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72 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / March 2020 the ground-floor units meet the street in a very intentional way meaning that pedestrians can walk straight up to a private porch and front door. Having that kind of entry on an apart- ment is unique, and it also al- lowed us to pick up the grade change by simply adjusting the elevation of the stoop.” Amenities & Interior When it comes to amenities, Milo clearly knows the market and deliv- ers everything one would expect in a luxury apartment experience. The center of the U features a sunk- en courtyard with a heated, year-round multilane lap pool and hot tub. Nearby is a massive fitness center complete with yoga studio, on-demand fitness classes and every piece of equipment a fitness junkie can imagine. Other Milo amenities include a tricked-out coworking office space, clubroom and third-floor roof deck with grills, fire pits and sweet views of Hale Park, the pool and beyond. The roof deck can also be accessed from 10th street with an eye-catching self-supporting staircase that looks from certain angles to be floating. Additional features include secured parking, free java bars throughout (don’t get excited, there’s no barista), bike storage, another lounge area in the lobby, a dog wash area and more. Oh, getting food delivered? They have refrig- erated lockers for that, too. Interior hallways and lobbies display commissioned pieces by local artists, and lots of warmearthy colors and textures. The interior units themselves are bright, thanks to aforementioned oversized Andersen windows, sleek and sophisticated, with requisite modern appliances and white quartz counters. Wood and earth tones bring some warmth and coziness into the vibe. When you step back and look at it from, say, Hale Park, Milo is visually interesting to be sure. But, it’s also clearly connected to something more. “(Milo) is really about the neighborhood, the place, every bit as much, if not more so than the building and the units them- selves,” says Cannon. “There are few places where you can live in a community and everything is right at your doorstep.” “Milo wants to communicate that it’s a unique space, a unique place,” says Mo Gillie, SA+R associate architect. “It’s a place that expects to be noticed, that wants to bring you into this whole neighborhood, into this new development. I think it wants to be distinctive enough so that you’re interested in seeing what it is and finding out more about it.” When I last saw Javon Brame he was walking down a third- floor hallway in Milo with the leasing agent. Their conversa- tion was animated and it was clear that Milo had enticed Javon enough that he wanted to learn more, much more about it. \\ / Milo / TOP: The main Milo building is quite large so the design team created architecture that would break the scale of the building down into distinct component parts that relate to their surrounding context. BOTTOM: The base includes concrete masonry unit, steel and broad-form concrete that is then layered with warm wood tones and a monochromatic color palette.