CHICAGO | BMO Tower | 727 FT | 50 FLOORS - Page 20

Clarkkent2420 · #**381** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 1:18 AM**

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lakeshoredrive · #**382** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 2:47 AM**

I wish they could've gone with SOM's design. That was a really cool looking building.

SamInTheLoop · #**383** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 1:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Clarkkent2420

Isn’t that directly related to the predictable building efficiency/technology/amenities? Supply and demand...by citing O’Donnell’s ability to “meet the market” you are concurrently (if not intentionally) praising the design.

See: “Goettsch is solid”

Have they truly cornered the market on designing an attractive mix of efficiency, tech & amenities? No, of course not. Salesmanship is definitely a driver.

Clarkkent2420 · #**384** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 2:10 PM**

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Notyrview · #**385** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive

I wish they could've gone with SOM's design. That was a really cool looking building.

Yeah i'm disappointed, but i do love the riverwalk design. Sloping tiers work so well along the river.

LouisVanDerWright · #**386** Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 5:25 PM**

Guys this design is like a half assed mockup done in sketchup, it will change significantly...

SamInTheLoop · #**387** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Clarkkent2420

Only if you presume large multinational corporate real estate users make decisions based on sizzle rather than steak.

Not mutually exclusive. In cre, it’s still a not insignificant amount of sizzle that plays a part in decision-making....incrementally shifting to more steak over time, thankfully, however in this industry relationships and schmoozing and slick salesmanship still play an outsized role, relative to the superior merits of data-driven decisions and strategy.

Exhibit A would be the continuing wild overcompensation of commercial brokers.

Clarkkent2420 · #**388** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 6:41 PM**

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the urban politician · #**389** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:00 PM**

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My best guess is BMO Harris....just a guess though.....could be either of a couple others....

^ You guessed it.

BMO Harris is in talks to anchor the new office tower. Just in from the Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...910-story.html

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BMO Harris Bank is in advanced negotiations to anchor a new office tower in Union Station’s $1 billion-plus redevelopment, a project that’s been revamped after the original plan met with widespread criticism.

The exact size of the lease for the bank’s new U.S. headquarters could not be determined, but it’s believed to be about 500,000 square feet in a new office tower that’s proposed just south of the railway station, sources said. That amount of space could accommodate thousands of workers.

If finalized, BMO Harris’ lease would be large enough to kick off construction of yet another a major new office building downtown. The building, which would require zoning approval from the City Council, is part of a multiphase redevelopment proposed by Chicago developers Riverside Investment & Development and Convexity Properties.

Under the new plan, set to be unveiled at a public meeting Tuesday night, the 715-foot-tall proposed office tower would have 1.5 million square feet of space atop 400 below-ground parking spaces, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Development.

Steely Dan · #**390** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:26 PM**

^ here's the image from the trib article:

source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...910-story.html

spyguy · #**391** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:30 PM**

From the Trib story above.

Safe design. Wonder how much of an expansion this is vs. consolidation for BMO (if it is them). Could leave some pretty big openings in the Loop.

Randomguy34 · #**392** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:31 PM**

They just copy-pasted the original design for 110 N Wacker.

Notyrview · #**393** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:49 PM**

I guess the one thing it has going for it is that it’s far enough from the wacker towers to look different in its surroundings

the urban politician · #**394** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 10:49 PM**

Yeah, this thing is just office filler. But at least it replaces a fugly garage and will be part of a development that rehabs Union Station, at long last!

BonoboZill4 · #**395** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 11:22 PM**

Not the most original design, but it's not ugly, and it will really impact the skyline from almost all angles. Good thing it is BMO and not a Salesforce competition tower. All of a sudden, lots of big office towers coming from this boom. Now if only 130N franklin could get built...

Chisouthside · #**396** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 11:32 PM**

I was thinking about 1330 n Franklin and that it would be ok if the current plan falls through and gets reworked into something taller in the next cycle, after all there aren't alot of lots like that left in the CBD.

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Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

Not the most original design, but it's not ugly, and it will really impact the skyline from almost all angles. Good thing it is BMO and not a Salesforce competition tower. All of a sudden, lots of big office towers coming from this boom. Now if only 130N franklin could get built...

Clarkkent2420 · #**397** Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 11:45 PM**

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Chisouthside · #**398** Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 12:06 AM**

in terms of having empty lot or parking lot where you dont need to tear down any existing buildings.

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What do you mean? The 130 N Franklin site location is terrible by comparison to recent developments.

The Pimp · #**399** Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 12:17 AM**

I like the park. Otherwise, this is boring.

lakeshoredrive · #**400** Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 12:38 AM**

So disappointed. I hope the design will be refined some more.