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Name Roy's tower

In last week's column, I noted that local developer Roy Carroll II wants to rename the old Wachovia building, which he hopes to remake into offices, shops and residences.

He's tired of calling it Wachovia, which he says is confusing, since the most recent "old" Wachovia tower was Renaissance Plaza.

Plus, he wants the same kind of branding for his project that the nearby Bellemeade Village project already has.

However, Carroll said he does not want the project to bear his own name, to which "Dave" commented:

"Do not call it the Renaissance Tower or Central Park West or anything derivative or anything cheesy like that. Detroit has tried names to inspire a Renaissance and it doesn't work.

"Carroll Building is much better than anything like those kinds of of names."

What do you think? Carroll said he was open to suggestions. Let's hear a few more, and I'd be glad to pass them on.

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Sue said:

Revival Center
Launch Point
Harmony House
City Center
Downtown Hub
Cityheart
Focus on Friendly
The Nucleus
City Core
Primary Place

That was fun. What's the prize?

Mr. Sun said:

Klan-Nazi Massacre Centre

Steve said:

Or "Close To The Beach AND Mountains Plaza"

NBR Commons...(Not Baseball Related)

I have no problem with the Carroll Building. THose other building names-- 20 years from now people won't have a clue what they mean (Sorry Sue, that's just the way folks are.) but when a man builds (or rescues) a legacy people tend to remember him.

Or, he could name it the BloggingPoet building. It's not like anything else other than a mess will ever be named after me.

Sue said:

Billy, are you calling me IRRELEVANT?? I'm *timeless!*

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