[IanO]

^it's only the first 40. Ground floor interior/exterior mostly.

 

[Gronk!]

 

[_urbanite]

The plywood is a bad look, even though we know work will be happening soon.

 

[inclusion]

The plywood is a bad look, even though we know work will be happening soon.

Would you prefer the metal yellow fencing infill developers use around trees?

 

[_urbanite]

Would you prefer the metal yellow fencing infill developers use around trees?

Yes, actually.

 

[David A]

Agreed. If not, at least paint the plywood something to sort of match what is there.

 

[inclusion]

Yes, actually.

They both look tacky. Anything downtown should require proper hoarding like most major cities do. Wrap it in project marketing and it does two things in one.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Except with our issues downtown the plywood may be a better deterrence for people to break in and set up shop. A fence won't do much from people breaking windows or doors to get into the building.

 

[David A]

Except with our issues downtown the plywood may be a better deterrence for people to break in and set up shop. A fence won't do much from people breaking windows or doors to get into the building.

Yes, but the building was already mostly empty for several years already. So not sure why the plywood was not then needed until now unless because of construction activity.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Yes, but the building was already mostly empty for several years already. So not sure why the plywood was not then needed until now unless because of construction activity.

Speaking out of my a** here but if there's work going on in the building soon, I have a feeling the work crews will be leaving tools behind in the building to do their work...so maybe giving thieves less opportunity to get in and steal may be why the plywood is there?

I don't know, I'm speculating.

 

[_urbanite]

Yes, but the building was already mostly empty for several years already. So not sure why the plywood was not then needed until now unless because of construction activity.

Bingo.

Put the plywood up if there's a problem. Fencing with contractor signs and maybe some tarps up makes it look like a construction site. Plywood makes it look derelict, which it isn't. Bad look for a building next to a hotel and few blocks away from the legislature

 

[David A]

Bingo.

Put the plywood up if there's a problem. Fencing with contractor signs and maybe some tarps up makes it look like a construction site. Plywood makes it look derelict, which it isn't. Bad look for a building next to a hotel and few blocks away from the legislature

Well it is also just across from the black hole also known as the Arlington site so perhaps derelict fits right in. Interestingly, until that mess happened this building was actually fairly well occupied.

I wonder if the pylwood was put up to protect from potential construction related damage, that is the only reason I can thing of.