In our May 2016 Update #1 on this project, the old Empire Staples building on the site was being demolished. Two months later, excavation for the project’s two underground parking levels is underway. Here are a couple of photos from this past weekend:
The building in the photo is the side of the recently completed Nichols Building.
Riverview at 1700 Platte will bring additional office space and ground-floor retail to booming Platte Street. As a reminder, here’s what the new building will look like, courtesy of Tryba Architects:
Riverview at 1700 Platte is slated for completion in late 2017.
Fugly
elaborate.
there are always details/certain elements of a building which could be better or deserve critique, but overall this building is a plus for the urban fabric, and it FAR, FAR less ‘fugly’ than other recent projects around town (via and speer blvd apts come to mind).