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CHICAGO | Halsted Point | 5 Towers | 691 - 309 FT | 65 - 28 FLOORS
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Oh wow, 2650 units on 8 acres is identical to JDL's North Union proposal. We should be expecting some really tall towers
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I remember seeing a few conceptual renderings of this proposal from a few months ago. A quick Google search revealed these from Lamar Johnson Collaborative.
https://theljc.com/wp-content/upload...reyhound-1.jpg |
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Makes a ton of sense to build here. With the Tribune site nearby getting developed eventually too, it could look a LOT different in a few years. And no neighbors nearby to complain and views, construction or anything else.
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A Trib article from last year mentioned that Onni was considering a ped bridge between their site and the northern parcel of the River District. I hope that happens.
I'm still bummed that the River District PD dropped plans to rebuild the Erie bridge as a ped connection. |
I made this animation a year ago for the district. I'm sure designs are getting updated. Exciting for the meeting.
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This seems like a lot of density for a parcel without great rail access. If the city builds the North Branch transitway, that will be convenient... but until then, the only options are the jam-packed Halsted and Chicago buses.
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I don't see much point to a bridge going south to the River District... that would be a long bridge and it's a turning basin at that point so they can't sink piers in the river. Plus it doesn't save much time over the Halsted bridge that already exists. |
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If you also include the nearby River District proposal, improved transit seems like a necessity rather than an afterthought |
These renderings give me some small Long Island City vibes on the river in NYC...our current t neighborhood. Not a bad thing at all in reality. I like that rendering.
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We also have a ferry stop right behind our building and a ton of the residents around here use it who work in areas where it drops off (and on weekends to go hang out in those areas). It would be pretty good to see them put water taxi stops up here. |
That was out of the blue for me. Nice! And I wasn't aware Halsted went through part of Goose Island until now.
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The shuttle bus idea is not bad, 600 W Chicago also runs shuttles so maybe they could team up. I mean, if CTA was actually looking to get ridership they would add these routes but that means another part of the city has to lose service... |
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BRT on Halsted
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Bus lanes on Chicago and major bike infra upgrades to Halsted. |
Broke: Clinton St subway
Woke: Halsted St subway |
A new Subway that branched off at the current red/brown junction and then ran under the goose island transitway ROW, then south on halsted. Would then turn east and be the missing e-w rail link runningunder the loop to Grant Park where it turns south and becomes the metra electric replacement.
This line would literally cover every major development except maybe the 78. Lincoln yards Michael reese Goose island Tribune site Mccormick Soldier field One central (lol not happening) Obama library |
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CN isn't abandoning the SCAL after pouring millions into South Loop bridge replacement. I got the sense that whole abandonment was a vague Rahm-era plan to get a High Line between the lakefront and The 78 and juice up South Loop condo values. I don't think CN was ever on board with that plan. Grand Crossing is only for passenger trains, fwiw and that's been quiet for a long time given how it was conditional on NS' plan to tear down half of Englewood.
Anyway, to get back to the Goose Island area topically, the North Branch transitway has also been quiet for a long time. I have to imagine it's tied up in the General Iron controversy - if General Iron leaves, then Sterling Bay will likely buy their old property and remove the last obstacle to the transitway. Sigh, why does every good transit improvement need to be tied up in some evil plot? |
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The skyline is going to look so weird with this and Lincoln Yards. The whole North branch is probably going to be redeveloped eventually, so it'll look like an arm extending from downtown. Almost Toronto-esque, unless Cabrini fills out with some tall towers, but I doubt that'll happen.
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Nice renderings, but meh architecture. And looking at how the glass turned out on Omni Grand and Old Town Park, I'm nervous finished quality on these.
This development in general looks very Toronoto-esque (not the best thing imo), but they're a Toronto developer so I guess it can be expected. |
Onni specializes in "meh" architecture. But I would put these as rendered as well above meh.
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Agreed on the glass. The bases are okay but the towers look like Miami condos... |
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I fear we'll look back on this period of banal glass monoliths & balcony farms as more than a missed opportunity, but maybe just the start of architecture being more about viewing outward from within than about adding to the built environment. |
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^ thanks for all of that! :tup:
any chance you could resize those images down? they're pretty damn large. |
Love the curves, the addition of riverwalk to Goose Island, connecting a pedestrian bridge across the river to the east side. I don't even mind the podiums since Halsted is fairly busy. It makes sense there. This would be a big, big improvement and help connect West Town to Goose Island and Cabrini. Onni doesn't do outstanding architecture, but they do above average work. The views the towers would have over 600 W Chicago give this a big selling point, too. This spot is going to have views of downtown forever. I even like the name, Halsted Point. It makes sense and it isn't some weird SoDoLoBro or whatever mashup. Build it!
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It would be nice if the "interior" plaza space was activated, like Barcelona-style interior block. It looks a bit like that in the renderings, but it could end up just being a driveway.
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Decent filler. And I do like how its a catalyst to extend the skyline that direction.
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Overall this is a win. Decent design and will do wonders for the area. Goose Island is an area that has HUGE potential. Everything here should be focused on the river and transportation. So far I'm liking it!
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Agree that more variation in the tower facades would be nice. Otherwise it's another blue blob from afar.
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The designs of those towers are gorgeous, not too simple and ve'd. Just what Chicago needs.
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Depending on the time between phases, I'd bet the design aesthetics will get mashed up as it's built. When has a mega-project ever fulfilled its original renderings through all the phases?
edit: sorry ardecila already pretty much said this above. |
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I would not worry about the towers looking all alike. The developers themselves said this buildout will take at least 10 years, so the chances that each of the 4 phases has a different design is pretty high. The original LSE renders had all (fairly ugly) towers looking like mirror images of each other, with varying heights. We ended up getting a very diverse collection of towers after 15-20 years. |
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I've worked on Goose Island for the last 10 years and all I can say is any development is positive.
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Not sure if this was mentioned previously but appears the Riverside Development just south of Halsted Point is off the table now.
https://news.yahoo.com/developer-giv...204100670.html |
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Hope that doesn't mean anything for this project. |
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O'Donnell cited this being included in the 20% ARO pilot area as a reason for cancellation in addition to Covid.
Obvious side effect of saddling developers with cumbersome "do gooder" regulation that flies in the face of market forces: less housing. |
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