CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 563

Notyrview · #**11241** Posted **Apr 22, 2018, 9:14 PM**

Lol what’s intellectual or posh about garish? Are you from like Muncie or something? anyway, one57 in manhattan IS garish and so are the russians that live there. i can’t think of a better use case for the word.

10023 · #**11242** Posted **Apr 22, 2018, 10:08 PM**

I meant what I said.

It’s probably because of the way that the light catches the angles, but the effect is there all the same.

harryc · #**11243** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 12:07 AM**

April 17

marothisu · #**11244** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 1:57 AM**

Anyone have inside info on that proposed 44 story hotel/office tower for 590 W Madison (Madison/Washington and Jefferson)? The lot of land was sold to someone on 1/19 for $7M. First introduced sometime in 2014. Currently a surface parking lot that has a little bit of landscaping.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2016/1/19...madison-update

HomrQT · #**11245** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 2:27 AM**

Are those sky blue stripes coming off? Because they look bad.

Below is one of my favorite modern renovations of a masonry building, in Italy, and this project could have taken a page out of its book with the simplicity approach and no glaring lines.

https://i.imgur.com/j0OgXpyh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JCwWcFah.jpg

SolarWind · #**11246** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 3:27 AM**

April 19, 2018

SolarWind · #**11247** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 3:28 AM**

April 19, 2018

Hayden West Loop (1109 W Washington) in the background ^

Notyrview · #**11248** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 1:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomrQT

Are those sky blue stripes coming off? Because they look bad.

I agree. There's something very wonky about this cladding. I like both the green and blue independently, but together, looks kinda gross.

Randomguy34 · #**11249** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 2:50 PM**

Mixed-use building proposed for 1325 w. Randolph St. 9 stories but 130 ft, so counts as a high rise
http://neighborsofwestloop.com/2018/...-randolph-hks/

r18tdi · #**11250** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 5:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Mixed-use building proposed for 1325 w. Randolph St. 9 stories but 130 ft, so counts as a high rise
http://neighborsofwestloop.com/2018/...-randolph-hks/

Wait so HKS, the global architecture firm, also owns the property here? How does that work?

Kumdogmillionaire · #**11251** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 5:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Notyrview

I agree. There's something very wonky about this cladding. I like both the green and blue independently, but together, looks kinda gross.

At least it looks like they removed those horrid bay windows... God this building is a dog, but it covers up an even uglier dog sooooo.... idk still sucks ass

Jibba · #**11252** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 6:20 PM**

The bay windows were rad. They were a fun, reductive take on a classic architectural feature. And they gave the design some distinction. Now it's just a glass box that they 'jazzed' up with an extra color, and it's hackneyed.

Bombardier · #**11253** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 6:26 PM**

I think that glass looks worse in person than the photos. The pattern and colors are pretty bad.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**11254** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jibba

The bay windows were rad. They were a fun, reductive take on a classic architectural feature. And they gave the design some distinction. Now it's just a glass box that they 'jazzed' up with an extra color, and it's hackneyed.

Lol, no. They looked like some garbage rehashed design from 1983

djc2 · #**11255** Posted **Apr 23, 2018, 10:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

When is K2 getting it's brother? Have we even seen a proposal yet?

There was a soil testing rig on the site just south of K2 this afternoon.

marothisu · #**11256** Posted **Apr 24, 2018, 1:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Anyone have inside info on that proposed 44 story hotel/office tower for 590 W Madison (Madison/Washington and Jefferson)? The lot of land was sold to someone on 1/19 for $7M. First introduced sometime in 2014. Currently a surface parking lot that has a little bit of landscaping.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2016/1/19...madison-update

Quoting my own post - I thought someone posted about this a few months ago but maybe not?

Cheap_Shot · #**11257** Posted **Apr 24, 2018, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

Quoting my own post - I thought someone posted about this a few months ago but maybe not?

Regarding activity on site, there has been nothing since they repaved that parking lot last summer. I walk by multiple times a day nearly everyday and I've never seen a testing rig, surveyors, etc.

SolarWind · #**11258** Posted **Apr 24, 2018, 2:43 AM**

April 23, 2018

left of center · #**11259** Posted **Apr 24, 2018, 4:18 AM**

^ Glad that corner is finally occupied ever since the Costas restaurant burned down almost a decade back.

Hopefully they can get some Greek establishments leased in there. Greektown has had too many restaurants closing as of late...

moorhosj · #**11260** Posted **Apr 24, 2018, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by SolarWind

April 23, 2018

The uneven distribution of the columns is offensive to my OCD tendencies.