though...if you look at the river adj…
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The sign at that building said it was going to be some sort of debt lawyer, at least back in September. I think it said it was coming October 2019. I only remember that because it seemed like such an odd use for the building... That was back in…
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I'm also very surprised by the brickwork and the quality of materials. Developers rarely want to spend the money on things like that. Let's just hope they actually turn out like these early renderings. It would be nice if we could get some qualit…
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The wait is well worth it. I've been there many times and have never had a bad experience. Though, some days I do choose to skip it...it has to be a day I plan to wait a bit. I've noticed they often over estimate the wait, especially for a party …
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Composite is often used interchangeably for fiber cement/hardie board/etc. It's more of a residential product, but for a multi family project of this size, it probably makes sense. It's a higher quality option than say, vinyl siding.
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Yeah, that off ramp has always been a nightmare. I often get off at Kalamazoo and drive down to avoid it. I've always wondered why they can't so something as simple as a stop sign, like much of the Detroit area has, as someone previously mentioned…
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Yeah, I always have hoped that they would do something with those lots; of course I have my own visions for them. It just could be so much better utilized with how much traffic passes through that area. I was just thrilled once GM started doing so…