Holt: One Year Later

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Holt will be a little quiet for the next while. 

So here are some pictures for you to stare at for a bit.

 

 

 

See you again in a bit!

[Schulmanator 5,807]

Hope to see you back soon

[coolwiththecool2 827]

WHY IS LIFE SO COMPLICATED (assuming its because of rl)! Can't wait till you come back!

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Nice pictures, I'm waiting you come back

[vinlabsc3k 127]

Nice night shots and teaser!!
 
Hope to see you back soon!!

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Welcome Back! Today we're taking a look at Manatee office buildings. 

Good to see everyone again!

 

 

A lot has changed in Manatee. This large office park has popped up, part of the intensification zone in the central portion of the region.

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of parking and large spaces between buildings help transition to nearby low-density.

Those baseball diamonds are surprisingly popular both at lunch and after work hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tallest building in the development. It's pretty tall, and on an angle. An angle! How cool, eh?

Best thing since sliced bread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of building. Lots of parking. And some trees. This helps this intensification development transition to nearby low-density.

 

 

 

 

 

More buildings! These one house TD Canada Trust (Holt), Inc. And a bunch more just next to them.

Hey look, a power substation, too!

 

 

 

 

 

And now it's night time. Time for most to be home for sure. Those still working help light up the night sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schriefer

Thanks! Thanks for the follow. 

 

LnX

Thanks! I'm a sucker for night shots. And those markings are a happy accident when I accidentally installed Euro textures this go around in NAM installation.

 

Ceafus88

Thanks! Hope to see you around now that Holt is back. 

 

Delecto

Thanks for stopping by! And for the amazing BATs which are now sprawling through Holt and slowly taking over... in a good way of course. 

 

Schulmanator

About 4 months. Not quite soon, but yea. RL is RL sometimes. 

 

coolwiththecool2

RL is like that sometimes. Life has been busy. Still is, but I have some updates to show. Finally.

 

Scriefer

Hope to continue seeing you around!

 

vinlabsc3k

Thanks! Hope to see you back here as well!

 

 

Thanks For Visiting!

 

 

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[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Looks great. I love the car parks, the wide spaces between skyscrapers and the repetition!

[Schulmanator 5,807]

Nice new stuff! I like it! Glad to have you back!

[NielsC007 499]

Amazing work! I love it!

[RipRap 4,400]

Very real and modern city

[SharkSark 397]

looks realistic !! its awesome can't wait for next update! 

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Amazing pictures! Great job!

[city89 147]

very cool i think u should turn it in to a downtown and add bus stops and more towers and some government buildings to a city hall post office train station but i like it 

[coolwiththecool2 827]

Look who's back! And that building on the left of the first picture made me stare at it for quite some time

[dabadon5 295]

looking good ! 

[theish803 4]

Glad you're back. Awesome work as always

[tankmank 853]

A great development, i think the repetition works well, and its nice to see car parks and open spaces included  

[Mister-La Té 12]

Wait! where did you get that building on the left?  

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Wait! where did you get that building on the left?  

 

 

That would be the smaller office block adjacent to the Shard.

 

[Sabretooth78 808]

Great to see some more activity on this classic.

[Leszczyk 51]

LOOOVEE IT!!

[Benedict 3,119]

Great to see you back - and great to see you back at number one on BTT.

[ProcessGamer 3]

Very Beautiful City. Love the realistic parking lots!!  

I have question what building is the white building in this picture? 

And this very architectural detailed building? ( on the left hand side of the picture) Thanks!!

[SAVAGExPHOENIX 955]

I love your parking lots. I need to find myself another good set. I also like the business-as-usual atmosphere! Reminds me very much of the business districts in the North DFW area (particularly around Plano/Frisco/Carrollton area). The only suggestion I really have is maybe add a few restaurants around. Restaurants and other food businesses THRIVE off of the lunch and after-work food rushes in crowded commerce areas like this!

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Welcome Back! Industrial revolution of sorts ahead.

But first, an important announcement...

 

 

 

THANK YOU!

 

 

4 websites, 6 publications, 100 000 views.

This is a HUGE milestone, so thank you for continuing to support and follow Holt!

It's much appreciated.

 

 

Now on to regularly scheduled programming...

 

 

 

 

At one time, there was zero industrial development in Holt. Even when industrial development began to arrive, Dofino was long a hold-out.

It was one of the last non-waterfront communities in Holt to permit industrial developments like this one.

 

 

 

 

 

Now, though, it sprawls through the area much like houses and condos.

 

 

 

 

 

There isn't much heavy industry, largely clean industries save for the occasional factory.

Most are clean manufacturing and tech-industry related. Pharmaceuticals, as well.

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping & distribution is also very common, as the number of warehouses shows.

 

 

 

 

 

In some places, the layout of the industrial park is very neat and organized, much like mid-density residential sprawl in the area.

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's night time. Far fewer lights still on compared to the offices we toured last update.

Still a charming look, though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ln X

Thanks! I was completely unsure if I liked this area at first. Replaced a building or 2, and I got this.

Glad you like it!

 

Schulmanator

Glad you like it, and glad to be back!

 

NielsC007

Thanks, glad you do!

 

Tonraq

Thank You

 

sarthakknight

Realism is what I strive for, so glad you think so. Hope you enjoyed this one as well!

 

Schriefer

Thank you!

 

city89

This is meant to be part of a larger open-space development which spills onto several city tiles. So it won't turn into a downtown CBD, as this city already has one. In a future update we'll take a look at it and how it has changed since we last saw it.

 

coolwiththecool2

Indeed, nice to be back! And haha, same here when I first saw it on the STEX. Amazing BAT, so is The Shard. 

 

dabadon5

Happy to hear.

 

theish803

Thanks, it's definitely nice to be back!

 

tankmank

Thanks! Sometimes repetition actually ends up working. 

The parking and open space definitely helps blend this in with the not too far away low density.

 

Mister-La Té

LnX kindly answered below. Thanks for stopping by.

 

Ln X

Thanks for the help! 

 

Sabretooth78

Thanks, it was exciting to get another update out after a long time. I was definitely surprised by the response.

 

Leszczyk

Thanks!

 

Benedict

Nice to be back, and woohoo, been a while since I've been up there!

 

ProcessGamer

Thanks!

Those are and from scotty222. The other building I'm having trouble locating. I'll get back to you on that one.

 

daTSchikinhed

Parking lots can be surprisingly fun to build. This area I had the buildings first, then plopped in the parking lots. Without the parking lots, it looked awful! And the business-as-usual attitude worked well for a return from a long absensce. It wasn't even intentional, LOL!

Also, thanks for the suggestion! Before I built this, there were some restaurants around. Those will need to get rebuilt!

 

 

 

Thanks For Visiting!

 

 

*100 000 views includes "archived" versions on Simopsis and Simtropolis. THANK YOU!

[Compdude787 916]

Wow, that is such a nice-looking industrial area. Was the IRM used in the making of these scenes? That was the mod that finally allowed me to make some nice-looking industrial areas and not scenes from an oil refinery or a dystopian film.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Congratulations for 100,000 views! It's a huge number!

 

Nice update!

[Schulmanator 5,807]

Nicely done. Industrial and attractive

[mrsmartman 200]

Nice looking industrial park.