CHICAGO | Millie on Michigan/CitizenM (300 N Michigan Ave) | 523 ft | 47 FLOORS
New apartment/hotel proposal that is beginning site prep, demo of the old warehouse/loft building on site:
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d0wv...g_Package1.jpg via bKL Quote:
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This could be the last major change to that weird block. Everything else is either worthy of staying or too small to be torn down and made into something bigger. At least that's the way it looks to me
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So many lambdas!
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It's an attractive enough tower albeit a bit boring, I just wish they could have acquired the low rise lot just to the north so they could have butted up and covered over that awful pomo-cold-storage-warehouse side wall of 320 N Michigan.
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However from most angles, especially street level, I think and hope that the south side wall of 320 Michigan will mostly be obstructed than the renders depict. |
300 N Michigan Demo Progress
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Thread bump just to mention that it’s been reported that demo of the existing building is about to start
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On that note, if you want to see the carbon and carbide building from the top of the London House, better hurry up and make it to that cupola!
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300 N Michigan
Sept 6
Does nobody thing of the pigeons ? Sept 10 |
September 23, 2019
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That might just be a rare pigeon species. I demand an environmental impact statement. Also rare spiders on rare cobwebs.
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Also not to poo-poo too much, but this lot would have made an amazing location for a 1000 footer. The view up the river...:slob:
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I agree...such a prime lot to develop for something tall.. doesn't seem like much of a risk to go for something in the 700ft to 800 ft range for this location...just off Michigan avenue... :shrug:
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in its entire history, the city of chicago has only seen towers 800' or taller constructed on 18 occasions. that's it, just 18 times.
99% of the highrises chicago has built over the centuries have been less than 800' tall. expecting every single patch of land in downtown chicago to now sprout 800+ foot towers is way beyond unrealistic. |
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i'd say it's 100% the opposite. chicago has never seen more 800' projects than it is right now. chicago's 800+ footers have been built in 4 distinct building booms, with one outlier (park tower). '69-'76: 5 - hancock - chase - aon - sears - WTP '89-'90: 4 - franklin - 900 N - 2 Pru - 311 S 2000: 1 - park tower 2009-2010: 3 - trump - aqua - legacy 2018-202?: 5 + 6 active proposals - one bennet - NEMA - vista - 110 N - OCS - tribune east - 400 LSD 1 - 400 LSD 2 - LSE site I - 1000M - salesforce |
^ Of which Salesforce is almost definitely a go since they have an anchor tenant, and 1000M is "Starting in October!" (or November....or December.....or never) perhaps
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And yeah, all the groaning going on about how we aren't building big is very silly as Steely pointed out |
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^Yeah, it's rarely as simple as the market and the site demands it, so they should build them taller. There's also economic and functional implications to height. Based on my approximation, this will be a pretty slender tower at only about 80'x100' judging by the size of the site. A tower that is 50% taller will require more elevators or faster, more expensive elevators. It requires beefier structure, which would eat into the small floor plates. You can say that downtown there should be no parking requirements, but there may be issues leasing at the type of rates that top of 800 ft tall towers demand without a certain amount of parking spaces available somewhere.
Then as Bonobp pointed out, the site is currently zoned DX-16. The project per my rough calculations may be using as much as 26 FAR unless they are borrowing from some of the neighbors. That's already pretty high. To get that floor bonus of 10, the developer has to pay the city 80% of the market cost of every square foot that they add to the project. Pushing that to 39 FAR for an 800' tower may only not get Alderman and City approval, but it will be significantly more expensive for those added floors. |
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I supposed I could have been more specific but Ned covered my bases |
300 N Michigan - Demo
Sept 18
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I realize that some of you want something taller but I’m salivating to see this start.
Mich Ave south of the river is just epic....and getting more so |
The "taller" freaks need their own planet.
The Smurfit building is one of the biggest gems in the city of Chicago. Too bad it wasn't 800' taller. C'mon man. Give your balls a tug. |
I actually think it is right sized. It holds that corner and pulls everything together perfectly . I think if it was way taller it would not have the same affect.
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WPS, OTOH, should have been taller.... |
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October 1, 2019
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Now that's a beautiful sight... one less under/un-utilized space in the city
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^Agree 100%!
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I have to agree with Bonobo here. That corner will benefit from this tower which replaces a rather unremarkable albeit old building. it’s going to significantly liven the block.
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There are more important battles to fight for me personally... this development is fine, it increases density and will contribute to the activity of Michigan ave. She kinda ugli but whatever :shrug:, overall positive addition.
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Demolition pictures, from 10/19
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...24af137f_b.jpg300 N. Michigan by jlnd29, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e5f1244e_b.jpg300 N. Michigan by jlnd29, on Flickr |
October 22, 2019
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And there will always be a great view of Carbon and Carbide from kitty corner across the intersetion at South Water, that will never be blocked. This is Michigan Ave we are talking about, its one of the widest streets in town and will always provide generous view corridors. |
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300 N Michigan
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