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Old Posted Jan 20, 2023, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
Guys, the Fulton design guidelines don't apply to a tower on Van Buren. There's no Landmarks review, and given the age of the tower, I think it predated the new Design Committee. Meaning, they did that brick base voluntarily.

See 301 S Green, also in this "south" part of West Loop. While it was being approved last year, Goettsch actually reduced the brick base and brought the glass curtainwall down to grade in response to the design feedback. The experience from the sidewalk is anything but boring.

The multi-tower proposal in the linked-to article and my comments were actually about 370, 400, and 401 N. Morgan - not the stuff further south.
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