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Randomguy34 · #**261** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 10:28 PM**

Well don't forget that the building still has a crown (the empty box at it's very top), so that should give it a little more height

go go white sox · #**262** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

They want to break ground by June or July.

It looks like the height has gone to 810' to the underside of the top floor.

Wow great news Chicago on a roll. Now if we can get jahn moving and approved that would be great!

LouisVanDerWright · #**263** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 6:21 PM**

Wow, very aggressive schedule on this one, 810' to the bottom of the top floor means total height in the mid 800' range. Should help distract from OMP and it's even more heinous sibling OMPW. Can't wait to see cranes rising around Grant Park again! Sounds like next year is 2005 or 2006.

Steely Dan · #**264** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

810' to the bottom of the top floor means total height in the mid 800' range.

yeah, that's what i'm guessing too. that's why i'm leaving the 862' figure in the title until we get better info on exactly where this on tops out.

"bottom of the top floor" is a weird, and i would argue often useless, figure when talking about building heights. why is it considered important enough to be mentioned in these plan commission meetings?

brian_b · #**265** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 11:59 PM**

Is the next step filing for permits, or is there more to be done?

BVictor1 · #**266** Posted **Nov 21, 2015, 2:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by brian_b

Is the next step filing for permits, or is there more to be done?

Zoning approvals and City Council approvals.

Filing for permits and securing financing.

andydie · #**267** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 8:51 AM**

great news for chicago

. i wonder tho were both towers approved and which of the pair will rise first the smaller or the larger of the two?

BVictor1 · #**268** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 12:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by andydie

great news for chicago

. i wonder tho were both towers approved and which of the pair will rise first the smaller or the larger of the two?

The east (shorter) tower was the one approved and will be constructed first. There's no timeframe for Phase II that I'm aware of.

go go white sox · #**269** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

The east (shorter) tower was the one approved and will be constructed first. There's no timeframe for Phase II that I'm aware of.

Any idea of the height of the second proposed tower?

BVictor1 · #**270** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by go go white sox

Any idea of the height of the second proposed tower?

No... Perhaps about 100' taller.

BVictor1 · #**271** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 4:59 PM**

Yeah... We're going to have to see some official blueprints as the 810' figure is to the underside of the slab of the most habitable floor. As you can see from the images, there's a bit more structure above 810'. In the 3rd image down, everything above the yellow is in addition to 810'.

r18tdi · #**272** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

810' figure is to the underside of the slab of the most habitable floor. As you can see from the images, there's a bit more structure above 810'. In the 3rd image down, everything above the yellow is in addition to 810'

If that is indeed the case, we could be looking at a height closer to 885' to the top of the... um... er, "chuppah?"

Steely Dan · #**273** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:31 PM**

^ yes, i just carefully scaled the image and got an additional 75' above the yellow, for a total of 885'.

BVictor1 · #**274** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:42 PM**

^The diagrams I posted also show 78 floors.

Randomguy34 · #**275** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:52 PM**

If it is 885 feet, and it's twin is at least 100 feet taller, then it's twin would be at least 985 feet tall! (Hurray for math!)

BVictor1 · #**276** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:55 PM**

887' 2"

r18tdi · #**277** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ yes, i just carefully scaled the image and got an additional 75' above the yellow, for a total of 885'.

Carefully scaled? Haha I just eyeballed it

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

887' 2"

Boom.

Steely Dan · #**278** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

Carefully scaled? Haha I just eyeballed it

your eyeballs are very good.

but yeah, i scaled up the image in cad to get the grade line and the top of the yellow to be 810', then measured what was left.

bvic, thanks for getting the actual figure and floor count!

Chicago Shawn · #**279** Posted **Nov 28, 2015, 5:31 PM**

Working name for the project is Grant Park Tower. Also, it was mentioned at plan commission that financing is in place to start early next year. The contractor is McHugh, who is working to provide subcontract jobs to local minority owned firms.

r18tdi · #**280** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 4:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn

Working name for the project is Grant Park Tower.

They will probably settle on a more pretentious/trendy name.
My money is on "The Grant."