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I wouldn't call it stunning but it's not that bad. It's a decent tower with a decent height but Chicago deserved better.
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I'm squinting, but do I see the Municipal Symbol on the ground by the river? Very cool but still wish it was a fountain like originally planned.
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I'm looking forward to when the base (full column height) gets finished and lit up at night. At ground level it should be rather "stunning" with the full height glass lobby lit up as well. And the polished stainless steel columns won't look too shabby in the day time either.
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0 Also, yes, it is the municipal symbol in the plaza below. The view from down there is really cool at night -- water basically 270 degrees around you and huge buildings on all sides. And just as a reminder of what the confluence looked like a few years ago, a painting from inside the Federal Reserve: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0 |
There was supposed to be crown lighting beyond the logo, no? Or has that not been activated yet?
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It's a pretty decent building, but it's just too similar to it's neighbours. I know Po-mo can be overdone, but some precast sections might've been helpful in leveraging more out of this design. 850 feet is huge nonetheless.
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That said, its going to be here for the next 100+ years, so not much we can do about it now. At least its blocks the Apparel Center :haha: |
I have a view of the tower from my office and the sign. I think they finally figured that part out - sign looks pretty good atop of the tower. Agree with others - I'd give it a solid 7/10. It's a nice addition. Nothing too crazy but it's not bad.
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What is going on with the brightness of this sign? Compared to BMO or BoA this one is significantly more obnoxious at night. I hope they have plans to further activate the entire crown with unique lightning because as is this is just an overlit and oversized billboard that adds to the mediocrity of this building.
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Thats going to be shut down fast. FAA, EPA someone...anyone!
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Bat signal?
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Fuck them birds.
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So - Is that it for lighting? A massive bat signal? I thought those vertical strips on the crown were going to be lit up? |
it is to WPE as Kenny Rogers Roaster was to Kramer's apartment
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At the request of Ald Reilly, work was done yesterday afternoon to dim the brightness and it appeared much less bright last night. Maybe complaining about this means I'm now veering into NIMBY territory, but I just had zero interest in being distracted while in any room of my condo by a corporate logo at full brightness all night long. The sign now appears more in line with the brightness of Chase or BMO signs.
Hopefully now they treat the setbacks and crown right with some impressive uplighting so the building stands out in a good way at night. |
I drove past last night and they definitely dimmed it considerably. I'm not sure how I feel about the sign. I heard from someone on site that the scalloped panels will be lit so hopefully it'll look cohesive.
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That's not a sign... it's a portal. |
Didn't someone Photoshop the Eye of Sauron onto the top of their building in San Francisco (or maybe they did it themselves for Halloween)?
This is that. |
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They are still doing a video wall in the lobby too... news reports were unclear if that made it into the final plans, but it sure looks like they are roughing in for big video panels in BVic's post from November:
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...postcount=2594 These are designed to be visible from the Orleans bridge, and should complement the Art on the Mart nicely. |
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Now that's effort
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sweet shot....looks like twins!
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Interesting how much faster Salesforce seems to be building out their floors -- the top and bottom -- compared to Kirkland, who's still expecting a year before they're finished.
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I assume any new tower on that lot west of River Point would be pushed to the north, to get some river corridor views over Gibsons, with a plaza or lowrise section at the southern tip where the CTA tunnel runs underneath. |
They lifted 7000 lbs of HVAC equipment up with a helicopter on Saturday. Video on Skender's twitter
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/\ Kool vid and for those that like a live shot of Salesforce!
https://abc7chicago.com/weather/cams/riverwalk/ |
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I think a spire would have looked great from that view. From the east and west....maybe, not so much.
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Solarwind, that last shot might be this tower's best angle.
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^ I was about to say the same thing!
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Not to be a downer if the crown was lit as well
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proportions out of whack, the scalloped crown from the west doesn't appear balanced, no cohesion and even the relationship to the shorter "twin" is unconvincingly resolved. fully confess to being guilty of beating a dead horse here, but this tower consistently finds new ways to disappoint.
one of the highest-profile missed opportunities in the history of Chicago skyscraper architecture. IMHO. |
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I walk by this building 4-6 times a week and man is it disappointing they didn't go a few hundred feet taller. I know, money and time were the factors here, but just 20 extra floors would have really made this building feel like it does this site justice. At least it's decent looking building I guess. And I guess we should be thankful they didn't go shorter.
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