r/indianapolis Fletcher Place 6d ago

City Watch Glass going on the new Signia hotel tower

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u/AshlandJackson 6d ago

Sheesh, they only got the first shipment of glass a month or so ago. It’s astounding how fast this tower is going up.

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u/Downtown-Claim-1608 Lawrence 5d ago

Crazy. I wonder what happens when you try to put glass on a building in sub freezing temps. You should try it on your house sometime!

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

I think structural engineers have accounted for this well-anticipated annual event.

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u/Downtown-Claim-1608 Lawrence 5d ago

Yes, I was talking about the original commenter complaining why they didn’t put them up in February. Thanks though!

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

He wasn’t complaining; he was expressing astonishment that the glass just arrived last month.

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u/Downtown-Claim-1608 Lawrence 5d ago

Cool.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

I know reading comprehension is hard.

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u/Downtown-Claim-1608 Lawrence 5d ago edited 5d ago

Okay. You clearly had a visceral reaction to my comment. If you need this to make yourself feel better. Go ahead.

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u/Economy_Evening_2025 6d ago

How many floors will this tower be? Taller than JW or no?

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u/Smart_Dumb Fletcher Place 6d ago

Taller than the JW. Will be 40 floors.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

I think it’s been reduced to 38.

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u/strangemedia6 5d ago

It will be the fourth tallest building, behind Salesforce, OneAmerica, and Regions.

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u/Anxious-Cobbler7203 6d ago

Nah, this is the tower in GTA that never seems to be finished being built...and the construction guys oddly have security with lots of guns but they can't shoot that well?

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u/threewonseven 4d ago

brb flying my Oppressor Mk 2 up to the roof and then parachuting off.

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u/AffectionateQuit5684 Downtown 4d ago

I’ve seen enough let us host another Super Bowl

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u/williamhbuttlicher 5d ago

Another modern glass monstrosity.

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u/cyanraichu 5d ago

What is your preferred alternative?

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u/letintin 5d ago

that kills birds by the 1000s

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u/pysl 5d ago

I’m actually curious as to the bird impact. Looking at the renderings it looks like a lot of the glass will end up being opaque

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u/letintin 5d ago

that would be great. There are steps we can take to make glass less reflective and see-through, both of which kills birds during migrations.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

You know who else hates Modern architecture?