About damn time! I can't wait to see this one and WPS start climbing.

I wonder how much my view will be obstructed after this gets built.

https://i.ibb.co/Bg0NVCM/IMG-2859.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/JzDQRsJ/IMG-2859.jpg

^ i would consider it a view enhancement rather than a view obstruction.

a nicely detailed 50 story office building, or a dumpy old parking garage?

;)

This building will definitely standout looking northeast from the UIC area.

Im going to miss my view of the Circle Interchange.

:(

Nice! I will be able to see the folks across the river it seems! Im on 54 here in Willis.

I love when rgarri posts something like that. Beautiful

Like being able to see in the future.

This building sucks. Already too similar to the BoA tower going up along the river. I'd rather the garage stay until something better is proposed. You guys want more blue glass boxes?

If you want to see how this conversation plays out, feel free to go through earlier posts in this thread. For the love of god, let's not have another blue glass tower debate in here.

we all wanted this but unfortunately it wasn't selected in the design competition...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cr2uy83W8AAlFb1.jpg

I agree, every new building built in Chicago will not be iconic, or an eye pleaser. Often times when buildings are completed, the finished product is very impressive, compared to the architectual design, hopefully that's the case with BMO.

^^Also there are about 0 blue glass boxes within a 5-block radius of that location.

I like it.

Rgarri will this building plus 1000m close the gap view from the lake ?

BMO is blocked from straight on. There's a bit of a gap between there and 1000M mostly where the shorter towers of the Riverline are going. Wish they were taller.

https://images2.imgbox.com/f0/35/XraZXXw5_o.jpg

^ It should have a decent impact from the planetarium view rising behind the Hilton.

The view I'm most interested in is from Alder (where most basics like me take their skyline photos haha). I feel it will have a huge impact there and appear taller than Sears, etc. Essex has already really filled things in (and the green looks very sharp too!). Hopefully, BMO will pop up better on other angles :shrug:

The building that would help the gap is something right on 290 or Congress, preferably on the South side of the street. Something like the Old Post Office tower.

What do we think the Odds of 601 cos moving on a proposal there at some point in the near future? Given how the OPO is leasing I can't help but think they are considering how they will use up all that FAR Davies got approved...

Honestly, given the trajectory of OPO, I think that might be our dark horse next supertall proposal. Could see them doing a 1,000-1,200' tower there.