CHICAGO | Wolf Point - West Tower | 493 FT | 48 FLOORS - Page 91

harryc · #**1801** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChiTownWonder

what are the platforms hanging off the side? balconies?

Landing pads for crane loads - note how they are offset from each other.

HomrQT · #**1802** Posted **Dec 24, 2014, 2:36 AM**

Glad you guys liked them. I'll be in this building for a few more months so I hope to have future updates.

BVictor1 · #**1803** Posted **Dec 24, 2014, 2:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by george

Ditto on the great pics, HomrQT. Like the way the core is set at the north end of the floors optimizing the space & views to the south.

Which isn't going to matter so much once the south and east towers are built.

Chi-Sky21 · #**1804** Posted **Dec 24, 2014, 3:08 AM**

Even with the other towers those units at the south end will still have a great view of the south branch, i would not mind at all! ...just not as good eastward.

Detroit1995 · #**1805** Posted **Dec 24, 2014, 6:09 PM**

Fantastic pictures HomrQT!

It was great how you got all three projects in one shot! I've been back home for a month, but headed back to Chicago soon. Can't wait to visit the sites myself and see the progress!

george · #**1806** Posted **Dec 25, 2014, 9:07 PM**

12/25

Skyguy_7 · #**1807** Posted **Dec 26, 2014, 3:32 AM**

^Thank you for the Christmas gifts today, George!

spyguy · #**1808** Posted **Dec 31, 2014, 4:38 PM**

Chicago, 2014 by gregorywass, on Flickr

Zapatan · #**1809** Posted **Dec 31, 2014, 4:48 PM**

Wow this thing really shot up,

Will the taller towers start before this is finished?

Steely Dan · #**1810** Posted **Dec 31, 2014, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

Will the taller towers start before this is finished?

i don't think anyone knows the exact timeline for the other two phases, but i'd say that it looks really unlikely that they will start on either of the other two towers before phase 1 is complete.

rlw777 · #**1811** Posted **Dec 31, 2014, 5:09 PM**

^ Yeah I'm guessing just by the material / equipment staging they have no intention of starting the next two towers until the first in finished.

bnk · #**1812** Posted **Dec 31, 2014, 6:13 PM**

Thats awesome how it will hide the Suntimes wording on the Apparel center, and the building in general from that angle. Two more buildings to go will help even more from other angles.

Izzi · #**1813** Posted **Jan 2, 2015, 7:41 PM**

LouisVanDerWright · #**1814** Posted **Jan 2, 2015, 9:35 PM**

Thanks for the pics Izzi, the construct-fluence is just ramping up!

harryc · #**1815** Posted **Jan 2, 2015, 9:40 PM**

12/22

12/23

12/30

12/31

harryc · #**1816** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 2:40 AM**

Colored spot is where the tower will rise - ass seen from the Green line in Oak Park. (looking due E)

dropdeaded209 · #**1817** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 11:58 AM**

building is going to look great but is anyone else thinking this is sort of an odd and isolated place to live?

harryc · #**1818** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 1:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by dropdeaded209

building is going to look great but is anyone else thinking this is sort of an odd and isolated place to live?

You see the views from the South and west, where the river allows us good photos. The area just to the North and East is very densely built up. The uber-trendy River North clubs are 2-4 blocks away.

marothisu · #**1819** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 8:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

You see the views from the South and west, where the river allows us good photos. The area just to the North and East is very densely built up. The uber-trendy River North clubs are 2-4 blocks away.

With trendy restaurants and bars around the corner too. It does look a little isolated by itself but yeah the area is built up. Plus, even if one of the other wolf point towers are built, it won't look like that. The poster before needs to realize that this is the first of three towers to be (hopefully) built there.

ardecila · #**1820** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 11:03 PM**

Got a point though. The big faceless buildings and long bridges you have to pass to get to Wolf Point make it feel sorta isolated.

I really hope the Apparel Mart managers kick out the Art Institutes and get some bonafide retail tenants facing Orleans. All that smoked glass is depressing.