tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post116966067449111326..comments2023-08-24T02:17:49.104-07:00Comments on LivingInUrbanSac: “Approved” Capitol Mall High-rise Ready to GoGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714870590167707217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-1169686669687145752007-01-24T16:57:00.000-08:002007-01-24T16:57:00.000-08:00Good point wburg illustrating that these are our m...Good point wburg illustrating that these are our mountains. I hope future Sacramento high-rises have viewing decks so the public can enjoy more views of our city... and it doe's give you perspective. I do love my view from the 14th floor of my office downtown :)Zwahlen Imageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122038976671611879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-1169679966916428552007-01-24T15:06:00.000-08:002007-01-24T15:06:00.000-08:00it certainly doesn't meet the new urban design goa...it certainly doesn't meet the new urban design goals of the general plan that were posted here. it's a nice looking building in general - but it's sure is chubby. that tower fills as much horizontal space as possible and only rises 396'. would've been nicer, in my opinion, to see a more slender tower at +500'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-1169670717184538532007-01-24T12:31:00.000-08:002007-01-24T12:31:00.000-08:00I'm not crazy about this one either, but it's not ...I'm not crazy about this one either, but it's not BAD either. The blue glass could look really cool.<BR/><BR/>I do like that fact that the retail space sits on Captiol Mall with little setback. The setback at 621 is HUGE, but maybe that has something to do with it being closer to the capitol.<BR/><BR/>I think CM should have setbacks, but someone of them are just way too big. A step back of theGAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714870590167707217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-1169669052797973902007-01-24T12:04:00.000-08:002007-01-24T12:04:00.000-08:00I can dig that. The design isn't earth-shattering,...I can dig that. The design isn't earth-shattering, but it's not as cheesy as the Parthenon idea, yet better-looking than the traditional glass rectangle. A high-altitude restaurant is definitely a neat idea: personally, I think part of Sacramento's small-town angst is due to the fact that you can't see much of the town from ground level (unlike San Francisco or Portland, where you can see a lot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com