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It's actually very unlikely they'll open in 2009 at this point. While they've dug their big hole in the ground, less than stellar sales on their hotel suite/condo combination units have meant they're completely retooling their concept to add in more condos. And now with the economic downturn... well we might end up with a big hole in the ground for some time to come.

I have been waiting for a magazine or some tool that focused on condo/apartment living, love it.

Erm, does the wall on the right in the top image look like it's leaning ominously inward?

Secondly, what exactly IS that top image supposed to be of? Like what part of this complex?

Um, like are the giant baskets supposed to be sat in, or are they decorations?

What are "the pods"? There are two glass pods with green something inside?

Is the wood thing on the right decoration or to be sat upon?

I would be very confused.

"What is this place, where am I, what are those things?"

I can only identify something that appears to be a lamp on the left side. But maybe it's a trick and it's not a lamp at all. It might be "art".

I'm getting the giggles again. I'm the kind of person you don't want to take anywhere. I'd either be too confused over what things are supposed to be, or start giggling over what I think they could be.

I'm all about eco friendly environments. I think it's a great incentive to have free parking for hybrids!

No one is picking up on the most important part!!!

A grocery store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Downtown Seattle has 0 grocery stores. They have a teeny tiny bodega or two but the closest is the whole foods and it's not walking distance.

That said, graphxgrrl has a good point. With the influx of luxury condos and the market we may never see this place happen.

@DahliaCactus

That's a shame there are no grocery stores. A local run down grocery store lot was demolished, and in it's place several NEW stores went in. A grocery store, drug store, a gym, a few food places, like pizza and sandwiches.

On top of that, are all these neat condos, that have their own raised courtyards for the groups that are on top of the roof of the stores. And they have tiny balconies too.

The condos have underground parking with security gates and such. And then there is the main open lot for everyone else.

There is a lot of good that can be done using those premises. All anyone has to do is find the old game "Sim Tower" (and have a computer old enough to play it) and give it a whirl.

Parking is underground, many restaurants and the theaters can be underground, as they don't depend on outdoor lighting.

It becomes a mall, basically, around the ground floors. With everything from fast food for lunch to restaurants for dinner.

The upper levels get portioned into offices (just above ground level) and above that, hotel rooms and then the condos.

All of the people in the game (and in real life) can use the fast food at lunch, or the restaurant at dinner. They can all use the small drug stores, boutiques, grocery stores.

And people from outside the building can use all those things too. It becomes a desirable place to be, because you don't even have to leave your own building to get most anything you might need.

That, in and of itself, is a huge gift to the environment. No gas required at all to get your groceries. Pick up a prescription. Have a quick lunch or call down a few floors to have a pizza delivered. Ha!

They can have a gym. So that no one has to have that equipment bulking up their apartments.

So much can be done to make one building an oasis. And then that gives people time. Time is the MOST precious gift you can give.

Time that would be spent driving around doing mundane chores can now be done without driving. They can have a dry cleaner on premises. Most needs can be satisfied via an elevator ride.

Leaving folks the time to be with their family. To do the things they enjoy the most. And to make the trips outside of the building more for pleasure and adventure, rather than necessity.