At the July 21 meeting of the Lower Downtown Design Review Board, the proposed 1600 Market Hotel development received approval for mass and scale. Here’s a rendering, courtesy of the project architect DLR Group, that was submitted to the LDDRB in July that depicts the approved building envelope (height, scale, mass, form, contextual fit, etc.):
This represents a refinement of the project’s previous design that we shared in our Update #1 in May.
The next phase for the 1600 Market Hotel’s design process is seeking the LDDRB’s approval for building details, such as facade materials and color, which is why most of the building is rendered in a gray color since those building details are still in the works.
I see they fixed the way 16th looks in the new rendering!
I’m still skeptical about what now looks like planters separating the 16th St sidewalk from the outdoor café area, but it does look better than the last rendering.
This building does not fit well with the historic building to which it is adjacent on Market Street. Some slight reduction in height might help.