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sentinel · #**27421** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:52 PM**

Desertpunk at SSC posted this image/link to the commercial property that Sterling Bay took over at Fulton Mkrt. The article is dated last year, so the design might have changed a little, since SB's little tease of rendering on their website doesn't show any brick - hopefully, I'm wrong because I think this looks outstanding.

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Originally Posted by desertpunk

Sterling Bay Finishing Half-Built West loop Office Building

http://www.rejournals.com/2014/03/18...o-acquisition/

Randomguy34 · #**27422** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:56 PM**

Wow, that brick road though

SamInTheLoop · #**27423** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 5:07 PM**

^^ That's not bad at all.....will be interesting to see how much it's changed over the past year....

Last Page: Thanks for photo updates George.

Man, that West Marine thing though is a real shitshow........

ChiTownWonder · #**27424** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 5:17 PM**

Wow that looks great! For the west loop at least

the urban politician · #**27425** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by sentinel

Desertpunk at SSC posted this image/link to the commercial property that Sterling Bay took over at Fulton Mkrt. The article is dated last year, so the design might have changed a little, since SB's little tease of rendering on their website doesn't show any brick - hopefully, I'm wrong because I think this looks outstanding.

^ The current project is actually also supposed to be 9 stories tall, while this one is only 7

rlw777 · #**27426** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 6:01 PM**

Great render but I don't think it's what SB is planning.

From Crain's

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Sterling Bay plans to transform the former MarchFirst project into a nine-story building with about 290,000 square feet of office space and 790 parking spaces by late 2016. Fulton West, as Sterling Bay now brands the site, will include a fitness center, a rooftop deck and a small park.

the urban politician · #**27427** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 6:02 PM**

^ Also, there is no way they are going to have 790 parking spots unless they plan to build a parking garage across the street or something. 790 spots is a ton of parking

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**27428** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 7:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by gallo

Whole Foods at Lincoln/Belmont/Ashland. Nothing special, and a missed opportunity for residential above. Will more than double the size of the current store across the street.

A real shame. That intersection should be much more built up.

Vlajos · #**27429** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

A real shame. That intersection should be much more built up.

Yeah, this is terrible.

the urban politician · #**27430** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

A real shame. That intersection should be much more built up.

Lets not focus entirely on verticality. A major grocer is a much, much bigger traffic driver than an apartment building, and certainly much more than the bank that was sitting there before.

the urban politician · #**27431** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 9:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by george

2/11

459 W Division

I really can't wait to see how this one turns out. The renderings are RAD

Rizzo · #**27432** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 12:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Just saw another headline in the Trib re this move across the street. I have a strong feeling that Novak is not doing mixed use here and just wants to cash in on a much lower risk build to suit standalone for Whole Foods. They don't strike me as any sort of sophisticated developer, mostly just a general contractor. This - single-use, standalone, B(T)S - would seem to be much more in their wheelhouse.

Which, of course, is a real shame. Something along the lines of what Centrum had originally proposed (was it the Lakeview Collection?....or some ' ' ' Collection) would now work quite well again (with the residential component being all rental, part rental/part condo.....or who knows - maybe even all condo?) - in better hands.....

What they showed at the neighborhood meeting looked a lot like the Target on division. Big glass entrance, store over parking which occupied pretty much the whole ground level with some landscaping and "veil" screening to hide the cars when you are walking past. I guess they are supposed to incorporate the facades of the old medic building which is sitting in storage at the moment.

UPChicago · #**27433** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

^ Well, there you have it - I stand corrected. No reason to think more critically about this one beyond: Sterling Bay knows what it's doing, man, just trust them and let's move on. Because developers - and more broadly investors in any asset class who've had a run of success making prescient calls and great execution have never run into trouble by quintupling down on said trend that's led to their success (in fact trend that they in large part helped to create) ever, across the grand sweep of history........er,.......

Next topic

Well if I were being honest it didn't seem like you were thinking very critically either, your post was clearly derived from a bias towards traditional office towers and a dislike or repurposed projects. Your post is basically now that the traditional office market is back or coming back do we need more reuse projects(barf)....seriously...

marothisu · #**27434** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:47 AM**

New parks district field house at 35th & Cottage Grove in Douglas/Bronzeville got a building permit last week. 2 stories with fitness room, gym, and pool. Anyone have any renders of this? Architects are NIA Architects.

EDIT: I see Curbed had an article on it today. Cool:
http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...ield-house.php

ardecila · #**27435** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

New parks district field house at 35th & Cottage Grove in Douglas/Bronzeville got a building permit last week. 2 stories with fitness room, gym, and pool. Anyone have any renders of this? Architects are NIA Architects.

EDIT: I see Curbed had an article on it today. Cool:
http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...ield-house.php

Ugh, what is this, 1989? Looks like Michael Graves is back, you guys!

Vlajos · #**27436** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

I really can't wait to see how this one turns out. The renderings are RAD

What is this?

SamInTheLoop · #**27437** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:41 PM**

^ If not mistaken, I think it's the newest addition to Parkside of Old Town (Mixed Income CHA Replacement).....I'll be easily corrected by others if wrong here.......much different (read: superior) to all the previous designs in the project........

SamInTheLoop · #**27438** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

Ugh, what is this, 1989? Looks like Michael Graves is back, you guys!

And this is really what Booth Hansen came up with? (Ardecila, being that this is a public project and it's in Bronzeville, do you think maybe this is really Johnson and Lee??

)

marothisu · #**27439** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

And this is really what Booth Hansen came up with? (Ardecila, being that this is a public project and it's in Bronzeville, do you think maybe this is really Johnson and Lee??

)

Actually, I'm 99.9% sure Curbed has outdated or partially incorrect information. The architect who's listed on the building permit is Anthony Akindele who's the principal architect at NIA.

sentinel · #**27440** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vlajos

What is this?

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...evelopment.php