CHICAGO | River Point | 730 FT | 52 FLOORS

[Chi-Sky21]

Looks like you can finally see that arch taking shape! Love it.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Both sides of this design apparently cantilever outwards, but apparently only the East side will actually express it from the exterior. Seems strange to me that they would pay for these structural acrobatics on the West side and then bury it in a mess of seemingly non structural steel. Hopefully it will all be expressed in the lobby in some way, but it just seems really odd to me right now.

[sentinel]

^^It may be an issue with interstitial mechanical/ductwork, or some other form of MEP/FP components we don't know about; given how massive the building is, I wouldn't doubt that there are some serious/massive non-structural elements necessitated to provide whatever service is needed for this highrise

[jc5680]

[spyguy]

(2.27.15)-February_Aerials-WEB-58 by ChiPhotoGuy, on Flickr

[simms3_redux]

I can't wait to watch this one rise.

[BVictor1]

Drone shots

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

Drone shots

Helicopter, actually. Flew on Friday. So cold, but great shooting conditions.

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by spyguy

(2.27.15)-February_Aerials-WEB-58 by ChiPhotoGuy, on Flickr

Thanks for sharing! Was going to do it, but you crossed it off my list for me, ha.

[george]

3/1

[sentinel]

Thank you George and Nick. Those helicopter shots are incredible, Nick - amazing set of photos.

[spyguy]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

Thanks for sharing! Was going to do it, but you crossed it off my list for me, ha.

Haha, sorry! I'll give you a better chance of posting your own amazing photos next time.

In other news, another suburban relocation:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/reale...ng-hq-downtown

Mead Johnson moving HQ downtown
By Ryan Ori
Baby formula company Mead Johnson Nutrition is moving its headquarters to downtown Chicago from north suburban Glenview.

The firm has a deal to move to about 78,000 square feet at River Point, a 52-story office tower under construction in the West Loop along the Chicago River, according to sources.

[Notyrview]

Well that's an exciting development.

[ChiTownWonder]

its great that companies are moving in the city, but i'm worried about the suburbs, i want a healthy downtown, but not at the cost of other n neighborhoods and suburbs.

[Skyguy_7]

^This might only offend you and TUP, but the suburbs shouldn't exist. If it weren't for the automobile, there would be no such place as Libertyville or Addison. Now that we're embracing mass transit, ditching the long and costly commutes and making urban living more enjoyable, many of the far suburbs are poised to shrivel up and disappear in the long term. As a SSP enthusiast, I welcome these new values which will inevitably bring us denser cities and taller buildings. IMHO- good riddance, suburbs!

[Chi-Sky21]

You do realize many "suburbs" existed BEFORE cars right? I feel the suburbs have reached their limits in distance but many are now developing/redeveloping their own downtowns. They aren't going anywhere.

[sukwoo]

There's no realistic way that all 10 million residents of Chicagoland could conceivably fit within the city limits of Chicago.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Originally Posted by ChiTownWonder

its great that companies are moving in the city, but i'm worried about the suburbs, i want a healthy downtown, but not at the cost of other n neighborhoods and suburbs.

I'm not. Glenview is a wealthier than average city. Similar suburbs with high household incomes can certainly afford to take these hits. IMO, a more centrally located, concentrated workforce benefits the region to a much greater extent than Glenview's relative affluence. (Make no mistake: moves like these aren't about to plunge the Northbrooks and Lake Forests into poverty; at worst, greater emphasis would likely have to be placed on the "middle" half of their upper-middle class status.)

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^This might only offend you and TUP, but the suburbs shouldn't exist. If it weren't for the automobile, there would be no such place as Libertyville or Addison. Now that we're embracing mass transit, ditching the long and costly commutes and making urban living more enjoyable, many of the far suburbs are poised to shrivel up and disappear in the long term. As a SSP enthusiast, I welcome these new values which will inevitably bring us denser cities and taller buildings. IMHO- good riddance, suburbs!

I can't be offended by comments I don't take seriously.

There are too many flaws in your logic for me to begin. Many of Chicago's neighborhoods were once suburbs, you know.

Carry on...

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Originally Posted by sukwoo

There's no realistic way that all 10 million residents of Chicagoland could conceivably fit within the city limits of Chicago.

I guess it depends what you mean by conceivable. Ten million residents within Chicago's municipal boundaries would give the city a population density of 44,000 ppsm. Manhattan's population density is over 70,000 ppsm. Paris clocks in at 56,000. The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo cram 9,000,000 people into 240 square miles (population density of 37,500 ppsm) and they don't even have the ability of building up like we do.

(BTW, it should surprise absolutely no one that the urban crown jewels of the developed world have such high population densities.)