^^^ Two more at most. I wouldn't be surprised to see it by 2030. The North side is simply running out of room.
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^ I was referring to having an ability to discuss it objectively... that's the whole point, otherwise we are just talking preferences.... BTW, it's totally fine with me if your favourite color is Gang...
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No matter what you think, a large part of architecture and how people view structures it is completely subjective. There's no right or wrong answer to whether a building looks good or bad. I happened to not like the Prentice Women's building - other people liked it - so what?
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I'm talking specifically about aesthetic. Just because I think a building looks good or like shit does not mean that it is the right or wrong opinion. |
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This deserves the dancing banana! Definitely among my most anticipated construction starts this year, primarily because of the long fight to get to this point. The design is great, but was better before the cantilevers were VE'd out. |
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I think he means that version's recesses and cantilevers are less pronounced than the first iteration of the design. There seems to be a clear bit of VE'ing of those details.
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It's hard to tell from the map, but is Vue53 going on land that belongs to Nichols Park?
Was that always private land or do I have the wrong lot? Edit: it's on the north side of 53rd. I though it was on the south side, which is park. |
^ I think it was once a gas station, right?
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^Mobil Gas Station and a car wash, plus an empty lot which used to be a McDonald's.
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A little birdie to me not to count Solstice out of the game and that it "is shining, in its original sunny shaded design." That's all I know... That's all I know.
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In BVic I Trust - he's always been pretty spot on before. Plus, Hyde Park is smoking hot right now and I'm certain it's ripe for additional development news in the future. I personally can't wait to sell my place and get the hell outta Lakeview - Chicago is still my number 1 choice of cities, and with that, I'm only planning on Hyde park as my next hood.
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Yeah, Hyde Park has been pretty incredible lately, it seems to be the only neighborhood outside of downtown with significant numbers of large, highrise, new construction projects going on.
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^ 4 real estate cycles? Bloody hell, mate! I'll be an old man
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Lake Meadows and Michael Reese are the big questions and will probably be the final push. Perceptions of safety are changing. I see women jogging alone on 31st street every day. Northsiders will be the last to know. |
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all that needs to happen is chinatown pushes east to the lake.
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City Hyde Park is T/O! :cheers:
http://i.imgur.com/rHAQo4gl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rHAQo4g.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8lRT9h7l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8lRT9h7.jpg Looks like they are planning to be finished by November: http://i.imgur.com/X8F8T1h.jpg |
that could use 4x the height added on.
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I have absolutely no problem with the height of this; if it was 2-4x taller, it may lose it's architectural uniqueness and start to resemble something like the massive New York building in Lakeview. Plus, how is no one discussing the amazing and uninterrupted floor-to-ceiling glass?? It's pretty common nowadays, but the layout/design looks great here. The north views towards DT must be incredible. |
I love the simple functionality and visual rhythm of that interlocking concrete. Especially on those angles. I imagine it provides a level of privacy for one side while opening up the view for other. Has anyone seen floor plans for this? I'm wondering if that was taken advantage of in the unit layouts.
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06/01/15 After exiting the Chicago Harbor Locks http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a5...D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a5...D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a5...D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a5...D720/ry%3D480/ |
^ Nice! Thanks for these!!
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Oh geez - U of C is offering employee down payment assistance all over the near-mid south side.....why didn't you just say so earlier!? So, it will be like 6 months then! :koko: Guys, it's going to be a long, long work in progress (yet there will indeed be progress!) - but most importantly, do please keep at least your short pants on in the meantime...... |
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Looks like Vue53 is really moving. I noticed the base of the tower crane in place this evening.
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New picture and update about City Hyde Park:
http://hpherald.com/2015/06/24/city-...-moving-on-up/ Also, I like this close up view of the front of Vue53, which I hadn't seen before: http://www.multihousingnews.com/news...004122950.html |
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^. Awesome!
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Interested in hearing others' thoughts on this question, particularly those who have seen long-stalled projects revived before.
Should we expect significant redesign/refinement of Studio Gang's design for Solstice on the Park if it is being brought to life? |
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It may be for the best that the U of C is sponsoring all this redevelopment and closing the gap financially on these projects. Often when redevelopment is led by the private sector, the neighborhood has to go through years of gentrification before prices rise enough to allow for significant new construction like this. Wicker Park is seeing significant new midrise construction right now of the TOD variety, plus a new hotel in the Coyote building, but it's definitely pretty gentrified there. However, 53rd is seeing midrise infill construction like Wicker Park right now, even though the land values aren't nearly at the same level. E.g. a Wicker Park condo off Milwaukee will sell for 50% more per SF than a Hyde Park condo off 53rd. Yes, this new project isn't residential, and neither was Harper Court, but as a statement about land values in the neighborhood I think it holds true. |
They've started painting the concrete on City Hyde Park, and it looks pretty sweet:
http://i.imgur.com/JhxNksil.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JhxNksi.jpg I forgot to take a picture, but at the Vue53 site they have roughly a third to half of the first floor columns poured, and it appears they are now setting up the forms for some of the ground floor walls. On a smaller scale, I noticed that there is a new billboard for a 3 flat condo building right north of the Starbucks at 55th/Woodlawn. I think this was a project that died during the crash and is now being revived. If I get a chance I'll snap a picture of it. |
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^ The NIMBYs will not manage to block a hotel.
The only way the NIMBYs were able to do so at Stoney Island is by voting their district dry. They even stepped over the Alderman. They won't do the same thing here. |
City Hyde Park yesterday:
http://i.imgur.com/avKS1whl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/avKS1wh.jpg I also noticed that the facade panels are starting to go up on the new Gang designed UofC dorm, haven't had a chance to snap a picture yet. |
^^^ How do those panels look? I'm really curious about that because the materials used will entirely determine how well this one turns out.
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Oh wow, it's impressive they were able to use facade sections that large, that's one way to eliminate unsightly precast seams...
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Indeed, this is one of my favorite projects currently under construction. Thanks for the photos.
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Video about Vue53:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HCDX_eLQVM And article about boutique hotel: http://hpherald.com/2015/08/05/bouti...r-53rd-street/ |
Please post some pics of:
1) Vue53 2) La Quinta Hotel Renovation 3) More pics of new dorm 4) New Hospital Garage at 57th and Maryland Thank you from California! |
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