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^thats the 78
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no its not. 78 is south of this. This is just NORTH of Roosevelt.
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My memory from a long time ago was that it was designed to have some retail space facing Wells St. If you go by the Wells St side of it today, everything is closed off, but you can see some potential retail bays there. Am I looking at that right? I'm just wondering if, in a future time when the Wells-Wentworth connector is finally complete and "The 78" and other nearby developments finally happen, those retail bays have the potential to be converted into active usage? |
Is that big empty plot of land part of the 78 site?
The thread title is a bit misleading, it seems only one of the smaller high-rises is U/C at the moment, not the 5-600 footers. Could those begin soon? |
That empty lot in Solar's shot is the south part of the Riverline development. Technically, it IS the Riverline, with the developed portion to the north (where the Reed is under construction) called "Southbank."
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The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
April 11, 2022
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Last week I got to visit Chicago for the first time and was able to take some photos while I was being a tourist! This one was taken by me on my phone on 04/07/2022. I did the Architecture Cruise and this building was very prominent from the river.
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Man, this thing is flying! Any word on when the LendLease portion may rise?
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Interesting. Either never realized or long ago had forgotten about that. Right now it's part of the garage, right? My guess is it will never be converted if still a possibility. Hopefully that proves incorrect. |
The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
April 19, 2022
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Are those liner units or how they are hiding the parking podium? Either way, it's not bad as far as these things go. If they do have liner units, it's a shame they don't go all the way around like in the original version of this tower.
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^^ That's the Cooper (720 S Wells) in the foreground before the Reed. Those are two entirely different projects and what you see are glass panels hiding the Coopers parking podium.
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that area needs some retail/vibrancy. The south loop in general is very lacking compared to the west loop/river north/shit even lakeshore east.
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Here's the exact same street view from before Reed was under construction https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8721...7i16384!8i8192 |
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The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
April 21, 2022
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Couple shots from yesterday evening 5/9
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The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
May 9, 2022
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How tall is this one supposed to be? 380 ft?
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not a fan of no retail and all that garaged parking at the bottom, but the infill is nice i guess. I hope they extend the riverwalk all the way to Chinatown
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^ I believe that the city's long term plan is to extend the Riverwalk to Ping Tom Park, which would be crazy impressive if and when it comes to completion. The developments at River Line and The 78 will get the lion's share of the work done to complete that vision, although the city has a big hill to climb with connecting River Line to the current terminus of the Riverwalk at the confluence.
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Two rows of glazing have been added since this image. https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...092810/enhance |
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Can count me as a fan of the black.
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^ absolutely ....a pleasant surprise....kinda wish black would replace the blue glass buildings popping up.
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Taken 5/20 in the afternoon. Had a chance to take a stroll down Wells St. and I have to admit, I do like the black façade on the building.
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The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
May 23, 2022
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Don't really like that black there riverboat tours get to see terminating blob of black, grey maybe would have been better. Hope it turns out better than it looks now.
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With the bridge covering the parking podium, it almost looks bearable. It certainly has some nice height to it.
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How many floors are left?
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Eh, it's okay
Will anything in this complex actually reach 5/600 feet? If so when is the whole thing supposed to be completed? I'll judge then but at least it's expanding the skyline :cheers: |
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That's pretty disappointing, hopefully there will still be several high-rises overall. |
The Reed at Southbank - 234 W Polk
June 27, 2022
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