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woodrow · #**1701** Posted **Dec 18, 2017, 3:36 PM**

Interesting that they are showing South and West for the lights. They have already done Racine north and south of Addison. Supposedly my street (nearby) is changing in the spring.

SolarWind · #**1702** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 5:19 AM**

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left of center · #**1703** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 5:30 AM**

OBP looks amazing poking through the canopy of towers in Streeterville. Chicago's skyline could benefit from several more 800+ footers scattered around the skyline.

woodrow · #**1704** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 3:30 PM**

OBP looks freaking TALL when riding down LSD from the north. Really impressive.

Notyrview · #**1705** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 4:13 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by left of center

OBP looks amazing poking through the canopy of towers in Streeterville. Chicago's skyline could benefit from several more 800+ footers scattered around the skyline.

I'm eating shit right now but it sorta does

vandelay · #**1706** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 7:13 PM**

What happened to the bronze panels?

UPChicago · #**1707** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 7:43 PM**

I've been asking that same question no one seems to know the answer.

vandelay · #**1708** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 8:55 PM**

My guess is value engineering care of Related. If they kept them they'll only be on the crown section.

ardecila · #**1709** Posted **Dec 22, 2017, 7:33 AM**

Seems like it would be pretty easy to do that with paint instead of a bronze metal panel. Except on the bottom few floors, nobody would know the difference.

Maybe there still is a plan to paint these "bands" a bronze color? They could just drop a swing stage off the building and paint with some Modac.

the urban politician · #**1710** Posted **Dec 22, 2017, 2:52 PM**

Cheap bastards

KWillChicago · #**1711** Posted **Dec 22, 2017, 3:11 PM**

I would imagine related is killing their own repertoire but.....If thats what it takes to get some more 800 footers, i'll take it!

Ned.B · #**1712** Posted **Dec 22, 2017, 5:13 PM**

I'm still pretty sure that these areas are not done, one way or another, whether they are being clad after the fact or painted. If you look at the spandrel panels that were supposed to be clad there is a huge variance in the surface color -- some are very dark -- as if they knew that those precast areas were eventually going to be covered.