CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 471

TimeAgain · #**9401** Posted **Oct 16, 2017, 10:57 PM**

The Michael Reese site is the best site for Amazon. It'll spur new development, and the renderings look gorgeous.

Kngkyle · #**9402** Posted **Oct 16, 2017, 11:05 PM**

The best site for Amazon is undoubtedly The Post Office, however the site that would most benefit the city is probably Michael Reese. I say that because The Post Office is already a done-deal whereas Michael Reese, and the other North Branch sites, are in need of anchor tenets in order to get started, especially with the type of scale being proposed.

aaron38 · #**9403** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 2:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

Crains has a rendering for that proposal on Milwaukee from last week:

Materials will make or break that one. And I see they omitted the gaggle of trucks parked on that small triangle lot.
Maybe once this, 1001 W. Chicago, 716 N. Aberdeen (and maybe the CVS, US Bank lot) are done, they'll make that triangle a little park. Too small to build on, just plant some trees.

harryc · #**9404** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 2:39 PM**

No. 37 on Curbed's guide to the West Loop

Oct 15

Lobby Pool - very dramatic.

Mr Downtown · #**9405** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 4:26 PM**

I feel like one of us should post this cool reenactment recently staged by Iron Workers Local #1. Life Magazine original from 1932 is the RCA Building in Midtown Manhattan, while the modern photo appears to be at 151 N. Franklin.

Steely Dan · #**9406** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 9:46 PM**

homicide stats?

pension bullshit?

nascent national politics squabbling?

let's right this ship and get the thread back on topic.

any further posts that are not about highrise development projects in chicago are going to be summarily deleted.

harryc · #**9407** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 9:51 PM**

Oct 12

• Video Link
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r18tdi · #**9408** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 10:37 PM**

Didn't No. 9 get some kind of late-in-the-game building permit to grow considerably taller?

Looks about T/O and the roof hasn't moved.

Tom In Chicago · #**9409** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 10:41 PM**

Cleaned up this mess. . .

. . .

harryc · #**9410** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 11:46 PM**

Oct 13

Balconies !

Protected balconies (the wind can be fierce up high)

Oct 14

left of center · #**9411** Posted **Oct 17, 2017, 11:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

No. 37 on Curbed's guide to the West Loop

Oct 15

Glad that corner is finally getting something developed on it. Surprised it took so long. The old Costa's restaurant burned down what, in 2009?

Hopefully the landlords make an effort to get Greek related businesses or restaurants into that spot. With Parthenon having closed (as well as Costa's and Greektown Gyros), I fear that the neighborhood could start feeling a bit watered down.

bnk · #**9412** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 12:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

I feel like one of us should post this cool reenactment recently staged by Iron Workers Local #1. Life Magazine original from 1932 is the RCA Building in Midtown Manhattan, while the modern photo appears to be at 151 N. Franklin.

harryc · #**9413** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 12:59 AM**

Oct 13

Site prepped and ready - With 635 N Wells

With 675 N Wells - Exhibit (HoJos) - 676 N LaSalle

harryc · #**9414** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 1:18 AM**

Sept 20

A-Cute corner

Oct 13

Form follows obstruction

One way to deal with the El - Parked cars don't complain

Endless supply of cute puppies just a block away

Busy Bee · #**9415** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

This is great

emathias · #**9416** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 5:33 AM**

Deleting because of me misunderstanding phrasing

BVictor1 · #**9417** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 5:57 AM**

Montrose & Clarendon

"Eight Eleven Uptown"

10/13/17

denizen467 · #**9418** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 6:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

This is great

It's freakin' great. They must've rehearsed the exact poses a bit on the ground first. I wonder how they determined who would get which role. And somebody had to get the prop lunch boxes.

Even the angle at which the photo was taken is the same, as well as the fact there is a long low-rise vista filling the background.

And the girder depth is nearly the same - but its width does seem to be much narrower in the modern version.

harryc · #**9419** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 10:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by emathias

No.

That's the Marlowe. Exhibit (HoJo) is finished, and a block North.

Marlowe (675 Wells), Flats (676 LaSalle) and the tower behind Flats is the old HoJos site (Exhibit)

10023 · #**9420** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 10:49 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

I feel like one of us should post this cool reenactment recently staged by Iron Workers Local #1. Life Magazine original from 1932 is the RCA Building in Midtown Manhattan, while the modern photo appears to be at 151 N. Franklin.

I'm really surprised they were allowed to do this with modern workplace safety rules.