Essex really making a splash from Lolla this year. Much more noticeable than, say, NEMA.

Imagine the impact of Jahn’s tower. wonder how sales r going over there...

Totally agree, it appears to be much more visible from the confines of Grant Park. NEMA/OGP does have pretty tall neighbors though and it sort of blends in with them. Next year however, considering how much NEMA/OGP is going to tower over both OMP and The Grant/OMPW, I think its going to be just as eye catching as EOTP if not more so.

Probably not great. Pretty likely this won't be making it this market cycle, IMHO

So read this and follow link to a spectacular vid of two kids illegally climbing Essex crane!

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...uction-cranes/

It seems the Essex video has been deleted :/

This article begs to differ:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/4/9/...ruction-update

^ Interesting. Last I heard sales were flagging for 1000M. Lets wait and see if their plans for a 2019 groundbreaking come to fruition.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1839/4...aa997236_h.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1774/4...ef067098_h.jpg

Gorgeous! The perfect tower for its place in the skyline. Cheers!

Wonder the kind of lighting she's going to get?

Magnetic._.

^I've been thinking the same thing. I hope it gets somthing similar to Legacy, but all four sides of the crown.

Essex was 10/10 until that clunky crown/massing on the top took shape. It looked to stretch skyward previously whereas it's a bit clunky now...still gorgeous tho.

I somewhat agree. I absolutely loved everything about this tower until the boxy hat it was given. In looking at the renderings, it shouldn't come as a surprise because they definitely show the outcropping. However, the renderings are all at an angle and not from Le Baron's coveted perch. It might just be this angle that I don't absolutely love.

All that said, it's a minor complaint. The tower itself is beautiful and I love where it's located.

What a town. Imagine the impact Jahn’s 800 footer would have.

i moved the grant park discussion to the general discussion thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=208431

please continue there.

Holy cow that's awesome and for the price of it i wouldn't want to see a window washer ever! I also would have the terrace landscaped so my dogs could roam freely.

:siren: :siren: :siren:

It's beautiful.

You're not worried your dog would jump down 50 stories?

As viewed from State / Balbo, with the Columbia student center in front.

https://i.imgur.com/qswG4nqh.jpg