CHICAGO | Marriott Marquis McCormick Place | 444' | 40 FLOORS - Page 17

harryc · #**321** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 10:12 PM**

This is the site that has some equipment on it - and the building is UC !

DePaul arena - all clear

Marriot Marques

harryc · #**322** Posted **Jul 20, 2015, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Actually the the pictured site is in fact the Marriott Marquis tower that was originally planned for the McHugh site on Michigan in the event that McHugh tried to go ahead with a data center only on the site. The city threatened eminent domain if they weren't going to build a hotel and they are now moving ahead with a three pack hotel (three different flags in one building) and a data center on that site.

Thank you for the clarification.

munchymunch · #**323** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 2:36 PM**

New rendering (I think)

from crains

sentinel · #**324** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 2:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by munchymunch

New rendering (I think)

from crains

Hmmm, you may be correct, because I just found this on their website:

http://www.marriottmarquischicago.com/

Additional stats:

- 1,206 guest rooms, including 47 suites
- 90,000 square feet of flexible meeting space
- Two 25,000 square-foot ballrooms
- 40 stories with views of Lake Michigan
- Marriott Greatroom
- Marketplace food court with locally-sourced foods and retail entrepreneurs
- Fitness facility
- Business center
- A location two blocks from public transit on the new CTA Green Line ‘el’ stop
- Part of McCormick Collection (exhibition space, event center, theater space, restaurants and more)
- Opening in 2017

BUUTTTTTTTTTT....the renderings above are still showing 52-53 floors, and these are from the actual hotel/company website. Has this increased in height, again?? So confuse...

munchymunch · #**325** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 2:55 PM**

Whoa! She is beauty.

rlw777 · #**326** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 3:20 PM**

I did a quick google image search. You can see a few more high quality renders here kilograph

BVictor1 · #**327** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 3:28 PM**

I like the 50 story version better.....

orulz · #**328** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 3:39 PM**

Thanks for that, looks great. Any updates on the other hotel/data center project next to McCormick Place? (111 E Cermak.) Really looking forward to seeing this stretch of Cermak get reinvented.

sentinel · #**329** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 5:39 PM**

Ceremonial groundbreaking just happened today:

http://www.cityofchicago.org/content...y/07.28.15.pdf

LouisVanDerWright · #**330** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by orulz

Thanks for that, looks great. Any updates on the other hotel/data center project next to McCormick Place? (111 E Cermak.) Really looking forward to seeing this stretch of Cermak get reinvented.

The last thing I've heard is that they are working on agreements with the hotel operator and it will be a 3 pack of lower budget hotels by a mega brand. I was also told by a friend who works in the area that they saw soil test equipment there a while back.

Ned.B · #**331** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 7:54 PM**

^^Those renderings must be old. They don't account for the revised L shape tower footprint that came from the reduction to 40 floors. In the revised design, there is a shorter wing that spans between the main tower and the data center. It also shows an older version of the link between the tower and the ABC building.

In fact I think I just counted at least 50 floors on the tower.

sentinel · #**332** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ned.B

^^Those renderings must be old. They don't account for the revised L shape tower footprint that came from the reduction to 40 floors. In the revised design, there is a shorter wing that spans between the main tower and the data center. It also shows an older version of the link between the tower and the ABC building.

In fact I think I just counted at least 50 floors on the tower.

Well, considering that the 'L'-shaped tower design has never been posted in the forum, and the renderings above are directly from the webpage for the project.......

Edit: oh good Lord, I'm an idiot; the building factoid area clearly says '40 stories', which must mean that the renderings are out of date. Sigh..

pilsenarch · #**333** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 11:32 PM**

As far as I can tell, it looks like they plan on demolishing both existing Hyatt towers...

ChiTownWonder · #**334** Posted **Jul 29, 2015, 3:43 PM**

Honestly I don't hate it.
Would have liked the original proposal better, but...
I don't hate it

BVictor1 · #**335** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 2:18 AM**

The caissons are complete and the perimeter sheeting is being installed.

untitledreality · #**336** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 12:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

You've gotta be fucking kidding me.

Maybe the Krueck + Sexton entry will make you feel better about the Pelli?

...jk, no it wont.

sauce

LouisVanDerWright · #**337** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 1:51 AM**

r18tdi · #**338** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 5:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by untitledreality

If your intention was to shoot an arrow through my heart... bulls-eye

SamInTheLoop · #**339** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 12:39 PM**

^ I know......very, very painful. Excruciating. Maybe Untitled would like to post the Ronan proposal set here just to finish us off?

chrisvfr800i · #**340** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 1:21 PM**

The overall building height will be +443.5' (to the top of the sloped roof.) The wing extending to the east property line will terminate at +340.67'.

Concrete should start within a month!! (With the event center following about 2 months later!!!)