Baptist Health Plans Massive DT Expansion

[spuwho]

Anybody heard anything positive about incorporating some retail in the design off Palm or Prudential?

Also, with all the vacancies at the Aetna Building, making it mixed use with a hotel would make a lot of sense with it's beautiful location and the lack of hotels nearby.

How close is "nearby"?

The Lexington and Crowne Plaza are a couple blocks away.  Technically the Omni on the Northbank is a Skyway stop away.

[thelakelander]

The garage has been approved without retail and the cancer center under construction won't have much, if any, as well. Also, there are five Southbank/Northern San Marco hotels within a two Skyway station ride.

[FlaBoy]

The garage has been approved without retail and the cancer center under construction won't have much, if any, as well. Also, there are five Southbank/Northern San Marco hotels within a two Skyway station ride.

Not having retail makes absolutely no sense. I mean, Baptist is building that garage one way or another, and everyone continues to be short sighted.

[thelakelander]

The DDRB approved the retail-less design within the last month or so. Perhaps they'll include some retail when they add the medical tower next to it.

[thelakelander]

Ground has broken on the construction of the garage project. Drove by it this morning.

[Ocklawaha]

Still no safe connection to the current San Marco Skyway station. Perhaps the expansion will accommodate those forced to play Frogger?

[BridgeTroll]

[FlaBoy]

^ LOL. That is pretty awesome.

[blfair]

I love how the signs for the parking garage construction advertise it as multi-level.

Isn't a non-multi-level parking garage a.... parking lot?

[Jim]

I love how the signs for the parking garage construction advertise it as multi-level.

Isn't a non-multi-level parking garage a.... parking lot?

What do you call that single level covered parking facility attached to your home?

[blfair]

You mean my horseless carriage shed?!

Ok, you've got me there... I thought "parking garage" was synonymous with multistory parking structures.

[Jim]

You mean my horseless carriage shed?!

Ok, you've got me there... I thought "parking garage" was synonymous with multistory parking structures.

The most basic distinction is that lots are usually uncovered while garages are a structure (either by themselves or built into a larger facility).  Granted they are most often seen in a multi-level configuration, they can be a single level.