CHICAGO | General Developments

[harryc]

Staking out some new turf

[marothisu]

Circa 922. 922 W Washington (Washington & Sangamon). 11 stories, 104 apartments, and a 130 space parking garage. April 19, 2014. I'm guessing this one will be topped out by July or even sooner.

[denizen467]

Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

Boo. That thing is baller. Lakeside Center is an awesome idea.

Plus, for security reasons, nobody is going to put the world's largest water filtration plant, and the water source for the country's 3rd largest city, underneath a tourist attraction drawing millions, much less one that has a large staff and that includes tons of giant exhibits, rooms, back rooms, storage, truck deliveries, etc.

Originally Posted by Mister Uptempo

Has Lucas even mentioned how much space he may need if he locates the museum in Chicago?

It will be much larger than the amount proposed at the Presidio; he has tons of items and too many would remain in storage in the limited space in the Presidio plan.

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Can the Soldier Field parking lots/structures be built upon? There's lotsa lonely unbuilt emptiness between Soldier Field and Lakeside Center.

[tjp]

Originally Posted by ardecila

^ Sadly, this does not include the parking lot on the corner, which is parking for Gaslight Village across the street.

Thanks, ardecila! Too bad about the parking lot. At least its rather small, from what I can remember.

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by r18tdi

Would building the Lucas museum on top of the Jardine water filtration plant be feasible?

Just spit ballin' here.

Folks, this was a joke.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Looks like my dream of a second major bikepath connection to downtown is inching closer to reality. Here are some images from The Chicago Architecture Blog of the proposed flyover bridge between California Park and Clark Park:





http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...th-side-parks/

Does anyone know if this is funded and, if so, when they are supposed to start on it? I like the design, looks like Cor Ten steel railings?

[Mikemak27]

More West Town condo infill.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140...ron-for-condos

[wierdaaron]

South Loop British School







Once-grand staircase:

[marothisu]

I think it was on here that someone noticed that in the El flyover/bypass project renderings, there were some new buildings shown. People on here said they aren't new buildings, just showing in context and what not.

Turns out that user was right - the CTA wants to redevelop part of Wilton Ave along the tracks that they currently own or land they are looking to buy around the Belmont station. Right now there's nothing on there and they want to put some mixed use buildings there.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140...-after-bypass#

[ChickeNES]

Sorry, wrong thread

[VivaLFuego]

Originally Posted by marothisu

* 23 S Sangamon (Monroe/Madison and Sangamon) - Proposed 7 story, 10 unit building + 13 parking space first floor garage. Vacant lot/1 story warehouse/industrial building right now. Right across the street from Mary Bartelme Park. Sangamon Partners LLC

Isn't this the Merit School of Music?

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

Isn't this the Merit School of Music?

Just checked all those three buildings and none of them are for the Merit School of Music. However, it IS next door to the Merit School of Music but it looks as if it'll be saved

[SamInTheLoop]

Thanks for posting the photos, weirdaaron.

Don't want to read to much into it of course, but it is interesting that the new rendering (at least my assumption is it's new, as I don't believe I've seen this particular one before) of the school prominently features the planned residential tower.....I wonder if 'McHackeffery' plans to launch it soon? Anybody think there's a greater than 3% chance they will go with any designer other than Antunovich?.................yeah, didn't think so

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Anybody think there's a greater than 3% chance they will go with any designer other than Antunovich?.................yeah, didn't think so

Love it.

[k1052]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Thanks for posting the photos, weirdaaron.

Don't want to read to much into it of course, but it is interesting that the new rendering (at least my assumption is it's new, as I don't believe I've seen this particular one before) of the school prominently features the planned residential tower.....I wonder if 'McHackeffery' plans to launch it soon? Anybody think there's a greater than 3% chance they will go with any designer other than Antunovich?.................yeah, didn't think so

If McCaffery couldn't get the rental tower going during the hottest multifamily rental residential market in recent memory I don't think it's very likely they ever will. I suspect either their partner isn't interested in putting up the cash nor does McCaffery want to put their own money in.

[wierdaaron]

That RC Phase 2 tower has been in most of the British School renderings, I believe. The rendering in that banner isn't even the most recent, as far as I know. The revised plan for the field next door includes an enclosed half-court rather than a full field.

[Rizzo]

Sorry if this has been asked, but are there any plans to create a pedestrian connection from the mall level of RC over across the tracks to just south of Amli?

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

Isn't this the Merit School of Music?

Just passed by this - they have already demolished half of the buildings next to Merit for these three buildings to be built there.

[simon07]

Heavy dirt machinery & movement at 1345 S. Wabash.

[Via Chicago]

some photos of Motorola's new space

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...-global-hq.php

not too shabby