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Originally Posted by MayorOfChicago
I live right next to the ballpark, I LOVE the plaza and that new office building, and the hotel is coming out really slick. The development to the south might be a bit of a hulk, but it won't be right on the corner, and that south end of Wrigley isn't a focal point anyway. Along Clark from Addison up to Waveland is really nice. I walked by the movie in the plaza the other night, Ghostbusters, the plaza was packed and it was very "quaint".
The hotel doesn't at all look like the 1990's strip mall horror show that I thought, with the light glass and tan fake brick. It's very unimposing, the glass is dark and sleek, the setbacks are great, the curves are nice. It's looking like it's going to be a great addition and not hogging much away from Wrigley. Same with the office building, it looks clean and sharp, lots of black, it has setbacks and doesn't thrust itself out there at all when you're coming up Clark or in the plaza. The upper deck on it is a great addition.
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HEY - I live right by Wrigley too! Are you going to the meeting on Monday?
As for the Zachary, I am VERY pleased. Viewed from the northeast (next the the Starbucks Reserve), it is long and sleek, like an ocean liner. Viewed from the southeast, it frames the plaza beautifully.
The tan panels between floors are just part of the overall fenestration, not meant to emulate bricks. The lower two floors are going to be brick (and lots of glass and open terraces. I think the bricks will be laid one at a time like they did on the office building.
Finally, the glass on the curved corner is going up, AND IT LOOKS SPECTACULAR!