Make Way For Clarendon Center
2 04 2008Things sure have started to move fast for the new Clarendon Center development ever since we told you about the go-ahead to begin construction a few months ago. Of course the first thing the developers did was demolish the old Clarendon Center building, which you can see they did in grand fashion.
As you can see in the lower left of the photo, the Clarendon Grill’s covered outdoor patio has been spared the destruction. The demolition is done now and they are in the process of digging out the foundation. We can expect concrete to begin being poured as early as June.
Once finished, the development will contain two office buildings, one tower of rental apartments and lots of ground floor retail, and of course they will be certified “green” by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Check out a few nice renderings of the new buildings after the jump…
[Renderings: Saul Centers Inc]
I’m not thrilled with the architecture but at least there will be a heap of shiny new ground floor retail space.
I like the design, I just wish different materials or color had been used. The art deco is cool, but the area is a bit saturated with neutral colors. If there is any place in the area where funkier designs could fit in, it is Clarendon.
Yeah but look at how the office building on the North side of Clarendon Blvd emulates the art deco architectural style of the original building on the left, it’s really nice looking and very different that what you typically see!
I spoke to the dry cleaner who currently occupies space in the yet to be demolished portion of Phase 2 (other side of Clarendon Blvd). She said the Saul wants to start Phase 2 earlier than originally planned and would like both projects to be under construction at the same time. In the past 2 weeks, ,ost of the tenants have quickly moved out of the space. Anybody know when phase 2 demolition begins?
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