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^ Looks identical, really.

This proposal doesn't address the core issues with the Thompson Center, which is all the deferred maintenance over the years have compounded to an unaffordable pill for the state to swallow. That, and the massive heating and cooling costs. The building is poorly ventilated/insulated.

I'd love for the building to be saved in some form, and the above rendering seems like a nice compromise, but I'm not sure if the numbers add up on it, even with relatively unrestricted zoning on a central Loop parcel. In either case, the state really needs to part with that building ASAP, because if this business cycle comes to a close then the state may be stuck with it for up to another decade. Not sure if they can afford it for that much longer.