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IDX Tower 

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Facts

• Project Name: IDX Tower
• Year Built: 2002
• Address: 925 Fourth Avenue (at Madison)
• Designer: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
• Developer: Hines
• Design Guidelines Applied: Design Review Guidelines for Downtown Development
• Design Review Board: Downtown
• Zoned: DOC1-450
• Size: 932, 709 sq ft 

Design Guidelines Met
The Downtown Design Review Board determined the following Design Review Guidelines for Downtown Development were the most important for the designers and developer to address:

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Provide Inviting and Usable Open Space
(Guideline D-1)

The public seating provides comfortable seating for bus riders while waiting for the bus.

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Encourage Overheard Weather Protection
(Guideline C-5)

The glass canopy over the sidewalk on 3rd Avenue provides pedestrian comfort and plenty of natural light.

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Design for Personal Safety and Security
(Guideline D-6)

Transparent materials are used to increase security after dark.

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Reinforce Building Entries
(Guideline C-4)

Distinctive entry canopies and high-ceiling lobbies invite pedestrians. The transparent material is used to help the visibility into building interiors.

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Provide Active -- Not Blank -- Facades
(Guideline C-3)

Emphasizing the entrance enhances the interest to the building facade.

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Respond to the Neighborhood Context
(Guideline B-1)

The scale of the windows on the IDX Tower respects the character of the abutting historical YMCA landmark building.