Quote Originally Posted by bchris02 View Post
What if a developer in Dallas wanted to tear down Reunion Tower to build a 15 story office building?
Reunion tower is:

a) open to the public
b) usable
c) notable to the skyline
d) attached to a very good hotel
e) has a restaurant that is open today and provide a use

Stage Center is:

a) closed to the public
b) damaged and non functioning
c) notable only to those familiar with architecture or have otherwise educated themselves of it
d) sits by itself taking up an entire city block
e) has no public or private use


So how is a 15 story corporate tower a better use than what is currently there?

Even if the tower is open to G&E only, and has a hotel and a restaurant:

a) the ground floor would be open to the public
b) it would be functional and not a dark void
c) would have an architectural impact on the park, and a small skyline impact
d) would also take up an entire city block
e) would have some public use on the street and in the hotel, and a lot of private use elsewhere.