CHICAGO | Metropolis Pointe | 50 FLOORS
 

50-story development planned at 2545 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
The 370-unit project is dubbed Metropolis Pointe

https://chicago.urbanize.city/sites/defa...0and%20Studio%20Barnes.jpg?itok=gqgT1EiQ

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https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/50-story-development-planned-2545-s-martin-luther-king-jr-dr

More excitingly, New Buffalo and St. Joe's are apparently getting some mega-talls, according to that rendering!!


Didn't see that coming.

LMAO! I just caught that in the rendering. Exciting times :haha:

Lots of things working against this project:
-developer is a greenhorn / very young
-South Side location is remote, not ideal to get top rents
-the size of the project makes it even more difficult to finance

But, y'know, sometimes people get lucky on very big bets! Gotta have people who think big.

And while I'm steelmanning this guy, he's probably desperately hoping that the Bears select the Michael Reese site for a new stadium. That would add a lot of buzz to this area and help make investors feel more comfortable. Hell, those investors might include the McCaskeys themselves, they've made it clear they need a lot of surrounding development as a pay-for on the stadium. It would also probably come with a new Metra station, maybe a busway, etc.

LOL did we really create a thread for this

Hey....they're approximately as likely!

This (proposal) is just silliness.

Having stated that, I completely agree with what you say re needing people that think big and sometimes people do get lucky with big bets.

Still, this won't happen. Obviously.

Wasn't "Metropolis" something or other the name of that ambitious Bronzeville proposal way back when?

Certainly puts the bronze into Bronzeville.

If this things gets financed, it might be VE'ed into something classy. I kind of dig it as is due to the massing, location, and how it meets the street.

In terms of being built, is there such thing as a negative probability?

Holy shit thats horrible. Glass silos with copper gutters on top. :whatthefuck:

Mini Ren Center
 

Does it ruin it for anybody if I call this a Mini Ren Center gone bronze?

This is incredibly ugly. Hopefully it is heavily redesigned as it goes through the approval process, assuming this is even a real proposal to begin with.

Does anyone remember this? I think it was 35th and King maybe. This was like 15+ years ago probably...

Found the Tribune article from 1999: https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/05/21/city-lays-groundwork-to-buy-bronzeville-landmark/

Lol if we do, does that curse the smaller tower for demolition in 50 years?

That might be it... Jeez though I didn't think it was that long ago...

I doubt there's any images still online... All I remember is it kinda looked Vegas-y with a circular crescent shape at the bottom I think. I could swear it was called Metropolis or Metropolis something.

That roof is a lot of money to spend on a material that you'll never see 90% of.

Looks lika a tesla coil..

https://i.ibb.co/0KndFXR/mtq-Cyy-Nj24igu-EXMUD8-Mw-T.jpg

This is nothing more than a pipe dream. I sincerely hope this is real.

You didn't hear about the 150 story addition to Four Winds Casino??? :haha: