I might buy one eventually, but bouncing around for a while seems nice at this point. I used to have a house down south once, and then that thing happened in which a lot of people lost their jobs and the ones that kept their jobs found themselves moved and exploited. They keep building units, but supply and demand does not seem to exist, rent still seems to go up. I own too much useless junk it would have been better invested in education and my freedom.Īnd I am not being that facetious, rent is exorbitant for a single person close to DT. I intend to try not to own any property for a while and let my less tangible assets compound while learning some things about myself hopefully. This area is going to look a lot different in 2 years, but I think it could be a great area! I would look at living there, for sure. I will reserve judgment until we see what it looks like in real life. Much better than other designs we have seen downtown, that have less limitations, other than a desire to be cheaper and lack of creativity. I think the architect did a very good job on the details of this building given the limitations they had to work with. The west wing appears to be slightly rotated to the Southwest, and pointed, across the lake and towards I-4. The east wing is broader, and facing the lake with a point to the corner of the main thoroughfare. The wings themselves are not symmetrical, and are designed in different ways to interact with the surroundings. Other interesting features are the varied balconies on the sides overlooking Orange and I-4, which will provide some visual stimulation, and look over to the lakes, I-4, and SunRail/The Yard on the West and East facades, and the extended horizontal fins of the premium corner-unit balconies that are very large and project toward the corner of Orange and Downtown with a feature pillar running the height of the building on the Southeast corner.

It doesn't feel forced in that area and is better than large chain retailers on GF, IMO, and goes along with the 'village' feel. I also like the fact that they have Live/Work units to keep in with the spirit of Ivanhoe Village which has a lot of independent businesses. Other night renderings show the main vertical blue features lit at night to reflect this call-back. I believe they changed the color scheme to fit the lake and call back to the blue neon Fairchild Chapel sign. They are using the lake and park across the street to activate the site, with the cafe and steps up to it having outdoor seating and art features directed to the corner, as well as the pool deck having elevated, open view to the lake. It looks good for what they had to work with. I think the architecture was limited by density and height requirements, but the style is not bad, per se , in material, features, and finish, IMO. I like the addition of the cafe, and I don't mind the design at all. I do like the addition of the cafe at ground level. Gotta love College Park residents speaking out against development outside their own neighborhood. If they don't want highrises, why live so close to the city center? Ironic that they use when they are the one that resist changes. 'Orlando resident Tom Young submitted a letter to the City, in regards to his opposition to the plan.'

A petition had collected 310 signatures at the time of this post.' 'Eight people spoke against the project at the board meeting, including Gordon Spears and Michael Rizzo of the Lake Formosa Neighborhood Association, and College Park residents as well. The developers were trying to make it taller, and apply for a variance for more density by making it mixed-use and some office retail.īungalower reported a couple of times on the approval process and the neighborhood fighting the proposed project last year:

The residents in Ivanhoe Village complained that it was too tall and 'not fitting in with the neighborhood' - basically NIMBY'd it to make it shorter.

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