U of C - Rubenstein Forum - 1201 E 60th
 

March 25

Park Station Lofts, the highrise planned at 63rd & Blackstone, just got LIHTC funding and is expected to finalize closings in the next 8-14 months.

Since more and more developments are now in Woodlawn, can we rename this thread "Woodlawn & Hyde Park Developments"?

The Study at the University of Chicago - 1227 E 60th
 

Mar 25

Chicago | The Study at the University of Chicago by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Chicago | The Study at the University of Chicago by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

You can see The Study Crane, Rube, and WC in this webcam over University Ave.:
https://chicago-webcams.com/universi...hicago-webcam/

5252 - all photos from SCB
https://i.imgur.com/88fFgcE.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/e3bNEPP.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/Q8lOYof.jpg?1

Better than Solstice imo

^bold claim

City Hyde Park:
https://vimeo.com/261915960

Agreed-- It's a great addition. City Hyde Park is excellent as well.

Bold, but not leftfield in my opinion. I have a strong feeling Solstice will not age as well, if aging well is a metric one values.

^I agree, its hard to tell for me, I like the concepts behind Solstice but this building is just so clean and smooth.

There's a big Jeanne Gang gang here, so it is around these parts lol

Looks like a rendering in those pics (that's a compliment).

Every time I'm driving down Olympic Boulevard in LA toward Century City, I always think the Fox Plaza (2121 Avenue of the Stars) reminds me of 5252 because of the coloring. However, I think I like 5252 better overall because of the detail on the facade, such as the fins (or whatever the architectural term is).

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2121...es-CA/6613316/

Im guilty of that, however my perception of that studio has changed quite a bit after the execution of vista, which I know may be the fault of many contributing parties but ultimately the concept was weak, ill conceived, and not fit for a supertall skyscraper. sorry for the off topic comment, but relating it to Hyde Park I really like their buildings there. I think they do much better with that scale of building

Can't help thinking what a huge difference the Study Hotel, Rube, Woodlawn Commons, and eventually the gym / parking garage will make. How it will change the area by the Keller Center, which used to be a real deadspot in the neighborhood. Imagine, people might actually go out to eat at the restaurant there, and plus there will tons of students around.

I suppose COV-19 may slow down this parking garage / rec center:

https://bklarchitecture.com/2019/12/...e-park-herald/

^ Subcontractor bids are due on Wednesday...

Rubenstein Forum: 05.28.2020

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0a&oe=5EF40888

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The Rubenstein Forum from early today:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b7ca8c6c_b.jpg

...then, if you turn your head to the left, the new Study hotel is basically almost all the way up!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...30312c2e_b.jpg

I was totally shocked by how quickly this had gone up

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2c39fa49_h.jpg