The sign looks nice at night. Via the The Walsh Group. IMO, very clean and crisp. Classy in many respects.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo8oYraX...name=4096x4096
Credit: The Walsh Group

https://i.imgur.com/HxQ5R4J.jpg
Source: r/Chicago

Kinda looks like a vape with St Regis behind

03.05.23
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render...&ts=1678607259

Not a very recent photo, as I took it on 2/11/2023, but I'm sharing it because Salesforce Tower is rarely seen from this perspective:

https://i.imgur.com/CY0iqZDh.jpeg

03.19.23
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render...&ts=1679264965

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render...&ts=1679264941

Looks great from the river and like how the base is coming together. Should look really nice once the landscaping is completed. Is there restaurant/retail space planned at the base? Would be a great spot for Summer/Fall outdoor dining.

3/20 Chicagohange
 

I popped over to Wolf Point quick on the Equinox to take a few shots, and maybe catch Chicagohenge. These are some moodier edits, but, it's par for the course when you're shooting into the sun. It's really wild how similar in height the towers appear from certain angles. I should have tried to take the head-on shot from Lake St, but maybe next time out.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...89fcdd0d_h.jpg(3.21.23)-Chicagohenge_Wacker-WEB-2 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...78a5bb8f_h.jpg(3.21.23)-Chicagohenge_Wacker-WEB-3 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...77ab3830_h.jpg(3.21.23)-Chicagohenge_Wacker-WEB-5 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr

Amazing work, as usual Nick. Those vantage points where they look oddly similar in height is just another argument for disinterring the long-dead horse and adding 20 stories to Salesforce.

^ Probably the best this tower will ever look. That's all folks.

Amen. I'm so ambivalent about this one. It's clean, handsome, and the plaza area will hopefully be decent. And... that's about it.

A nice typical rectangle. Boring.

March 20, 2023

Stubby! Each of the set backs should have a few more floors to them at the top.

I've said it before, whether you love it or are disappointed by it I do not understand the comparative love WPE received on much of this forum and the disdain or disappointment that WPS has received. Is it all about expectations? I can't believe it is about actual design merits, given that I do not see anything notable superior about WPE compared to WPS.

People wanted it to be taller. I wanted it to be taller. It's a classy looking building that should age well. It is a VAST improvement over that parking lot that used to be there for decades. We don't even have to see the Apparel Center anymore, which is another bonus. It is a B+ and maybe an A- development, given the location.

WPE facade is much more refined, IMO. It's also not the focal point of the site so the expectation bar was indeed lower.

This.

Nobody expected the shorter tower to be revolutionary. However, this site was always pegged as a prime location for a beautiful building, and instead we are getting a typical glass box. There's so many other buildings along the river that stand out way better than this monolith.

Or the setbacks should have been lower on the tower, with wider separations between each tier, as originally rendered:

https://chicagoyimby.com/wp-content/...M-1024x697.png

I have to disagree. I think the open terrace midway through the building provides a hard break to the flow of the building and was not particularly well executed. I understand the appeal of it for residents as an amenity, which is different from looking aesthetically pleasing to a passerby.

I also think the fins lack subtlety and give it too much of a pomo effect.

I think both towers are solid B's.

But the site is A+++.

That disconnect seems to really irk many here.

If either tower had been built on the vacant old CME site, most would've nodded in approval, or at the very least given a "meh".


I happen to really like the composition of the two towers, as brilliantly captured in Nick's fantastic shots.

This is a really nice overall development, but not magical.

https://www.costar.com/article/77022...-chicago-tower

Salesforce Seeks To Offload Large Block of Office Space in New Chicago Tower

Software Firm Expected To Make Up to 125,000 Square Feet Available for Sublease in 60-Story Building

By Ryan Ori
CoStar News
March 23, 2023 | 5:48 P.M.

^ For the floors they're not planning to occupy, correct? Just saw a post/article about them keeping their intended sq ft despite layoffs so this would contradict that

3/30/2023
 

Decent-ish shot of the new plaza and the video-walls in the lobby.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...34865a64_b.jpg20230330_172511 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Huh? If they're putting space on the sublease market, that is space they were planning to occupy (part of the lease they signed) but no longer are. They are just a tenant in this building.

https://i.imgur.com/xPc6crn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/swKuKXe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dJcFfWI.jpg

and the obligatory shot from the bridge
https://i.imgur.com/tDwkfcB.jpg

I agree with all the criticism people have leveled (heaped) onto this building, but really I think it's overall a nice building. My main gripe, like others have said, is the monotony of the facade. Really all it needs is something to give some contour to the setbacks and it would be a great tower imo. Thankfully, on clear days the angle of the sun at various times does the work of bringing the shape of the building into sharper focus. Plus, I'm optimistic the flatness of the facade will be mitigated as tenants fill in and desks, blinds, and general office clutter adds texture to the windows.

A few from yesterday:


Strangely prominent from the Wild Mile
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0

Electrifying View?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0

I kind of like it from this angle...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0


light not doing any favors:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0

The south facade needs more texture and is super flat when viewed dead on. The indirectly lit north facade is rarely viewed dead on so it actually has texture. Looks much better. Major whiff on that south facade, it’s so flat.

https://twitter.com/BlairKamin/statu...64871735984128

"The new Salesforce tower at Chicago’s Wolf Point ain’t no 30 Rock."

This city really doesn't do well with prime sites development looking to knock it out of the park...Block 37 welcomes another to the group of missed opportunities...

St. Regis and One Chicago say hello. BMO Tower, too, for that matter.

Plenty of good towers in prime sites recently.

dare I say 401 N Wabash?

mind if I interject with 110 n. wacker?

Can I interject with Nema?

^ I would say Trump tower is the only one of that bunch that really overachieved .... The salesforce location deserved something on that standard... even Vista which really isn't in a prime spot but the design and height are above average... the rest of towers are great but i wouldn't say there expected spots for something grand in design and height like wolf point.

1000M would like a word.

video update from Walsh Construction on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebiggreenw/sta...88207614103554

"Salesforce Tower Chicago -> Looking good and nearing completion"

Arguably looks good, not great. Could've used another 100 ft or more and distinctive fins on the sides to break up the monolithic glass. But good video.

A few shots from yesterday (4/14) - I did sky replacements to break up the monotony of the plain blue sky.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...64d50942_h.jpg(4.14.23)-Salesforce_Scout-WEB-3 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5912ba51_h.jpg(4.14.23)-Salesforce_Scout-WEB-1 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3b9ff932_h.jpg(4.14.23)-Salesforce_Scout-WEB-5 by Nick Ulivieri, on Flickr

For fun here's a before and after of the last photo. I used my tilt-shift for all these shots, but for this final one, I decided to use two horizontal frames stacked atop one another to create a wider image. Plus...the entirety of Salesforce barely fits in a single frame.

https://i.imgur.com/qAWsGSy.png

04.19.23
 

definitely this tower's (/development's) best angle, unfortunately couldn't be more of a statement to rival Sears

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuHhnL6X...jpg&name=large

Source: Barry Butler

if anybody has any photos, im curious as to what this building looks like from the john hancock center observatory, and the sears tower observatory for that matter.

Tenants Yet?
 

Looks like they have some office furniture on some of the floors.

Are there any tenants occupying the building yet?

The developer should have stayed with the spire as part of the design.

My friend works for Salesforce and they moved in yesterday.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...21cd8472_b.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e94fb55f_b.jpg

^I saw a party happening yesterday.

Goddamn, that view down the river would be well worth whatever the lease price is.

But the true cost is that it used to be Jarta''s view.

Which reminds me, I wonder how the save wolf point group is doing these days.


Ahhh, too soon?

;)

Holy shit. Thanks for the laughs. :cheers:

^Thank you for the jab. . . I needed that today. . . fuck that guy! :haha:

. . .

They merged with the FOTP "Save the Parking Lot" group, since they both had common interests in preserving paved car storage surfaces in the city. :haha:

Some things are indeed priceless.