After a departure from the original proposal, city’s architectural board of review approved the project.
Developers for the proposed multi-million-dollar Lakewood Plaza renovation presented the newest round of changes to the city’s architectural board of review on Thursday. After some give-and-take, the board OK’d the plans, but added a few conditions. In a departure from the original plans — because of an immovable gas line under the sidewalk along Detroit Avenue — architects presented new plans last month. The board wasn’t impressed. The renderings for the plaza — also known as the Drug Mart Plaza — showed structure lacking the architectural design that city officials had hoped for. The towers were removed. The landscaping changed. The buildings all had the same height with few differentiating features. In a work session last week, the …
The revised multi-million-dollar plans for Lakewood Plaza — also known as the Drug Mart Plaza — went “back to the drawing board” last month.
The revised multi-million-dollar plans for Lakewood Plaza — also known as the Drug Mart Plaza — went “back to the drawing board” last month. Architects are set to present the new, revised plans to the city’s architectural board of review this Thursday. But officials say there are still some improvements that need to be made. In a departure from the original plan — because of an immovable gas line under the sidewalk along Detroit Avenue — architects presented new plans last month. The board wasn’t impressed. The renderings showed structure lacking the architectural design that city officials had hoped for. The towers were removed. The landscaping changed. The buildings all had the same height with few differentiating features. Several …
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New, “bland” architectural renderings presented to the city’s architectural board of review.
It’s "back the drawing board" for the developers of a proposed $3 million facelift to Lakewood Plaza — better known as Drug Mart Plaza — on Detroit Avenue. On Thursday, David Berkovitz, the director of project management and construction for Levey and Company, presented new plans to the city’s architectural board of review. The board wasn’t impressed. In a departure from the original plan, the new Drug Mart Plaza renderings show a structure lacking the architectural design that city officials had hoped for. The towers are gone. The landscaping changed. The buildings have the same height with few differentiating features. Several board members said the new plan looks like a “strip mall” in outer suburbia. “It reads now like any strip …
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Brandon Scullion
9:25 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Looks too similar to the original if you ask me. Such dramatic changes to the initial design all because of a gas line? color me disappointed. more ›