That’s good news. The Related towers are beautiful.
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"Now, another groundbreaking is planned for the end of 2022" :cool: |
I hope those little pine trees find a good home.
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I look forward to taking my kids to the formerly radioactive, new dusable park in 2025
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Man exploding residential demand really blowing the dust off a lot of stuff. Will be nice to finally get this filled in.
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At the Rivers 78 casino meeting last night, I was chatting with some of the Related folk I know and they were saying hopefully by the end of this year or early 2023.
So the same as what's been said over the past 12 hours. |
It's awesome that we've at least received an update, but I'm still skeptical even with this estimate.
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Hope they revise the heights. Can't believe nimby's kept a potential supertall off the front of our lakefront.
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Anyone know how the existing Spire foundation will be used (if at all) for 400LSD?
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Nice press release. I’m slightly optimistic but will believe it when drilling begins
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I think the recent ambition by developers such as Related and Sterling Bay is a really positive sign, and may point to even more wild proposals down the line, provided that the demand of the current market stays intact. |
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"The development will be built in two phases with the taller north tower going first, followed by the shorter south tower. It is possible with a rebound in the market that the eventual southern tower could become taller before its groundbreaking, much like the original plan." "Having already been approved by the city, Related is planning to break ground on the north tower towards the end of 2022 with an anticipated completion date in 2024, as announced on the updated project website." |
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But apparently the website hasn't changed (regarding the completion date) according to the archive.org waybackmachine since like last April or so. It has said 'in development' and with the 2024 anticipated completion since then. I guess people didn't actually expect the website was going to be accurate? (and just assumed that it must have changed recently) Current https://www.relatedmidwest.com/our-c...ke-shore-drive From last April https://web.archive.org/web/20210411...ke-shore-drive |
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Since this is Related...the affordable minivan of developers...there's zero chance any of this happens. Far more likely that they'll make it even more boring than the current proposal. |
^ Right, not worried about the lack of height on this one. Just hope the design doesn't lose any more of its quality. The loss of terra cotta was a big hit but it could still turn out nice if they keep the details of vertical metal elements.
A bit scary to see the status of the project listed as "design in progress" on the SOM site, especially with rumors of groundbreaking in the near future. Could just be an outdated page though. |
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Both primarily only show renders of the overall form - and then of just the lake path... Previously there were many more close up renders of the building and the entrance. I wonder if this is because some of the design is being reworked/finalized. It's been 4 (*edited) years since the initial design and almost 2 years since the redesign. |
^I had to double check your facts b/c 6.5 years seems forever ago and though time flies, I didn't think it was that long ago. It looks like the design was initially revealed in May 2018 so, almost 4 years ago. But yea, it's been about 2 years since the redesign. I hope any further tweaks is for the better of the overall design. Both Related and SOM's websites have been in their current states for a while now which is typical until projects move into the construction stage.
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I thought there were a lot more photos of the current design released 2 years ago but those aren't being shown on either of their sites. Maybe they never were. But I'm almost 100% sure the redesign entrance/courtyard was shown on Related's site but it's not there now. |
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There is a new proposal from Related Midwest and SOM, but who knows when or if it will happen. https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/H96J...__Merrill_.jpg https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/5/24...velopment-news |
/\ That looks like a mighty proposal for the site. Incredible that it's been a decade since the spire has been dead.
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While I was really excited for the Spire if they could build those there that would be a really nice addition.
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not that this makes it any more of an inevitability, but at the Dept. of Planning in City Hall (10th floor) there is a large model of the city in the elevator lobby, and these two towers are already plugged into it.
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I thought this was suppose to break ground at the end of 2022
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Chicago has built a lot this cycle, so it's hard to imagine enough demand for 800-1000 foot buildings until 5-10 years from now or whenever the next one is. Hopefully developers like Related, Magellan and CIM Group will shelf the currently proposed projects and hold onto the sites until better times. |
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This site is an eyesore. Related should be forced to do something with the site if they do not plan on building for the next 5 years. I used to live in the townhouses right next to the site. Our association would complain incessantly to the city and Related to cover the hole. It's on our front door step.
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^^ At this point they should just make it a park...
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The other condo sales seem to be doing well but maybe their thinking is that those buildings have partially saturated the market already and satisfied the demand. |
covid, demand, economics, market forces.. other than that nothing
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Also, don't forget that this is Related Midwest we're talking about. They'll sit years on a project before they start construction.
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I wish Onni or Crescent Heights would take over.
For how much longer is Reilley the Alderman? I know it probably won't happen but it'd be nice if another developer got approval for something better. It's a decent project as is but could be much more. |
^Reilly is running unopposed. . . and besides, he literally has nothing to do with the timeline of this development. . .
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If someone else took over the site, the building would need to be reapproved and it'd be better if there were a different alderman, that's why I asked. Sucks he's running unopposed. |
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Reilly also rejected the hotel component which taken together with the podium elimination seem to be the main reasons for the height reduction. I actually liked the previous podium design and how it shielded LSD from this project and "lifted" the buildings above LSD.
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Nice shot SIGSEGV!
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I was always under the impression that Parcel I was pretty likely to get built. Apparently someone bid on Tribune East Tower (if news articles are correct). 400LSD is cool but probably my least favorite of the major proposals (800+ feet). |
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