CHICAGO | Essex on the Park | 607 FT | 56 FLOORS
 

Location: 800 South Michigan Avenue
Developers: Oxford Capital Group
Architect:Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Floors: 56
Height: 606'11"

https://archpaper.com/wp-content/upl...Grant-Park.jpg

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Images by HPA/The Architects Newspaper








OLDER RENDERINGS:

https://s9.postimg.org/3q7wbpbmn/Essexhotelcover.jpg

https://s15.postimg.org/tmvx3qc3v/Mi...South_View.jpg

https://s10.postimg.org/n9luyr0l5/Si..._Park_View.jpg

https://s13.postimg.org/84k1snm9z/Essex_Daccord_2.jpg

^ thanks for making the thread. :tup:

i also want to copy this insider info tidbit in here from the main thread:

Hadn't seen the updated rendering in some time, and man has it grown on me. That would be a pretty tower

From nearly stunning to mostly generic. Too bad. :/

At least it's not horrible.

^You can thank Landmarks for that... completely City driven. The generic version you now see is a more costly and more generic version of the original.
^^^We've heard the concrete/window wall package will now be released to Power Construction on Friday 10/14 and DD (GMP) set will be issued to them on 11/14.

Also demo of the garage is supposed to start in November pending the closing of the construction loan which is eminent (or that is what they are telling subs).

Height is also going to be closer to 600' than 620'.

Can someone add this thread to the Chicago Projects & Construction Forum?

This looks like a nice addition for the area. Clean, sleek, modern. Can't complain, a solid filler. Also, it's good that these 500 ft + towers are all in the pipeline and recently. Good times ahead I hope.

http://i.imgur.com/cgwfaULl.png

Soon

Permit denied by landmarks? How does that even work?
Curbed link

Is even this tame deisgn to bold for them?

According to Curbed, the landmarks commission is stonewalling the Essex Tower.

http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/10/19...ate-renderings

I think saying they are stonewalling because they denied the demo permit could be inaccurate. My guess is that they are either waiting for the development to be approved by the city prior to issuing a demo permit (which should be a general precedent in historic districts) or there was an issue with the scope of the permit that we are unaware about.

More good news, cant wait for this to get started.

http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/10/19...ate-renderings

Old news from last week bud, person above you literally posted the same thing haha

It's actually been updated:

Yes and that's what the person was talking about in the post made before. I'm still right here lol

This earthcam is a great reference to what a great presence Essex is going to have.

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/illinois...am=fieldmuseum

The Landmarks hold has been lifted, the demolition permit should be issued today. Demolition is not slated to begin until after January 1, so the development team can close on the construction loan.

Can someone with administrator rights link this project to the Chicago P&C regional link?

That's a really cool stream there, will be useful to track the construction too!

http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/10/28...new-skyscraper

Michigan Avenue garage cleared for demolition, new 620-foot tower to follow

The 56-story residential addition planned for Chicago’s landmarked Essex Inn hotel is ready to move forward

BY JAY KOZIARZ OCT 28, 2016, 12:46P


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Great news about the Essex Tower.
http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/10/28...new-skyscraper